Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, December 31, 2022

12:00 am

m9f9l

I'm here for flip! YAY!

12:02 am

cybernan

HI m9 -- I'm here for about 15 minutes if I can last that long!

12:07 am

jessmom

fe8

12:08 am

m9f9l

Hi nan! and Jess!

12:09 am

jessmom

Hi

12:09 am

m9f9l

my kids' favorite Asian jelly snack is in the grid!

12:10 am

broll

ch 7

12:10 am

Lizlin

ch7 x2

12:10 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:11 am

jessmom

te7

12:11 am

broll

de 7

12:14 am

cybernan

good night everyone

12:14 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, na

12:14 am

Lizlin

nan

12:14 am

m9f9l

night nan. Did you get 1/2way?

12:15 am

cybernan

yes

12:15 am

cybernan

no 8 or 9 though

12:15 am

m9f9l

sweet! sleep well!

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Lizlin

he9

12:20 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:20 am

m9f9l

that's an interesting compound

12:20 am

Lizlin

A random, desperate guess!

12:20 am

m9f9l

I have all stats but still 3 bts

12:21 am

m9f9l

now just one bt...

12:22 am

Lizlin

Have you got cy 7?

12:22 am

Lizlin

That was my last blank tile

12:22 am

m9f9l

that was the one :)

12:22 am

Lizlin

I should

12:22 am

Lizlin

I should've got it sooner - we're in that season now

12:23 am

m9f9l

I guess I always kind of identified with Margaret Hamilton...so I didn't want to see it :P

12:32 am

hokie carla

HOET

12:34 am

jeanne314

If anyone can help me with the E in the first column, I would surely be grateful. With every block with an entry, I can go to bed...

12:35 am

hokie carla

En6. The root is from the other E

12:35 am

m9f9l

you mean it would be the en6 for this evening?

12:35 am

jeanne314

Thank you so much!

12:36 am

hokie carla

No prob

12:37 am

jeanne314

Lol! I'd stay up all night if I just let myself run loose! I have to grey a box, get one of each tile, or some set(s) thereof, then I MUST put the computer down.

12:38 am

jeanne314

Very little self control.

12:39 am

hokie carla

Well, Iâ€™m an east coaster in bed playing on my phone so I get it.

5:08 am

MollyL

Happy New Year's Eve. Here's to good things in the coming year.

5:15 am

Marian Todd

lone

5:43 am

ItalianGreyhound

HE 9 is a first time Babble legalese word for me

5:54 am

saanichcat

I entered the HE 9 as a joke....

5:55 am

saanichcat

voila! a real word, for Babble anyway

5:55 am

MollyL

I see it in contracts a lot

5:55 am

ItalianGreyhound

I tried this compound word in reverse first;

5:56 am

ItalianGreyhound

good morning

5:58 am

jylcat

Thanks IG!

5:59 am

saanichcat

happy New Year,s Eve morning to all

6:05 am

ItalianGreyhound

Its a nice grid, but where are the words lately?

6:07 am

ItalianGreyhound

a lot of small grids

6:09 am

MollyL

It's great. Makes it easier for people to finish during the holidays.

6:18 am

ItalianGreyhound

youre a bright-sider, Molly :)

6:48 am

Scrabbler

A baby grid for NYE.

6:58 am

periwinkle

good morning all. very foggy here

6:58 am

periwinkle

help with te7 or te7 please.

6:59 am

periwinkle

got the de7

7:00 am

Scrabbler

My only 7 is ch7.

7:00 am

periwinkle

there are two ch7

7:00 am

MollyL

Soup container Peri

7:00 am

Scrabbler

Past tense of ch5 = rah rah.

7:01 am

montreal13

also CY7

7:02 am

periwinkle

ty Molly. now off to do laundry. A friend is coming over for brunch. she is bringing quiche and I will provide the prosecco. we will have an early New Years eve party.

7:02 am

MollyL

One who does the rah rah-ing

7:02 am

periwinkle

bbl

7:04 am

montreal13

bbl for last 14 - may the last day of 2022 be a great one - bye for now

8:35 am

hokie carla

well I am stuck with 12 left. kinda at a loss as it feels like I have tried every possible word at these. just so many E's and R's on the board.

8:35 am

hokie carla

2-3-4-2-0-1

8:35 am

hokie carla

C
H
UU RR
FFF D
TT

8:37 am

hokie carla

found a T thanks to the flip calls. had tried that with one less letter.

8:39 am

hokie carla

and the H.

8:43 am

hokie carla

found a U. always forget that stupid one.

8:44 am

hokie carla

2-2-4-1

8:47 am

hokie carla

found an R by just adding RE to all the words I have ðŸ¤£

8:47 am

Lizlin

Happy New Year from Downunder. Hope itâ€™s a happy, healthy and fun filled year for everyone.

8:50 am

hokie carla

happy new year, Lizlin!! ðŸŽŠ ðŸŽ‰ðŸª…ðŸŽ‡

8:53 am

Lizlin

Thanks ðŸ˜Š

8:56 am

bichon

cy 5/18, pls

8:56 am

hokie carla

drop 2 off the 7

8:56 am

hokie carla

wait, do you have the 7?

8:57 am

bichon

no, don't

8:57 am

hokie carla

another word for hurricane

8:58 am

bichon

tyvm carla

8:58 am

hokie carla

np

9:02 am

dan2bit

morning all! good riddance to 2022

9:02 am

hokie carla

good morning, dan

9:12 am

hurshy

sing us a song, you're the pianoman...

9:13 am

dan2bit

hoet - 23 to go

9:19 am

hurshy

Ds Destroyed!

9:27 am

hurshy

what's the left E?

9:28 am

hokie carla

en6

9:29 am

hurshy

ah, thanks

9:29 am

hurshy

ooh, got the 8!

9:30 am

penquis

hello all....

9:30 am

hokie carla

pen!

9:32 am

penquis

carla!

9:33 am

welki

hi, folks!

9:33 am

penquis

hi welki....

9:34 am

hokie carla

welki!

9:34 am

hurshy

what's the 9?

9:34 am

hokie carla

HE9

9:34 am

hurshy

interesting

9:35 am

hokie carla

that's one way of describing it

9:36 am

hurshy

oh, is it weird then?

9:36 am

Shirlockc

i got the he9 as one of those, really? this is a word? not a compound?

9:38 am

hokie carla

it looks like legalese

9:39 am

penquis

got it....ty....

9:39 am

hurshy

ahh ty both

9:41 am

hokie carla

still stuck on 8 here - 2-2-3-1. just waiting for someone to ask for clues for the words I don't have. ðŸ˜œ

9:41 am

penquis

20 left here....

9:49 am

penquis

had a burst of inspiration.....13 now....one is a four...hate that....

9:50 am

penquis

found my four!....

9:54 am

hokie carla

nice. you'd think I could find my 2 4's, but no.

9:54 am

penquis

my last one was one i don't remember seeing before....

9:54 am

hokie carla

I have C U R FFF D T left

9:54 am

penquis

it's an anagram of another four...

9:55 am

penquis

i have my Ds but i am missing some of your others....also missing two Ls....

9:56 am

penquis

i take that back....i am missing one top D but I have all the bottom Ds....

9:57 am

hokie carla

do you have de5?

9:57 am

hokie carla

and 2 LY words

9:57 am

penquis

no...i will look for those....ty....

9:58 am

hokie carla

found the U, was a 4 I thought I had tried

9:58 am

jwr

unhey: a smothered gasp to deny surprise at your best friend's do-over

9:58 am

penquis

ah....did have the Us.....

10:00 am

smoove

ly--french school, ly--nut used in asian cooking

10:00 am

smoove

oyen

10:02 am

hokie carla

found my last 4. I always find that word, not sure how I missed it this long.

10:03 am

hokie carla

0-2-3-1 C R FFF T

10:04 am

penquis

down to 9....CC RR FFF TT....

10:04 am

hurshy

CURRFF here :)

10:05 am

hokie carla

these F's must be f-ing special

10:05 am

hurshy

2 of mine are 7s

10:05 am

penquis

same here...

10:06 am

hokie carla

and I need 1 7, so is it C R or F?

10:06 am

hurshy

got my U, it was a 5

10:06 am

hurshy

well how many of each of those have you got? i have 2 c7, one d7, no F7

10:06 am

hokie carla

phantom fence

10:06 am

hurshy

no R7

10:07 am

hokie carla

I have 3 c7, but one is from the other c

10:07 am

hurshy

that way we can at least find the one you have that we don't

10:07 am

hurshy

ok so your last 7 is NOT C then

10:07 am

hurshy

it's either R or F

10:08 am

penquis

i have Cx3 and D....

10:08 am

hokie carla

I have CH7x2, CY7, DE7, TE7

10:09 am

hokie carla

how do you know it's not C if you still need a C, hurshy?

10:09 am

hurshy

i only had 2 C7, so, i needed your third one

10:09 am

hurshy

that was my last C

10:09 am

hokie carla

ah, so what is my last C?

10:10 am

hurshy

hmmm... co4/7 ?

10:10 am

hurshy

by which i mean the FIRST of the co words

10:10 am

hokie carla

I do have some weird ones already. no, done with 4s

10:11 am

hurshy

co5/18 maybe

10:11 am

penquis

anagram of another C4...

10:11 am

penquis

oh sorry....misunderstood....

10:11 am

hokie carla

I have a co5/18 that looks like a pt of an adj

10:11 am

hurshy

ch6 perhaps?

10:12 am

hokie carla

aha, do not have a ch6. looking now.

10:12 am

penquis

i was missing that one, too....

10:13 am

hokie carla

still not seeing it, is it a regular word?

10:13 am

hurshy

it's the one that looks kind of like a cheese

10:13 am

penquis

sounds like a kind of cheese...

10:14 am

hokie carla

ok, thx

10:15 am

hokie carla

found my T!

10:15 am

hokie carla

now R FFF left 0-1-2-1

10:16 am

hurshy

i'm totally stuck on this last R even with list and morewords

10:17 am

hurshy

ooh forgot to consider that C

10:17 am

hokie carla

hmm, what's the stat?

10:17 am

hurshy

i got it, it's re6/30

10:18 am

hurshy

Fs... think Hitler

10:18 am

hurshy

(two spellings)

10:18 am

penquis

that is my missing R....

10:18 am

hokie carla

ok, got 2 F's. now one F and that R left.

10:19 am

hokie carla

got the R

10:19 am

hokie carla

now just F5 left

10:20 am

penquis

is the TE 7 a real word?....missing two Ts....

10:21 am

hokie carla

we have it a bit here. double cons, double vowel

10:21 am

penquis

ah yes, ty.... C R F T now....

10:22 am

hokie carla

gonna have to look at the list for that F5

10:22 am

hokie carla

geez, regular word that I always miss

10:23 am

penquis

guess i am missing it, too... ;o)

10:24 am

penquis

are there two F 5 words?

10:24 am

hokie carla

yes, one is delicious and the other is the devil

10:25 am

penquis

ah...missed the devil...ty....

10:26 am

hokie carla

yep, that was the one. down backwards up, always hard to see.

10:27 am

penquis

well i have C R T left....two 5s and a 6.....

10:27 am

hokie carla

tr5/10 was my last T

10:28 am

penquis

ah yes....i usually see that one....

10:28 am

hokie carla

yep, me too. but too many e's today.

10:29 am

hokie carla

do you have re6/27?

10:29 am

penquis

yes...

10:29 am

hokie carla

still looking for the re6/30 then?

10:30 am

penquis

i don't think i looked enough... ;o) .... will look again....

10:30 am

hokie carla

rhymes with what some vegans are ðŸ˜

10:31 am

hokie carla

or anyone trying to foist their opinion on you

10:32 am

penquis

no idea...

10:33 am

hokie carla

ends in sometimes vowel

10:34 am

penquis

so both re 6 words end in that?

10:34 am

hokie carla

"the party you are trying to re5 is not available"

10:34 am

hokie carla

yes

10:34 am

penquis

got it...ty.....don't remember seeing that one before...

10:36 am

hokie carla

I think maybe I've seen it

10:36 am

penquis

just missing C 5 now....

10:36 am

hokie carla

here, not in the real world

10:36 am

hokie carla

from top C?

10:36 am

penquis

yes...

10:37 am

penquis

found it... i am done....

10:37 am

hokie carla

do you have the PT adj?

10:37 am

penquis

thanks for the help....

10:37 am

hokie carla

ah, well done

10:37 am

penquis

ty....you, too....

10:37 am

penquis

heading out.....errands to run....bye!

10:38 am

hokie carla

bye!

10:38 am

hokie carla

going to dip some candy

11:49 am

bichon

te 7/28, pls

12:12 pm

dan2bit

double cons + double vowel, bichon

12:27 pm

mkg

Te and then double con? And double vowel equals six letters. Confused.

12:31 pm

mkg

Got it. Ty

12:31 pm

mkg

Any clues for first column E word? Ty

12:33 pm

harpjane

just started, found an ungulate

12:35 pm

mkg

What is an ungulate please?

12:38 pm

bichon

ty mkg

12:40 pm

mkg

Huh????????

12:41 pm

dan2bit

en6/27 pt of an en5/14 from the center column

12:42 pm

dan2bit

an ungulate is a hoofed mammal

12:42 pm

mkg

Dont have it. Looking. Ty.

12:43 pm

mkg

i am confused. A hoofed mammal like a cow right?

12:43 pm

dan2bit

also a de4/5 is an ungulate

12:44 pm

mkg

Ty dan for the en. Not finding it though. Any hints welcome

12:45 pm

mkg

I really need a clue for the E word for the first column e. Tyâ€¦

12:46 pm

dan2bit

en + library books are *** on their return date. make it pt

12:46 pm

mkg

Ty got it.

12:46 pm

mkg

Great clue.

12:47 pm

mkg

Didnt realize it was that e. Ty.

12:54 pm

bichon

fu 7/48, pls

12:56 pm

mkg

Wish i had it. Sorry. Have the fu 4 and 5.

12:56 pm

mkg

Looking for the 9. Is it a compound word?

12:57 pm

Sunrise

Bichon. Think world 2 war leader for the 7 and the 6

12:59 pm

mkg

German leader right? I think it is feu not fuâ€¦..so i am stuck.

1:00 pm

bichon

that was the fu 6/33, need the 7/48, pls

1:01 pm

Sunrise

Mkg. turn you send and third letters around.

1:02 pm

Sunrise

* second and third letter around*

1:02 pm

mkg

Are we cluing fu words or fe words?

1:03 pm

Sunrise

Fu 7

1:03 pm

mkg

Well i still dont get it then. Fu 6 is not german leader from ww2

1:03 pm

mkg

That is feu. I am not getting it.

1:05 pm

mkg

I am looking for fu words. The six and seven. And not getting either.

1:06 pm

Sunrise

Fue 7

1:06 pm

mkg

Ok but i dont have it. Any clues welcome sunrise

1:07 pm

mkg

Well i dont get any fue words. Sorry.

1:07 pm

Sunrise

I have tried to break it down with out success. Nazi leader called him self this

1:09 pm

mkg

Ty. Ty. Got it.

1:09 pm

mkg

I was stumped with third letter. Ty.

1:09 pm

mkg

I thought it was feu. Not fue. And it was not an e at all. Ty.

1:11 pm

Sunrise

Ok :)

1:11 pm

mkg

Still that is not the fu 7. Did anyone get that one?

1:12 pm

mkg

Also still searching for the 9. Clues welcome. Is it two words?

1:15 pm

Sunrise

Fu & fue + 8th letter + 13 letter end with two letters. hospital drama in the 1990 from the USA

1:16 pm

Sunrise

He 9/72 come He** and crouch Un*** the bridge

1:17 pm

mkg

Ty sunrise. Got all. Ty.

1:18 pm

Sunrise

Good. I expect to be chastised for the clues .. but I am tired.

1:22 pm

Magpie8

fu 5 and 6 are candy

1:48 pm

mael

only fu5, from what I can tell. Fu 6 is definitely not candy :)

1:51 pm

MollyL

Yeah mael, I was wondering about that

1:54 pm

mael

I spent way too long trying to make a fu6 candy and failing

1:55 pm

mael

until I ran out of Fs lol

1:55 pm

periwinkle

I have fu5 but not fu6

1:55 pm

mael

the fu6 is an alternate spelling of the fu7

1:57 pm

periwinkle

got the fu6 ty now looking for fu7

1:58 pm

mael

FW! satisfying end to the year :)

1:59 pm

periwinkle

not seing fu7

1:59 pm

periwinkle

wtg mael

1:59 pm

periwinkle

36 left

1:59 pm

jesdraggon

yay mael!

2:09 pm

mael

add a vowel inside the fu6, peri

2:14 pm

mael

have a great last day of the year everyone! I'll be in bed by 9:30, as usual ;)

2:37 pm

MollyL

Woo, wild times at mael's tonight

3:03 pm

cybernan

good afternoon if anyone is still here

3:10 pm

MollyL

Hi Nan. Wishing you a Happy New Year. I know this past one was hard for you.

3:11 pm

cybernan

ty Molly - Happy New Year to you as well

3:13 pm

cybernan

fu 7 please?

3:14 pm

cybernan

and the 6 that follows?

3:15 pm

MollyL

What Hitler was and a variation

3:17 pm

cybernan

got the 6, ty. working on the 7

3:18 pm

cybernan

and the 7 - ty again

3:19 pm

cybernan

never heard that he 9 used -- the opposite, yes

3:33 pm

cybernan

re 6/30 please?

3:35 pm

dan2bit

rhymes with "pe6 keen"

3:35 pm

cybernan

ty dan - strange word

3:36 pm

dan2bit

yw

3:37 pm

cybernan

that does it for me. If I don't see you at the flip -- Happy New Year and Best Wishes for Health and Happiness in the months ahead

3:37 pm

dan2bit

HNY!

4:21 pm

SusanWB

Hello. Newbie here. What do the tile stats mean? Thanks!

4:24 pm

lynxxx

Hi. The Help (above right) might help you.

4:27 pm

SusanWB

Oh my we figured it out!

4:51 pm

periwinkle

2nd he5/14 please

4:56 pm

periwinkle

nm and done

4:57 pm

aebmusica

te7/28....clue please

4:59 pm

aebmusica

nvm

7:51 pm

HarryHood

10 to go

7:55 pm

HarryHood

5

8:04 pm

Minveryork

Go Harry go!I've been saving last word.Do you need help?

8:41 pm

HarryHood

hi min

8:42 pm

HarryHood

4 left.

8:42 pm

HarryHood

you still here?

8:45 pm

HarryHood

2 left.

8:47 pm

HarryHood

1 left! c5

8:47 pm

HarryHood

done!

8:47 pm

HarryHood

happy ny all!

10:38 pm

MollyL

Happy New Year Min

11:03 pm

hokie carla

Happy new year!

11:48 pm

Minveryork

Happy New Year hokie carla and MollyL! Nice to see you!

11:51 pm

Minveryork

Bsaving my last word since 6:35. I guess I should enter it.

11:54 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! cy 7/44 was my last word

11:56 pm

Minveryork

What a nice way to start the new year with Babble FWs.

11:57 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for the next grid size? My guess is 424 words.

11:58 pm

ursh

165

11:58 pm

dizgrannie

222

11:59 pm

hokie carla

134

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