Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, October 20, 2022

12:03 am

justafreep

ai7 and happy flip

12:04 am

harpjane

found a sheep

12:05 am

justafreep

found an li7

12:06 am

Gillie

sp7

12:07 am

Gillie

hits

12:07 am

lynxxx

pi7

12:07 am

justafreep

I believe you mean hi4

12:08 am

Gillie

Oops - didn't even notice I done that!

12:09 am

cybernan

st 7 -- hello everyone

12:13 am

justafreep

hi, nan

12:13 am

ursh

as 7

12:15 am

Gillie

ai8

12:17 am

justafreep

ai7 x 2

12:17 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, thanks Gillie

12:17 am

Gillie

yw

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:18 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:20 am

justafreep

huh. top two rows gray

12:25 am

justafreep

as7

12:31 am

justafreep

st7 x 2

12:36 am

dizgrannie

found a 4 letter word with no vowels

12:37 am

cybernan

the one we've often had before?

12:37 am

dizgrannie

yep

12:39 am

cybernan

slowing down now - time for bed. Goodnight everyone :)

12:39 am

dizgrannie

night Nan

12:40 am

justafreep

night, nan

12:41 am

ursh

stats for the i in the second column please

12:41 am

dizgrannie

ih 5 and pl

12:42 am

ursh

ty diz

12:42 am

lynxxx

ashar

1:23 am

dizgrannie

just got sr 7...have had it before

1:26 am

lynxxx

ty diz

1:45 am

ursh

well I never thought sh8 was a real word :):)

2:10 am

Deeha

oh Ursh. put sh8 in for a joke as I was getting bored and it actually worked!!

5:01 am

dizgrannie

sh 8 was a favourite nickname for my dear hubby...if I called him that, he knew he was in the sh 4...LOL

5:17 am

ItalianGreyhound

much better grid today!

5:22 am

dizgrannie

and FWs

5:27 am

Scrabbler

Oooh, big grid.

5:35 am

ItalianGreyhound

Hi, Scrab

5:37 am

Scrabbler

How are you this morning?

5:38 am

ItalianGreyhound

my first word was the SH8 after seeing the chat; Im good busy day ahead

5:38 am

Scrabbler

Aha, TY.

5:44 am

ItalianGreyhound

theres also a blimp floating here

5:44 am

ItalianGreyhound

or two

5:46 am

Scrabbler

Found 'em. TY.

6:11 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway. Time to take on the day.

6:57 am

hurshy

top row grey!

7:00 am

periwinkle

good morning. help with E please

7:02 am

hurshy

it's that babblet we have sometimes, ed4

7:03 am

hurshy

second row grey!

7:04 am

periwinkle

of course, thanks hursh

7:21 am

hurshy

finding the S words hard

7:40 am

hurshy

90%!

7:51 am

sukee

trouble with Ss and As and Is :)

8:01 am

mkg

Any clues for the i words? Ty

8:01 am

sukee

ends with a male sheep

8:04 am

mkg

Ok thanks. Not seeing it yet. How many letters?

8:04 am

mkg

And stat please. Ty

8:04 am

sukee

5 and the plural ih 5/14

8:04 am

sukee

I had to list

8:06 am

mkg

Got them. Ty

8:06 am

sukee

Finally greyed out the top row :)

8:08 am

mkg

Great sukee

8:11 am

sukee

well, I need a break, 92 left

8:19 am

hokie carla

ooh, top row gray here too

8:39 am

hokie carla

2 greek letters today, any more?

8:41 am

rururocks

ef haristo hokie

8:44 am

hokie carla

hey ruru

8:44 am

rururocks

good morning

8:47 am

hokie carla

well, was pretty easy to get HOET today but still 60 left after first pass.

8:48 am

rururocks

74 so far on first pass here

8:49 am

hokie carla

found 6 more g's so 54 now. but here's where it bogs down every day.

9:01 am

jbp

howdy everybody

9:01 am

rururocks

i=hi jp

9:01 am

jbp

Ru!

9:03 am

jbp

it frustrates me that the grid will accept epos/epoi, and saga, but not edda. It bugs me in the norse way

9:03 am

rururocks

does it take epoi?

9:04 am

hokie carla

hello jbp

9:04 am

jbp

it has

9:04 am

jbp

hey there Carla!

9:04 am

bichon

Now spam is acceptable, we can hope for edda

9:05 am

jbp

there's a sentence I would never have thought up without babble

9:05 am

hokie carla

because what we need is more babblets to remember ðŸ˜œ

9:06 am

jbp

werd

9:06 am

rururocks

grandan gets the tiara today

9:12 am

jbp

Oh, Steve Martin's dog is in the grid

9:13 am

jbp

and with that, I got myself nbt, nbs, and 902 left. Time for coffee. Have a great day, all y'all

9:13 am

rururocks

oh.. i found a nasty 8

9:14 am

hokie carla

I do not have any 8's

9:14 am

hokie carla

bye, jbp

9:15 am

hokie carla

902 left is formidable

9:15 am

rururocks

902?

9:18 am

hokie carla

that's what jbp said

9:18 am

hokie carla

but I admit I'm not wearing my glasses

9:19 am

MollyL

I'm seeing 902 as well. Maybe a typo for 92?

9:20 am

Uneaixoise

Morning all :-) ......halfway.....

9:20 am

MollyL

I think she is not wearing her glasses ðŸ˜Š

9:20 am

hokie carla

definitely a typo. 92 is probably the most logical.

9:20 am

hokie carla

hey une

9:21 am

Uneaixoise

Howdy!

9:52 am

hokie carla

ok, I'm back after doing all the other games and wondering what ruru's nasty 8 was.

10:04 am

hokie carla

trigman - one who likes trigonometry

10:11 am

hokie carla

well, 34 now and stuck again. TTFN.

10:18 am

Mary

what happed to AtoZ?

10:18 am

Mary

happened

10:31 am

MollyL

They changed their format a while ago

10:53 am

periwinkle

hi all. I have ai7/8. That is my only 8

10:54 am

MollyL

You will laugh at the sh8

10:56 am

periwinkle

got the sh8 :)

10:56 am

periwinkle

stats for the last 8

10:57 am

MollyL

ar8/40

10:57 am

periwinkle

ty looking

11:12 am

hokie carla

ha, thanks for the sh8

11:21 am

hokie carla

and as much as I want the ai7 to be airhead it is not

11:22 am

penquis

hello all...

11:24 am

hokie carla

pen!

11:24 am

penquis

carla!

11:26 am

hokie carla

I think this is another tough one.

11:27 am

penquis

seems to be...

11:38 am

penquis

well i found my 8s anyway....

11:40 am

hokie carla

still don't have the ai

11:40 am

penquis

it's a pl...

11:40 am

hokie carla

figured that but can't find the 7

11:40 am

hokie carla

it's not airhead

11:40 am

penquis

nope...

11:42 am

hokie carla

ah, a blimp

11:42 am

penquis

yup...

11:44 am

hokie carla

30 now = 3-12-10-5

11:44 am

MollyL

You should always read back for Bert McBlurt in the morning chat. He usually gives up three or four of them.

11:44 am

penquis

70 here....

11:45 am

penquis

i would never do that....look back, i mean....

11:49 am

MollyL

Oh I said that for Carla, Pen. I know you wouldn't, but she has said she reads over the chat.

11:50 am

hokie carla

I know who you're referring to. I see it occasionally if it hasn't scrolled off.

11:51 am

dauber

I love the sh8.

12:17 pm

hokie carla

well, made it to 22. 1-8-8-5. 10 of them are S.

12:18 pm

hokie carla

H
PP T
SSSS SSS R AAA SSS
A GG M
will entertain any guesses ðŸ˜œ

12:20 pm

marksdolly

hello fellow babblers

12:20 pm

marksdolly

hi Hokie!

12:20 pm

penquis

hi dolly....

12:21 pm

marksdolly

hi Pen

12:21 pm

penquis

carla....i have too many missing to guess yours....47 here...

12:21 pm

marksdolly

:)

12:21 pm

hokie carla

hello dolly!

12:22 pm

marksdolly

:)

12:22 pm

hokie carla

found an s!

12:23 pm

penquis

missing nine Ss here...

12:23 pm

penquis

make that 11....

12:28 pm

penquis

i need a break....bbl to finish....bye all...

12:29 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone :)

12:40 pm

Uneaixoise

Hey, Nan!

12:40 pm

Sophie512

Hi Nan and Une

12:41 pm

periwinkle

never found the ar8 help please

12:45 pm

Sophie512

looking

12:47 pm

Uneaixoise

First name of Greek millionaire + one of 50 in the US

12:47 pm

periwinkle

ty Une

12:47 pm

cybernan

ty une

12:48 pm

Sophie512

thanks

12:48 pm

periwinkle

stuck with 95 left

12:49 pm

Uneaixoise

Yw!!

1:04 pm

moolingwa

hi all

1:12 pm

MollyL

I bet there is more than one Greek millionaire, but only one famous one.

1:14 pm

hokie carla

rehi. just mixed up some cookies.

1:15 pm

moolingwa

well at least you didn't toss them

1:15 pm

hokie carla

not yet at least. almost tossed some on my bike ride yesterday.

1:16 pm

moolingwa

yoiks

1:17 pm

hokie carla

how goes the word finding?

1:17 pm

moolingwa

50 to go

1:17 pm

moolingwa

10-15-15-7-3

1:17 pm

hokie carla

1-7-8-5

1:17 pm

moolingwa

no rows or columns completed, though I just need 3 R's to complete the middle column

1:18 pm

hokie carla

I need 1 H and 1 R for the middle col

1:18 pm

hokie carla

upper H

1:19 pm

moolingwa

currently 6OFOET

1:19 pm

hokie carla

found my H

1:19 pm

hokie carla

'twas the last 4

1:19 pm

moolingwa

hoo-hah!

1:21 pm

moolingwa

those h's really screw this board up

1:22 pm

hokie carla

hither and yon

1:22 pm

moolingwa

5OFOET

1:23 pm

hokie carla

PP T SSS SSS R AAA SSS A GG M

1:23 pm

moolingwa

ah, first row grey

1:24 pm

moolingwa

II D
P TT N DD
SSSSS SSSS RRR AAAA SSSSS
L GGGG MMMM

1:24 pm

moolingwa

almost magistrate

1:25 pm

hokie carla

the i's are one of the first babblets I learned when I came back to the game a few years ago, and I look for them all the time. so of course this morning I was like, aha! finally paid off.

1:25 pm

moolingwa

nice

1:26 pm

moolingwa

found the I's...second row grey

1:26 pm

moolingwa

8-10-9-6-2

1:27 pm

hokie carla

found my bottom A. was a good tv show.

1:27 pm

moolingwa

if you say so :)

1:28 pm

hokie carla

I know you don't watch tv but you're also finished with that A so I didn't feel I was giving anything away. ðŸ˜œ

1:28 pm

moolingwa

truth :)

1:30 pm

moolingwa

4OFOET

1:30 pm

hokie carla

3 here

1:30 pm

hokie carla

found a G!

1:31 pm

hokie carla

and it was a 6

1:31 pm

hokie carla

and an m6 because it's like the same thing

1:33 pm

moolingwa

oh yeah, I found those a short while ago

1:33 pm

cybernan

there was an ai 7 called last night that I still can't find -- any clues please?

1:33 pm

hokie carla

a blimp, nan

1:33 pm

moolingwa

builds off a 5 nan

1:34 pm

moolingwa

oh, different one :)

1:34 pm

moolingwa

didn't have that one

1:34 pm

hokie carla

oh, maybe she was asking the other

1:34 pm

moolingwa

maybe

1:34 pm

cybernan

have one that builds off a 5 -- are there two?

1:35 pm

moolingwa

yep

1:35 pm

moolingwa

the one hoke clued

1:35 pm

hokie carla

actually I just have one

1:35 pm

cybernan

still missing a couple from the 4th row a

1:35 pm

hokie carla

I still need 3 there

1:35 pm

moolingwa

me too

1:36 pm

cybernan

oh a compound - ty hokie

1:36 pm

cybernan

and an 8 too!

1:36 pm

moolingwa

I know someone named marissa, but apparently she is unacceptable

1:38 pm

moolingwa

ah, found my last 8

1:39 pm

hokie carla

don't tell her that

1:39 pm

moolingwa

I will refrain from sharing that information

1:39 pm

moolingwa

3OFOET

1:40 pm

hokie carla

PP T SSS SSS R AAA SSS G - 0-6-6-5 - that 4th row

1:40 pm

moolingwa

T N DD
SSS SSS RRR AA SS
GGG MM

1:40 pm

moolingwa

4-7-6-5

1:41 pm

moolingwa

found my n

1:41 pm

hokie carla

hmm, you finished the P. any PS besides ps4?

1:41 pm

moolingwa

nope

1:42 pm

cybernan

finally down to 50 -- going to list now :)

1:43 pm

hokie carla

alright nan, I eagerly await any clue requests that might help me out. ðŸ˜œ

1:43 pm

moolingwa

heh

1:44 pm

hokie carla

name that assassin in the grid

1:44 pm

moolingwa

sirhan

1:44 pm

hokie carla

âœ…âœ…âœ…

1:44 pm

hokie carla

I would also accept sirhan sirhan

1:45 pm

moolingwa

it's only in there once tho :(

1:45 pm

moolingwa

T's toppled

1:45 pm

hokie carla

I know, I am very generous today

1:45 pm

hokie carla

any TS?

1:45 pm

moolingwa

nope

1:46 pm

hokie carla

I feel like it has to be a TR

1:46 pm

moolingwa

2-5-6-5

1:47 pm

moolingwa

manhips - no definition

1:47 pm

moolingwa

m's managed

1:48 pm

hokie carla

amgirl - what the cave lady said

1:48 pm

dcseain

LOL

1:48 pm

dcseain

hello

1:48 pm

moolingwa

hey seain, happy Thursday

1:48 pm

hokie carla

hello, seain!

1:48 pm

dcseain

hello, carla and moo :)

1:49 pm

moolingwa

name that novellist in the grid :)

1:50 pm

dcseain

I was a pleased to find it was Thursday, not Friday, earlier.

1:50 pm

hokie carla

really, you don't want the weekend?

1:50 pm

moolingwa

tough bee today for me

1:50 pm

dcseain

I've come so unanchored from time, it was nice to deduce correctly the day, if slowly.

1:51 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I'm just at great

1:51 pm

moolingwa

me too

1:51 pm

hokie carla

ah, I never have any idea. luckily moo keeps me straight.

1:51 pm

dcseain

the lower H turned out easy.

1:51 pm

moolingwa

ah, finally found the pangram

1:52 pm

hokie carla

agreed

1:52 pm

hokie carla

I saw the pangram first word but wasn't sure it was a word and just typed it

1:54 pm

hokie carla

moo, don't try alee at the bee. you're welcome.

1:55 pm

moolingwa

already tried it

1:56 pm

moolingwa

well at least I'm amazing now

1:56 pm

hokie carla

still 2 pts from amazing. 23 words

1:56 pm

moolingwa

need 17 more points for genius tho

1:57 pm

cybernan

what is the middle letter in the nyt bee today? (have a feeling the version at wordle is a day behind)

1:57 pm

moolingwa

L

1:58 pm

dcseain

I decided that I hate the spelling bee, as needing to always use the middle letter is off-putting to me.

1:58 pm

moolingwa

reusing letters took me a while to get used to

1:58 pm

cybernan

ok - it is u at the wordle site

1:59 pm

moolingwa

oh, well that's different from yesterday's as well

2:00 pm

hokie carla

yeah, molly said the other day that one was a day off. but like moo said that wasn't even yesterday.

2:00 pm

hokie carla

maybe they got a cease and desist from NYT and they decided to just change it

2:01 pm

hokie carla

going to get the oven ready for the cookies. BRB. hopefully I'll see more words when I get back.

2:02 pm

dcseain

yum!

2:08 pm

cybernan

sa 6/24 please?

2:09 pm

dcseain

looks

2:09 pm

dcseain

looks

2:09 pm

dcseain

looks indian

2:09 pm

dcseain

to me

2:09 pm

dcseain

keyboarding fail, sorry

2:10 pm

hokie carla

thanks, both

2:11 pm

hokie carla

beach stuff + greeting if you didn't find yet, nan

2:12 pm

cybernan

ty carla

2:29 pm

cybernan

sr 7 please?

2:30 pm

hokie carla

oh, i definitely don't have that

2:30 pm

hokie carla

how many points?

2:30 pm

cybernan

si 7/40

2:31 pm

cybernan

sorry -- sr 7/40

2:31 pm

dcseain

sr7: ends with a laugh, has a double letetr

2:31 pm

periwinkle

ty seain, new word for me

2:32 pm

hokie carla

thanks

2:32 pm

cybernan

ty seain

2:35 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone and thanks for the help :)

2:36 pm

hokie carla

well done, nan. probably gonna have to hit the list for my last 15.

2:36 pm

dcseain

congrats, nan, have a good day

2:43 pm

periwinkle

pi7 or li7 please

2:44 pm

BzznBea

pi7 is a compound word

2:44 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea

2:44 pm

BzznBea

yw

2:45 pm

dcseain

thank you

2:46 pm

hokie carla

one of my p's, thanks

2:49 pm

periwinkle

stuck with 65 left

2:50 pm

Uneaixoise

48 here.....

2:50 pm

dcseain

I have 98 to go

2:53 pm

BzznBea

I was surprised an 8 I tried worked

2:53 pm

periwinkle

the sh8?

2:54 pm

hokie carla

takes one to know one ðŸ¤£ðŸ˜œ

2:56 pm

hokie carla

was supposed to be a ?

2:56 pm

hokie carla

3 S left after going to the list at 14

3:00 pm

hokie carla

had to look up one but finally done

3:02 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!

3:03 pm

dcseain

congrats!

3:04 pm

hokie carla

thanks!

3:04 pm

moolingwa

still 15 to go here, had to work or something

3:32 pm

dcseain

I need to vacuum and move toward food. BBL

4:46 pm

periwinkle

as6 please

4:54 pm

MollyL

Fireplace residue + male sheep

4:55 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

6:55 pm

mkg

As 7 is plural

6:55 pm

moule

ty Molly

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