Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, August 2, 2005

12:08 am

DrFatalic

s7/32

12:14 am

grammyo4

w6/33

12:17 am

mxzombie

d7/44

12:17 am

bigbirdboss

T7/32

12:21 am

litlnemo

w6/30

12:22 am

litlnemo

one letter different from the w6/33

12:23 am

Doogle

b7/44

12:24 am

DrFatalic

w7/48

12:29 am

bigbirdboss

T8/45

12:29 am

wilson27fan

S/7/32 x2

12:32 am

Doogle

d7/32

12:33 am

kamylyon

t7/48

12:36 am

mfpb221

D7/52

12:38 am

grammyo4

w6/36

12:38 am

bigbirdboss

D8/55

12:41 am

mizloafy

61 words only, but sleepy. good luck all

12:44 am

wilson27fan

87 words found but will have to agree with mizloafy/time for bed.Happy babbling all !!!! :-))

12:51 am

redletter

M7/36

12:55 am

heXiuM

My favorite M7/36 :)

1:02 am

Doogle

T7/36

1:03 am

Doogle

t8/50

1:22 am

Alastyr

Haha, yes! A wonderful M5/16 from the French language.

1:25 am

pmbuko

plural, too

1:35 am

Doogle

s7/32 x3

1:38 am

jack190

Got the French m5 as well.

1:44 am

Doogle

172 so far, and am definitely going to regret staring at this blasted grid for so long!

Not happy at going to bed without having found that d8/55 yet. Sigh.

1:48 am

jeresig

Doogle: It's the plural of a d7/40 (if that helps any).

1:56 am

Alastyr

Don't lose too much sleep over that D8, Doogle. ;-)

I'm finally retiring after 102 words. Happy hunting!

2:09 am

pmbuko

If you stay up too late for the D8/55, I'll have to take some points off...

2:14 am

Doogle

Thanks, pmbuko! I'd been trying that word for a while, but just twisting in the wrong direction. Found a nice d6/30 in the process, however.

2:21 am

heXiuM

yay I hit 100 words, 1356 points :D

2:22 am

Doogle

a7/32

2:37 am

jack190

T7/36

3:10 am

pmbuko

126, 1699pts. going to bed too late. damn this game!

4:20 am

SweetTooth

another T 7/32

5:14 am

bjm

d7/44

5:56 am

jack190

T8/50...

6:01 am

piglit

Hi. I'm a newby. How does this hint thing work? What does T8 mean?

6:03 am

Fred

An eight letter word beginning with T

6:07 am

piglit

I see. Thanks. Long words are a problem, but I'll keep at it.

6:10 am

Fred

Depress me - who has more than 126 words, 1781 points?

6:11 am

bigbirdboss

180 words/2453 points

8:08 am

mama

B6/30. Can't find the B7/44 though.

8:11 am

mama

Nevermind, got it. Related to the B6. Duh.

8:18 am

Uneaixoise

so far i've got W6/33 x 3

8:23 am

Uneaixoise

R7/36

8:27 am

Karen

My gosh, you people get up early to start this... :-)

8:29 am

Uneaixoise

Ba bble is such a gift to insomniacs!

8:35 am

roberts1

I sometimes wonder if it creates insomniacs as well! :)

8:36 am

dr_dad

Well, it's actually 3:30 pm here in Germany. Early is relative.

8:36 am

Uneaixoise

let's say it's an "enabler"!

8:36 am

Doogle

200! Need more coffee...

8:36 am

Uneaixoise

Germany, eh? Cool

8:39 am

Uneaixoise

indeed! 193 and off for a megacup!

8:41 am

piglit

130 words - second time I try.

9:06 am

marcel

b7/48

9:07 am

Judi

Clue for the T8 from anyone?

9:09 am

jdkjd

Marcel-got a clue for us?

9:10 am

Uneaixoise

T8--most fatigued

9:10 am

Judi

Got the T8. Clue: Most sleepy.

9:13 am

Uneaixoise

b7/48 woman who serves drinks

9:15 am

Uneaixoise

A7/32 x 2

9:21 am

Doogle

a7/36

9:22 am

carldr

100 words, 1560 points so far! Glad I found this game. My boss isn't though!

9:25 am

stiffy

b8/55

9:29 am

Troy

My bosses don't care if I play it as long as I get my work done.

9:30 am

stiffy

sorry that was d8/55 - the cops give them to you when you speed

9:31 am

Doogle

Thanks for letting me know to stop looking for a B8!!

9:42 am

jack190

The other T8/50 is a rare nautical term. A type of boat.

9:48 am

scrmom101

when do we get the word list

10:00 am

tempus

T8/50, more ancient than rare nautical term! ;)

10:09 am

mama

thanks, tempus. ancient worked for me. google wasn't coming up with anything for rare.

10:14 am

pdamer

s7/32x3

10:16 am

Dani

anyone have any c words?

10:18 am

flamingbear

c5 x 3

10:18 am

Ron88keys

c4/7 To surrender possession of

10:22 am

tempus

n5/10 - a hundred kobo

10:22 am

Doogle

c5 x3
c4 x2

10:23 am

Doogle

Make that c4x3 - includeds a non-voweled word we saw about a week ago.

10:24 am

Technium

D8/65 :-D

10:37 am

roberts1

C5 X 4
C6

10:41 am

heXiuM

c5 x4
c4 x3
That must be all the C-words...

10:45 am

heXiuM

whoops, missed a c6/24

10:57 am

Dani

why no stats today?

11:06 am

daveg

d8 / 65
Addictive isn't it ...

11:07 am

Doogle

c5 x5 !

11:09 am

Goose

any hint for the d8/65?

11:13 am

Goose

a word that starts with d ,has 8 letters, and is worth 65 points (I'm still a little confused too)

11:13 am

lemonpizza

d8 means there is an 8-letter word starts with d, worth 65 points

11:14 am

daveg

d8/65 - crowned ?

11:15 am

lemonpizza

posidonxx: you're not supposed to post the word list, it ruins the puzzle for everyone else.

11:17 am

Goose

oh no! I'm not done trying! I'll have to try not to look at your list.

11:17 am

rayna

wth?

why would anyone think it's okay to post a list of answers??

11:18 am

rayna

posidonxx,

you ruined the game by posting answers.

11:19 am

lemonpizza

I sent an email to Babble and asked if they could remove the list like they did yesterday with the list that got posted.

11:19 am

obrandt

you would think that someone who can find so many words could at least spell "poseidon" correctly . . .

11:19 am

Goose

yeah, that pretty much ruins it

11:20 am

Mom

Thank you for having the answered removed

11:21 am

rayna

"you would think that someone who can find so many words could at least spell "poseidon" correctly . . . "

yea, and you'd also think they would be smart enough to realize that posting answers on a game like this is rude, and takes the fun right out of the game.

11:21 am

Stephanaki

someone please post the stats so that people aren't playing completely aimlessly and posting their word lists for help/

11:21 am

Mom

excuse me - answers removed

11:21 am

sprite

Pathetic, actually. Thanks, lemonpizza and Dr_God!

11:22 am

j

he's not posting the word list for help. he's posting it to be an a**. thus the double post.

11:23 am

dr_dad

posidonxx:
getting all the answers because you know a little programming is so very impressive! now, please find some other place to bait!

11:27 am

Doogle

Folks - I'm pretty sure Posidonxx is yesterday's nutzo. Posidonxx stated that he posted the word list yesterday, but nobody by that name posted yesterday. I'll write to ol' Doc God.

11:28 am

Stephanaki

posidonxx must be even more bored than people who play babble all day.

11:30 am

Jfactor

This is my first time playing...how do you know if you get all the words?

11:31 am

sprite

Today's babble stats:

8 x 5
7 x 22
6 x 53
5 x 115
4 x 110

-- 305 words --

A -- 34
B -- 19
C -- 10
D -- 48
E -- 10
i -- 11
M -- 23
N -- 6
R -- 43
S -- 38
T -- 22
W -- 41

11:33 am

lemonpizza

whew, thats much better :)

btw, i started playing babble yesterday and am already addicted, thanks to everyone for being so helpful with the clues and the stats.

11:34 am

sprite

Welcome! It IS addictive, isn't it?

11:35 am

heXiuM

i currently have 162 words for 2377...more more than half way... not bad for my second game :)

11:36 am

Jfactor

Hi Sprite...thanx and yes it is addictive!

11:36 am

j

perhaps having a character limit on the chat log messages would at least make it more cumbersome to paste in all of the words?

11:36 am

Goose

I'm addicted! I just can't believe how much I suck! Do you guys just know this many words or are you using a dictionarry site or something. I feel like an idiot.

11:37 am

sophiar76

Just out of curiosity, what is the longest word you guys have ever found?

11:38 am

Mary

HELP, Babble God, am I going crazy or what? Yesterday I ended with 126 words, 1848 points, and nowhere do I find myself on the list. It's has happened before where I had more words and points that were listed, so now when I play I do not close the game, I just mimimize it. Anyone have any answers?
Sprite, thanks for the stats.

11:39 am

4 o clock

I have only been playing for a few days but i have found a 10

11:39 am

sprite

Lol Goose, you're absolutely no idiot! I always start randomly, just typing all words I see. Then I look at the clues and hints in the log. When I really get stuck, I grab the dictionary. If all else fails, I use the wordfinder site (www.a2zwordfinder.com)

11:42 am

daveg

Why won't it let me have "arab" ?

11:42 am

sprite

I believe the biggest word I have seen here was an 11-word.
4 o'clock, could you tell us what your 10-word starts with and how many points it is worth? That would help us find it too :)

11:44 am

4 o clock

no no i didnt find a 10 today...the question was what is the biggest word you have ever found

11:44 am

Goose

arab is a proper noun I think :)

11:46 am

sprite

I think Arab needs a capital.

11:46 am

Goose

true

11:46 am

4 o clock

t8/50 is the plural of t7/36 meaning- An ancient Greek or Roman warship

11:49 am

4 o clock

d6/30 is A crown worn as a sign of royalty

11:49 am

DarleenMB

Mary, "The player ranking system compares your scores against other players' scores for each puzzle and results in your average rank. Rankings range from 0-1000 and are updated after every puzzle. Players must have played at least three puzzles in the past 30 days in order to be ranked" From the top of the player rankings page...

11:56 am

nkyad

4 o clock, the d6/30 crown then turns into a d8/65

11:58 am

4 o clock

wow thanks...i cant beleive i didnt see that

11:59 am

jdkjd

(At 09:13 am Uneaixoise said...
b7/48 woman who serves drinks)

Tried male and female forms for the espresso workers and it's not letting me use it...

12:01 pm

4 o clock

A woman who serves drinks in a bar...when you get it you will be like crap

12:02 pm

nkyad

jdkjd, try a less recent form of woman...

12:03 pm

cagey

JDKJD: you're thinking high class think more in terms of a "tender" or someone who cleans.

12:03 pm

jdkjd

Dammit! I was so stuck on barista. Ugh.

12:04 pm

scrabblefan64

45 words 441 points..my second game and my head is fried..LOL

12:05 pm

4 o clock

my brain is shot too 93 words 1773 points

12:06 pm

Goose

Im still struggling on that one

12:08 pm

dwin

I love boggle so this is fun, but the game interface is impossibly slow. I would rather click on the letters separately, and press enter; or type many words at a time into the entry field and hit enter when I need to stop for another look

12:09 pm

Goose

you were right, the "female that serves drinks" made me say...oh crap!I'm slow, I guess that is what I get for going to a State school :)

12:11 pm

4 o clock

haha

12:12 pm

4 o clock

reposting
Today's babble stats:

8 x 5
7 x 22
6 x 53
5 x 115
4 x 110

-- 305 words --

A -- 34
B -- 19
C -- 10
D -- 48
E -- 10
i -- 11
M -- 23
N -- 6
R -- 43
S -- 38
T -- 22
W -- 41

12:17 pm

4 o clock

WHen can we see what we were ranked yesterday

12:19 pm

Alastyr

4 o clock, you become ranked after you play three puzzles.

12:19 pm

4 o clock

nvm i am an idiot

12:20 pm

Jen

some one yesterday gave the name of a web site for scrabble help but I can't remember it (brain fried from puzzle)... can anyone give me some good places to go for help? TIA!

12:22 pm

Alastyr

www.a2zwordfinder.com is a good site, I've heard, though I couldn't figure out how to use it yesterday. :P

12:23 pm

Goose

thank you! I couldn't either and it just furthered my belief that I am in fact an idiot:)

12:23 pm

jdkjd

Anyone have any of the "n" words?

12:24 pm

j

n6/21 lowest points

12:24 pm

4 o clock

d7/40 -A quality or characteristic deserving of blame or censure; a fault. and d8/55 is the plural

12:25 pm

heatherann

I have all the n's. There's one 4-letter, four 5-letters, and one 6-letter.

12:29 pm

4 o clock

i have all the n's too

12:29 pm

Goose

thanks for the d7 and d8 clues

12:30 pm

Goose

feel free to help a girl out with those n's :)

12:33 pm

jessamyn27

I've only got one n so far (5 letters) - means "low point"

12:34 pm

GoBraves

(3) x s7/32

12:35 pm

Jen

a site I have used with X-word puzzles is called oneacross.com.... it's great if you have a clue as to the meaning and all you do is pop in the # of letters. Hope that helps some people!

12:37 pm

kiddomom

N's are escaping me too. Are they unusual words?

12:37 pm

jessamyn27

aha! d7 and d8! :)

12:37 pm

Goose

"low point" emotionally or geographically orneither?

12:38 pm

Troy

Jessamyn27 -- add an S onto the end of your N5 and you'll have the 6.

12:39 pm

jessamyn27

heh - thanks, Troy!

12:39 pm

tedybeth

onelook.com also has a reverse dictionary.
another good tood is a@zwordfinder.com

12:39 pm

jessamyn27

Goose - emotionally for sure; don't think it applies to both.

12:40 pm

heXiuM

175 words 2568 points =)

12:43 pm

Goose

I just got an n5 and n6 but I don't know what they mean...process of elimination I must confess (pathetic, I know):)

12:44 pm

sophiar76

any one know the breakdown on "i" words. I have five 4 letter, two 5 letter, two 6 letter
My apologies if someone has asked already...

12:44 pm

mtnjock

duh... woman who cleans... I am feeling slow today... 72 words, 916 pts

12:47 pm

llama

Goose, same here - I had to resort to clicking on the little "?" box to tell me what the things meant. :)

12:47 pm

Goose

classic! when I looked up the n words I got..you guessed it..low point was the def. :)

12:50 pm

jessamyn27

feeling slow too - 82 words, only 3 i's thus far.

12:53 pm

Goose

I have an i4/5. desperate for help on the other i's

12:55 pm

Jen

"idiot" must be in there 'cause that's what I am feeling like! :)

12:55 pm

Mom

i4/4 - flower

12:55 pm

sophiar76

i6 is plural of a type of flower (Another i word)

12:56 pm

dork59072

goose - wait for the "light bulb" to go off in your head and then plural it

12:56 pm

jdkjd

i6/21 Yahoo!
latin plural of one of the i4/4s

12:56 pm

jessamyn27

Goose - there's an i4 that's a type of flower, and another i4 that's in the title of a poem.

12:57 pm

jessamyn27

sorry - repeating previous...

12:58 pm

Troy

M5 -- vulgar French interjection (entered it on a lark and it was accepted). M6 -- plural of same.

12:58 pm

Goose

the flower was too easy, sometimes I think i'm looking too hard. gotta go to lunch-be back

12:59 pm

sprite

Guess I have all the i's, this is the order:
4/5, 5/12, 4/7, 4/5, 5/12, 6/21, 4/5, 4/4, 4/5, 6/21, 4/4

1:00 pm

mtnjock

there is an i4 that ceasar was to beware.

1:01 pm

jessamyn27

good ones, Troy :)

1:01 pm

cagey

i4/5 = angered

1:02 pm

sprite

Wow, an out-of-this-world M7/36 :)

1:04 pm

Gail

Aragorn is in this grid, too. S7

1:05 pm

sprite

T8/50: ancient Greek or Roman galleys or warships, having three tiers of oars on each side

1:05 pm

cagey

thanks, Sprite - I got it right away

1:06 pm

dwin

excellent!

1:06 pm

jessamyn27

t7/36 and t8/50

1:06 pm

sprite

So who says a classical education doesn't pay off ;)

1:10 pm

sara

anyone find any u?

1:10 pm

Troy

Thank you for the Aragorn S7 clue Gail!

1:12 pm

Doogle

Esteemed Newbies - Before posting a word, *please* check that it hasn't already been posted. People keep posting the same words time after time today. Hokay? Thanks!

1:12 pm

Judi

Sara, there are no U's.

1:12 pm

Technium

No u's, but got my 8 x 5 finally.

1:13 pm

sprite

So far I haven't yet used the U.

1:13 pm

Troy

According to the stats, there are no U's.

1:17 pm

Technium

Anyone beat 190/3303 yet?

1:19 pm

Jen

Am I the only one that it took like 3 hours to actually come up with the t4/4 ruler of old?

1:20 pm

sprite

Nope, 195 words, but only 3018 points yet.
Don't think this site has been as slow as today before.

1:21 pm

Troy

I wish I had beat that! I'm only at 158/2295. I'm playing from work so have to keep putting this to the side.

1:21 pm

Gail

Thanks for the clue, Jen! I didn't have it and I have 206 words.

1:22 pm

sprite

Lol Jen... usually the last words I find are embarrassingly simple. The T-ruler called Peter used to live in my hometown, so for me it is easier. Sometimes the C-form comes up in these grids too.

1:23 pm

Gail

I/m playing at work, too, gotta get through the work day somehow.

1:24 pm

Judi

The i6-21 is not apparent to me. I have the i4 type of flower too. Is there another clue for the i6-21?

1:26 pm

sprite

There are 2 i6/21s.
First one is a plural of i5/21: decree(s) of the Sultan.
The other is the plural of the flower - not a common plural form though.

1:27 pm

Troy

I can't believe I wasn't seeing the T-ruler word after the first clue. "Peter" really helped. Thanks!

1:27 pm

Technium

Judi, part of the eye but spelt two ways for two 21's.

1:32 pm

Troy

In case any of you haven't tried the search engine brainboost.com, it's pretty cool. You type your queries in the form of a plain English question such as "What is a decree of the sultan?"

1:33 pm

Gail

A tip for newcomers. If you click on the ? box next to a word, it will sometimes give you not only plurals, but other variations of the word. I have found up to four more words that way in some cases.

1:33 pm

mfpb221

211 words 3439 pts

1:34 pm

sprite

Thanks Troy, that's a fun site!

1:35 pm

sprite

239/3596 now and the words aren't coming easy anymore.

1:36 pm

Gail

It won't take "dwat". As in "dwat that pesky wabbit!"

1:37 pm

sprite

Rofl Gail!

1:40 pm

Gail

You can see I'm getting desparate. 214 words and my brain is starting to squeak.

1:47 pm

sfmission

200+ words! You are good!

1:48 pm

Dani

reposting
Today's babble stats:

8 x 5
7 x 22
6 x 53
5 x 115
4 x 110

-- 305 words --

A -- 34
B -- 19
C -- 10
D -- 48
E -- 10
i -- 11
M -- 23
N -- 6
R -- 43
S -- 38
T -- 22
W -- 41

1:51 pm

sprite

Still need 30 more words... time to count per letter. Perhaps we can compare our incomplete letters and see if a breakdown helps?

1:57 pm

sprite

@ Alastyr and Goose: I use the a2zwordfinder site like this: partial letters lookup - start, end or part of a word - go. The results are listed by length. Sorry I did not see your question earlier.

2:02 pm

dwin

143/2030 I'm out for the nite. best luck all.

2:04 pm

mtnjock

Just found a6/18 can also be found with the cardiac

2:10 pm

sprite

Anyone who wants to help with the Rs? I need two more. Breakdown so far:
Ra4 x4, Ra5 x4, Ra6 x6
Re4 x8, Re5 x10, Re6 x3, Re7 x2, Re8
Ri4, Ri5, Ri6

2 Rs missing... anyone who can help?

2:12 pm

Uneaixoise

i have 2 Ri/5's

2:13 pm

Uneaixoise

both are based on R4/5

2:14 pm

sprite

Thanks! How blind can one be... I missed the plural. One more...

2:14 pm

Gail

I'm still missing 10 r's - can't help with those.

2:17 pm

sprite

Thanks anyway, Gail... and even if you haven't finished a letter, sometimes you may have words somebody else missed. Like when I have 3 x Ri and you have 4x Ri. :D

2:18 pm

Uneaixoise

FYI another helpful site is www.morewords.com

2:20 pm

jessamyn27

argh - still laboring along behind with only 115 words; and can't find the final i!

2:23 pm

mtnjock

I have 1 ri4 and 2 ri5's Gail

2:23 pm

sprite

Which i are you missing, jessamyn27?

2:23 pm

Blue

Sprite-
1 more Ri5

2:24 pm

mtnjock

all variations of the Ri verb

2:24 pm

Gail

I actually have to do some work now, thanks for all the clues and such!

2:28 pm

Gail

If anybody wants to see something very cute - go to animalplanet.com and check out the baby panda on the panda cam. he is getting more active and more visible every day.

2:29 pm

Goose

when I finally get the word for ancient warship I really don't feel too bad because I have NEVER heard or seen that word. ahhh still learning after all these years.:)

2:29 pm

sprite

Missing one more R and 8 Ws. Breakdown for the Ws so far, any additions are very welcome and appreciated :D

Wa4 x11, Wa5 x8, Wa6 x4, Wa7
Wi4 x3, Wi5 x5, Wi6

2:31 pm

Uneaixoise

i6/21 x 2

2:31 pm

sprite

Thank you, Blue... so there is Ri5 x 3 in total? With your Ri5 and Uneaixoise's?

2:32 pm

Uneaixoise

sorry sorry sorry--it was already posted!

2:32 pm

sprite

Another Wi6

2:32 pm

mtnjock

goose, go with the 3 tierd galley and think greek numbers. It was not easy to get. I still don't get the aragorn reference

2:34 pm

Blue

only have 2 ri5... still looking for last r

2:34 pm

Uneaixoise

I have ten Wa/5's

2:35 pm

Kenobi

I have 19 wa's

2:36 pm

Uneaixoise

and i have 5 WA/6's

2:36 pm

Uneaixoise

I have 27 WA's

2:37 pm

jessamyn27

aragorn reference - what else was he called?

2:38 pm

Uneaixoise

sprite, i have Wi/6 x 2

2:38 pm

Goose

got it! i love the oneacross site! thanks for everyones help

2:45 pm

mtnjock

duh - I had that one, but didn't put 2+2 together, thanks jessamyn27

2:48 pm

Uneaixoise

am missing two i's--i have
i4 x 6
i5 x 1
i6 x 2
please help--thanks

2:56 pm

Cathy

Was wondering if any of my fellow Babble players experienced a problem with yesterday's stats. I ended up with just over 3000 points (around 208 words) but for some reason I show up on the archives today with a total of 73 points! I've written to Dr God, but haven't gotten anywhere yet. Just curious as to what in the world happened!

3:02 pm

roberts1

Hey Cathy (Mom!). At 11:38 Mary said she had a similar problem. I wonder if it could have anything to do with common names? Just a thought.

3:03 pm

Goose

only 83 words..people..i'm struggling

3:06 pm

duke816

Hi all, just signed up today and am curious where you're seeing the stats from yesterday, as well as where you are getting stats on what combinations are in this puzzle?

3:06 pm

ramix

oh dear..stuck at 135 words

3:07 pm

Uneaixoise

now have wa/4 x 12 and wa/5 x 11

3:07 pm

GoBraves

On the other hand it's difficult to argue with something that was offered with such goodwill

3:08 pm

Uneaixoise

duke, you can see yesterday's puzzle by clicking on "view yesterday's puzzle" right above "my word list"

3:10 pm

duke816

Thanks... but I'm not getting any stats! I want to see how I'm matching up!!

3:14 pm

tedybeth

Today's stats were posted on the chat log at 1:48 p.m. if you scroll down, you'll eventually come to them!! Lots of chatter today! Welcome all new players -- hope you love it like we do!!

3:16 pm

tedybeth

Getting stats each day requires someone who's not playing the game [like a family member] to use a puzzle solver of some sort and count everything up. I'm not one of those people, yet!!

3:17 pm

duke816

Oooh, I see! I've been coming and going and missed that. Thank you!

3:18 pm

Cathy

Ok, I owe Dr God some good press. As for my question regarding my missing words from yesterday, he did find a bug that allowed multiple players to use the same name. So guess another Cathy joined yesterday, and that was the score that got picked up, instead of mine. He says he's found it and will be able to restore everything back to the way it should be -- and will also prevent multiple users with the same name. Thanks, Dr God !! I'm feeling much better now !!

3:21 pm

roberts1

Let's hear it for Dr. God! Yet again they come through. Yaaaay!

3:35 pm

sprite

Missing R was an Ri4.
Giving it a rest and watch CSI Miami did help! ;)

3:46 pm

Judi

297 and I quit. Close enough. Eyes rolling around on carpet begging for mercy.

3:46 pm

sprite

Right, thanks for the help on the Rs and Ws! It's 305 words / 5.01 / 4618 points for today.

Recap breakdown for the Ws:
Wa4 x 13, Wa5 x 12, Wa6 x5, Wa7
Wi4 x3, Wi5 x5, Wi6 x2

For the Rs: I was missing Ri4 x1 and Ri5 x1.

It was really fun babbling today, with all you kind people. Hope the new players will be coming back. :D

3:50 pm

nkyad

Do you know what I miss, the average number of points each person has in the rankings. It'd help us newbies see what we're up against.

3:50 pm

Troy

I'm giving it a rest at 203/3024. My brain is beginning to sizzle unpleasantly.

3:54 pm

Uneaixoise

229 and 3111 so far--off to pick up my new foster rescue dog, Spike!

3:54 pm

sprite

I am not sure what you mean, nkyad... the average points? Each grid has another total, so that average wouldn't mean anything.

3:58 pm

abbym

Hi I'm new. What does d7/44 mean? I'm trying to figure it your code. Thanks!

4:00 pm

Karen

7 letter word, starts with d, worth however many points....

4:01 pm

sprite

@ abbym: D7/44 means a word starting with D, having 7 letters and worth 44 points. Good luck babbling!

4:01 pm

abbym

cool - thankssssssssssss

4:04 pm

Goose

sad but true, after my first two days I have finally reached 100 words. sadly, i am very proud of this. :) the thought that 200 more words lie in that grid make me feel somewhat manic :)

4:09 pm

cagey

Goose, I'm right there with you. Yesterday (my first) I had only 60 or so, but my goal today was 100. I've got 106 and I'm happy with that, but can't believe how many I'm still missing. AAARGH

4:15 pm

Goose

see you guys tomorrow-goose

4:50 pm

jaelithe

This is my second day playing. Got 160 words today, 2115 with no hints, no dictionaries . . . (yesterday I followed some hints and used a paper dictionary a couple of times, but today I decided to try without). At this point I've realized that in order to find more words in today's puzzle I will need to use the hints on the list and the crossword "helper" websites some have mentioned. But after looking up a couple of word beginnings I've that kind of sucks the fun out of it for me. So I think I'll stick to my own feeble brain and therefore remain a middling scorer. Very addictive game!

5:08 pm

nkyad

sprite, maybe we could have the average percentage of the number of words found (ie, a 0.9 rating would mean the person found 90% of the words, on average, on each puzzle he/she participated). Plus the number of puzzles that person played.

5:23 pm

Vince

my first day here too.... what happens if I close the window on the game? Do I lose all my words and stats for the day or can I get them back? I've worked to hard to even try. :)

5:29 pm

llama

Vince, I'm new here too, but I think you can safely close the window. I started playing at work (*sheepish grin*), and am now continuing from home on a different computer. The game seems to save your current status between each reload of the page.

5:30 pm

Mom

Vince, I close mine out many times during the day and it is always there when I come back to it. Which is often. This is my 2nd day. I can't get enough of it. My husband is going to be so sorry he found this for me.

5:44 pm

litlnemo

'meds' isn't valid? This game makes me need them! ;)

5:45 pm

Alastyr

Hmm... Do you think we should suggest an FAQ to the admins? A lot of new people have joined, and undoubtedly will continue to join, so perhaps we could come up with a list of things to tell the newcomers. For instance, it seems that quite a few people don't understand the word codes right away, so we could include that. What do you all think?

6:07 pm

Mom

Being new, I think that is a wonderful idea. I spent most of yesterday reading the messages to learn the ins and outs

6:21 pm

bluefly

101 words/1647 pts Better than usual, in that I got many long ones, and after a day of numbers, a welcome diversion. But only got 3 of the 8s, they're going to haunt my sleep!

6:47 pm

pmbuko

178 for 2610. And only using the Mac dictionary widget occasionally. :)

7:03 pm

DarleenMB

I don't know about the rest of you but the more chit chat on the log the longer this page is taking to load...

7:38 pm

inga8227

DarleenMB -- yes, it is definitely a lot slower. If you hide the log, it loads much faster.

7:44 pm

anarkist

143 words, 1900 even. Exhausted. Quits. G'nite everyone :)

7:52 pm

heatherann

any hints on Re8?

8:00 pm

Uneaixoise

To accuse, denounce, or attack (a person, for example) as a Communist or a Communist sympathizer

8:13 pm

lianakate

am new to this..do they tell you how many words are in the puzzle..or what the highest possible score is?..i have been working on this for an hour..and all i got was 1501

8:16 pm

Uneaixoise

total words: 305
max points, no, you'll find that out if you finish the puzzle or by looking at "yesterday's puzzle" which is posted at midnight Central time US.

8:16 pm

periwinkle

thanks for the clue for the Re/8. never heard of the word before

8:17 pm

Uneaixoise

i've got 244 words so far for a total of 3408 points

8:17 pm

Uneaixoise

so the total could easily be 4000 or more

8:34 pm

lemonpizza

reposting (lianakate, this tells you how many words for each letter)
Today's babble stats:

8 x 5
7 x 22
6 x 53
5 x 115
4 x 110

-- 305 words --

A -- 34
B -- 19
C -- 10
D -- 48
E -- 10
i -- 11
M -- 23
N -- 6
R -- 43
S -- 38
T -- 22
W -- 41

8:36 pm

Jen

So I never thought I would become a babble widow so quickly! DH came home from work and took over my game! LOL

9:40 pm

heatherann

233 words, 3425 points, and a strong need for sleep. g'night all!

9:43 pm

tempus

151 words on second day, not too shabby - in my opinion... but at least i learned the name of currency in two (or more?!) african nations :D

10:17 pm

abbym

wow - addicting. now my B-F is in on it...

11:03 pm

sfneil

dammit... still missing an 8!

btw thanks for the game!

11:10 pm

cyclops

Enjoy the game baby, love ya!

muahh

11:15 pm

Doogle

Still looking for an R7 (not the colorful one) and the R8. Any clues???

11:17 pm

bigantdogz

this is such a cool game!!!my first timw, and I got 40 words. my bro loves the game..

11:18 pm

sfneil

yeah the r8 is third person present tense form of an r7... think mccarthy (am i allowed to say that?)

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