Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, August 4, 2005

12:19 am

j

p8/50

12:20 am

bjm

c7/48

12:24 am

wordfreak

Where do I go to see a list of all the words from yesterday's game? I'm dying to find out what I missed.

Wordrfeak

12:27 am

LordCrank

archives, click yesterday's game, choose someone who got them all to see their list

12:30 am

LordCrank

h7/60

12:31 am

BoggleJosh

c7/60, c8/80

12:40 am

BoggleJosh

a8/40

12:44 am

BoggleJosh

h7/60 x 2 (probably including LordCranks)

12:50 am

BoggleJosh

I'm tired! G'night. 79 words/1325 pts.

12:59 am

brandyjack

a7/44

1:02 am

bigbirdboss

H9/84

1:16 am

sprite

Good morning al, looks like a promising grid!

1:18 am

brandyjack

a7/48

1:22 am

darren

p8/50 x2

1:30 am

sprite

P7/36 x 2

1:32 am

sprite

Make that P7/36 x 3

1:33 am

demerzel

from the rules: "* The "Qu" cube counts as two letters."

What does that mean?

1:35 am

sprite

It means that if there is a Q in the grid, it is Qu on one square and it counts as two letters. So 'quasi' takes up 4 squares in the grid, but is a 5-letter word.

1:37 am

calvin

what's p8/50, c7/48 etc?

1:38 am

sprite

P8/50 means there is a word in the grid, beginning with P, 8 letters long and worth 50 points.

1:39 am

demerzel

calvin: those are clues, p8/50 means there is a 8 letter word starting with p worth 50 points somewhere.

1:46 am

calvin

oh my! gosh i suck...

1:50 am

sprite

First time around, Calvin? ;)

1:54 am

sprite

P8/50 x 3

2:01 am

calvin

yeah :)
what does the "x 3" in P8/50 x 3 mean?

2:02 am

sprite

Enjoy yourself! The 'x3' means there are 3 words, starting P etc.

2:02 am

darren

the 'x3' means there are three distinct words that are 'p8/50'

2:06 am

darren

t7/28
t7/36

2:07 am

Pessach

Hi,
this is my first time as well.
Not easy to find these long words, especially since English is not my mother tongue...
Greetings from Jerusalem, Israel.

2:11 am

sprite

Welcome, Pessach and Calvin. Be warned, this can be a very addictive game ;)
English isn't my native tongue either, I am from Holland. Good luck babbling!

2:15 am

Pessach

Thanks Sprite.
The highest score I have untill now:
h6/27

2:16 am

brandyjack

best to keep in mind that english borrows heavily from other languages, such as 2 x c5/14's. ladies belt (greek), and wicker glove (spanish). And then htere are the ones we cannot even find a definition of. Oh, and the Acronyms........

2:17 am

sprite

Guess stats won't hurt for this one.

9 x 1
8 x 7
7 x 24
6 x 35
5 x 61
4 x 72

--- 200 words ---

A -- 14
C -- 30
E -- 13
H -- 16
i -- 4
N -- 20
O -- 4
P -- 15
S -- 36
T -- 41
Y -- 7

2:30 am

sprite

Hey, the R is used!

3:05 am

sfneil

gooienavond, sprite! I lived in the Hague when I was a teenager. Loved it!

Tot ziens,

Neil

3:21 am

Technium

I don't see any R's Sprite :-(
Any clues?

3:40 am

beepbeep

Got the H9 / 84 - woot!

3:48 am

Technium

I'm not convinced that P8/50 should be in there - its a proper noun for sure... Its 'singular' P7/36 isn't even a word!

4:34 am

nicole

beepbeep - any chance of a clue for the H9 / 84?

4:45 am

darren

technium: the R is used in a T4/7

5:16 am

carolecs

H/9 84, holding back, not quite sure about something.

5:18 am

Pessach

R is also used in T5/16

5:18 am

Technium

Wow, okay - that's obscure, but I got it.

H9/84 is the noun of something most people do before jumping out of a plane for the first time...

5:52 am

Pessach

Untill now, I have 37 words and 548 points. Well, it's my first time...

5:55 am

beepbeep

Sorry nicole, I had to go and do some work! Did you get the H9 / 84 from the others' clues?

6:09 am

nicole

beepbeep - yes i did thanks

6:21 am

nicole

anyone know all 7 y words?
so far I have y4/7, y5/16 x2, and y6/27
What am I missing?

6:29 am

beepbeep

I have two Y4 / 7

6:37 am

fit1

Shalom, Pessach, and welcome :)

6:41 am

Jen

Morning everyone! I see I am quite behind already! :)

6:44 am

nicole

Jen - you're only behind because for some of us it's the afternoon already :-)

7:07 am

Simey

What's wrong with those who receive oil on the forehead and the plural which would be a9/60??

7:08 am

Simey

Stupid puzzle. Stopping me working AND refusing my best shots!

7:38 am

Pessach

Hi fit1! Where are you babbling from?

7:46 am

Simey

Hmph, now it won't let me have annisette. Grrr....

7:49 am

nicole

simey - i definitely agree with you about the oil on the forehead, but I think that Anisette is only a name - is it a word too?

7:54 am

Simey

Hi Nicole, I think it is a french drink, possibly a brand name I suppose.

7:55 am

nicole

Simey - you spelled it wrong - fix the spelling and it will be accepted :-)

7:55 am

Uneaixoise

anisette with one "N" is a drink

7:56 am

mzhokie

there are 2 y4/7, 3 y5/16 and 2 y6/27

7:58 am

Simey

sorry all, me and my big mouth.

8:02 am

jylcat

i just got to work and everyone is already deep into the game! ;)

8:04 am

EvaNadine

missing one P, i have:
P4x1
P5x5
P6x2
P7x3
P8x3

8:38 am

Judi

Speaking of things to drink, it won't accept "chai".

8:39 am

Uneaixoise

evanadine, i've got the same "p"s as you--figured out the last one yet?

8:40 am

Uneaixoise

and i still think it's ridiculous that it'll accept "techie" but not "tech"!

8:43 am

jylcat

it won't accept "teste" either (singular of testes)

8:47 am

duke816

probably because they're meant to be a pair!! ;-)

8:48 am

lianakate

hi..am going nuts with this game!! Are you supposed to use a dictionary?..I spend an hour and then quit! Its not easy being blonde, AND Polish!!~!!!

8:50 am

Uneaixoise

yes, for example dictionary.com, a2zwordfinder.com, morewords.com, onelook.com, etc.

8:55 am

lianakate

arghhhhh! (anguished cry)..my hour is up and I only found 74 words...

8:55 am

Craig

I thought you all were just mensas with those perfect scores!

8:56 am

lianakate

and ty, UN..somehow a dictionary seems like cheating..ACK!

8:57 am

lianakate

Craig..i am anything BUT a Mensa..and, dont want to be one!! Somehow, personalities are affected..bwaaaaahahahahah

9:01 am

ryser2k

yeah this game is significantly easier with oneword.com and the stats list... it's almost not worth playing...

9:03 am

Gail

Using word finds or dictionaries isn't cheating, any more than using a crossword dictionary when working the New York Times crossward is. It's not like we're playing for prizes or anything. And the ranking system on the game is totally inaccurate if you are playing for rank. It's just fun to do and always good to improve your vcabulary and wast a bit of time at work. Just have some fun and meet some nice people here.

9:05 am

Gail

That should have been "waste a bit of time at work"

That's how you find more words in this game - by misspelling them!

9:05 am

Jen

WOW! morewords.com is my new best friend...

9:07 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, Gail--i agree--and i think most of us get a significant portion of the puzzle on our own and use the helps after that . . .

9:07 am

Goose

hey ya'll, just got on. z's..what r ya gonna do with them? :)

9:07 am

Burnout897

Using a crossword dictionary for the NY Times puzzle is cheating also, maybe you should try the local metro puzzle instead.

9:08 am

Judi

Did someone say there was an A9 that was a plural of A7-28? That does not compute, Dr. Smith.

9:10 am

Gail

There is only one 9 letter word and it starts with H, from what I have seen.

9:11 am

Uneaixoise

according the posted stats, the only 9 would have to be the "H"

9:11 am

Judi

That's what I thought, as long as the stats posted are reliable.

9:26 am

Craig

Who post the stats? I see Sprite did earlier. Can we get a re-post so we don't have to scroll down so far?

9:28 am

jaelithe

Allows acronyms, but not SETI :P

9:31 am

EvaNadine

report:

9 x 1
8 x 7
7 x 24
6 x 35
5 x 61
4 x 72

--- 200 words ---

A -- 14
C -- 30
E -- 13
H -- 16
i -- 4
N -- 20
O -- 4
P -- 15
S -- 36
T -- 41
Y -- 7

9:32 am

EvaNadine

i never did find that last P, by the way.
did anyone else have better luck?

i have:
P4x1
P5x5
P6x2
P7x3
P8x3

9:35 am

Dr_God

I'm just letting you guys know that I'm putting on my construction hat today and doing work on how the High Scores list is displayed. Before the influx of new Babblers this week, the High Score list used to take a long time to display, but now it takes a loooooooong time. I'm actually starting to hear soft whimpers and moaning coming from the Babble server every time someone views a previous day's puzzle.

So to alleviate things a little, I'm working on a fix that should fix the High Scores list so it displays instantly from now on.

So if there is some minor goofiness with the site in a little while, bear with me, I'll have it ironed out soon enough.

9:36 am

EvaNadine

thanks for the heads-up dr_god :)

9:37 am

Patty

Can I ask a stupid question? How do I interpret the alpha/numerical clues?

9:41 am

Technium

evanadine: It's a P5 that you're missing. They're all pretty similar though.

9:42 am

EvaNadine

Patty:

ex: P8/50
P-word, 8 letters, worth 50 points.

ex: P4x3
3 P-wrds that are 4 letters long

9:42 am

EvaNadine

thanks Technium, ill get crackin!

9:47 am

EvaNadine

ok, i feel like im looking for the wrong thing...
i have Pen 5/14 x4
and Pen 5/20 x1

whats the last one?

9:50 am

Craig

Done for the night. 11 pm in Asia. Check back with you in the morning

9:52 am

GoBraves

It might be a guy thing Evanadine

9:55 am

EvaNadine

heh, ive definitely got the guy thing, gobraves...
is it another P-e-n word?

9:56 am

GoBraves

don't know I am missing one too...sorry

9:57 am

Technium

All 6 of them are Pen words. It's another Pen5/14 by the looks of it.

9:58 am

jaelithe

evanadine-- you get an italian food item and a foreign currency?

10:02 am

EvaNadine

ive got 2 male words, the bird/feather word, and 2 currency words...
gotta get that italian food word, i suppose!

10:03 am

mtnjock

evandine, I have Pen5/14x5

10:03 am

heatherann

I've got 4 Pen5/14s: guy thing, italian food, and two kinds of currency. Anyone have a fifth?

10:04 am

Technium

You might be missing the manly plural...

10:04 am

EvaNadine

finally got the last one!
obvious italian food, but its not in the a2z, in case anyone is looking there.

*smacks forehead*

10:11 am

Goose

GoBraves - what's your musical choice today? :)

10:12 am

Technium

Hows everyone doing? I'm 148 / 5.34 / 2933 and it's nearly home time.

10:14 am

Goose

anyone got a clue for the other p5 currency? not the one for your thoughts

10:14 am

EvaNadine

goose, just change the last letter

10:15 am

Uneaixoise

got it--thanks, Evanadine!

10:16 am

Goose

got it :) thanks

10:17 am

Goose

why wont it take csiny; ya know CSI:NY (one of my fav tv shows) ;)

10:21 am

piglit

wow - i found the (a) p8/50 happy

10:21 am

cagey

anyone care to share a breakdown for the o's and i's ? Thanks.

10:21 am

Uneaixoise

n8/40

10:22 am

Uneaixoise

o4 / 3
o5 x 1

10:24 am

Goose

I have o4/4 and o4/6; what am i missing

10:24 am

Goose

didn't see that mess..sorry:)

10:25 am

EvaNadine

i have o4/4x2 and o4/6.
missing the o5, myself

10:26 am

Uneaixoise

so the count must be off on the "o"s

10:28 am

Uneaixoise

oh, sorry! LOL! I misread that--thought you were saying there was an o6!

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

o5 is a cousin to the Uncle Ben o4

10:30 am

EvaNadine

there is a 2nd C7/48 (not sure if its been noted before)

10:30 am

EvaNadine

heh, thanks Uneaixoise!

10:31 am

Technium

I have O4/4*2, O4/6 and O5/10.

10:33 am

Jen

the "tion" keeps staring at me, taunting me, but I'm not seein' any way to use it. Is it used?

10:34 am

cagey

got the o's thank you!

10:35 am

Goose

am i the only idiot not getting the cousin to the Uncle Ben o4?

10:37 am

cagey

Goose - think past tense

10:39 am

serra

Jen, the only tion I have starts with s, but I am a long way from having all the words.

10:39 am

Technium

Jen: yep it's used ;-)

10:39 am

Goose

i think i have that one...first word children hear in storytelling?

10:41 am

cagey

No Goose, Uncle Ben's cousin in the past.

10:42 am

Technium

Anyone else found the place name P8/50? Grrr.

10:43 am

EvaNadine

the -tion i have is an S7/36 (dont think its been listed yet)

10:45 am

fit1

The chat log is now way too long to follow.
d on't know if anyone mentioned the n736 or the s736 which has to do with area. If so, I apologize.

10:46 am

Goose

well, i guess im an idiot..nothing is happening with me and this o - cousin from the past is soaring over my highlighted hair :)

10:47 am

serra

I get a tetch ornery when Babble won't take certain words...

10:47 am

Goose

got it - on chance ;) thanks for the help

10:49 am

heatherann

"Anyone else found the place name P8/50? Grrr."

It's not a range of islands made of small coins, but you might think so from the name.

10:50 am

serra

Goose, It's actually an adjectival form. THink Scottish cuisine...

10:59 am

heatherann

I am totally lost with the i's. I can't find ANY. a2zwordfinder isn't helping either, and I've tried ia- io- it- is- in- ic-... help?

11:02 am

jylcat

I've got P8/50 but it's not a place name. it's what you would be if you were atoning for a sin.

11:02 am

Uneaixoise

goose, this is the dictionary definition of O5: Of, made of, or containing (O4)

11:02 am

Goose

i6/18 - another word for when you are determined to complete a task

11:03 am

Uneaixoise

you know there are 3 P8/50's, right?

11:03 am

Goose

i have those two and the "former" o, still needing an 14/4

11:03 am

mtnjock

for the i4/9 think that simpson's cartoon with scratchy.

11:04 am

Uneaixoise

2 of the i's relate to how your skin feels when you have poison ivy or a mosquito bite

11:06 am

cagey

Goose, i4/4 = a kiln for drying hops

11:07 am

cagey

sorry, I meant to type o 4/4

11:09 am

Goose

thanks for the i's, not surprisingly i had thought of that word earlier but was mispelling it....yikes

11:10 am

Goose

thanks cagey - got it? you'd think i'd know that being a fan of hops ;)

11:10 am

EvaNadine

ive got i4/9, i6/18, i6/33
any clues on the 4th?

11:11 am

Goose

same ones i have

11:16 am

serra

Can I have a clue for the h-9? The "what you do before jumping out of a plane" clue isn't doing it for me--I've tried every version of "praying" and "hail mary" etc. that I can think of!

11:17 am

jylcat

i'm having a lot of trouble with the A's. I've got these:
a/5 10
a/8 40
a/6 18
a/7 28
but... any help on the others?

11:17 am

jylcat

ooh, and a/6 24

11:18 am

EvaNadine

reluctance, involuntary unwillingness, pausing...

11:18 am

Goose

a feeling of nervousness or apprehension about something - it took me awhile to get the tense right on that one
some might have a feeling of ________ before walking down the aisle, jumping out of a plane, etc.

11:19 am

torgone

sera, it's actually the state you are in if you're not eager to jump.

11:21 am

serra

Thanks--I think what was fooling me was that me own reaction to jumping out of a plane would be so much more intense than that h-9!!!

11:22 am

Goose

haha

11:23 am

jylcat

took me forever to get that correct tense and spelling on h/9!

11:23 am

torgone

evandine, there's another i6/18

11:26 am

Uneaixoise

a4/7

11:27 am

Uneaixoise

a8/40

11:28 am

Uneaixoise

a7/44 and a7/48

11:30 am

sj

Hints for the "a" words just listed?

11:33 am

Uneaixoise

a8 was described pretty fully earlier--a french liqueur tasting like licorice

11:34 am

Uneaixoise

a7/44: A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion

11:34 am

jylcat

i got the french liquor one, but it took me forever to spell it right!

11:34 am

EvaNadine

thanks torgone -- the vowels always get me!

11:34 am

Uneaixoise

a6/24 : rising, moving upward

11:37 am

woozee

any hint for a7/48???

11:38 am

Dani

finally got that pesky h9. now i can go to lunch.

11:38 am

Uneaixoise

the phonetic spelling of the 8th letter of the alphabet :-)

11:38 am

EvaNadine

plural of an A5/20
try spelling phonetically a letter of the alphabet...

11:43 am

woozee

cool! thanks evanadine and Uneaixoise

11:45 am

jylcat

for Pete's sake!!! (phoenetic spelling of 8th alphabet letter).

11:46 am

cagey

I need help with the second i6/18 - I have the "born with" one, but am coming up empty for the other.

11:47 am

sj

Wow those ones about phoenetic spelling would have had me going all day! Thanks for the head's up.

11:51 am

Goose

i6; when you are determined to do something

11:53 am

Uneaixoise

i think i have the "determined" one--what's the other?

11:54 am

Goose

plural of an i4

11:54 am

cagey

Got it, Goose. I was dancing all around it.

11:56 am

Uneaixoise

the i6 plural i have is related to a skin rash reaction . . .

11:56 am

cagey

Une: i6/18 born with a certain ability or talent

11:57 am

Goose

i didn't mean to say plural..im hungry :)

12:03 pm

Goose

have we discussed the y's? i only have 1 :(

12:04 pm

Uneaixoise

y4 x 2
y5 x 3
y6 x 2

12:04 pm

Uneaixoise

think barbra streisand movie with mandy patinkin

12:05 pm

EvaNadine

Y4x2, Y5x3, Y6x2

12:08 pm

Goose

no l for the movie, am trying other letters

12:12 pm

sj

Try a vowel goose ...

12:13 pm

Goose

got it :) thanks

12:14 pm

EvaNadine

goose, try the other possible vowel too.
;)

12:15 pm

Goose

thank you! these y's are really tripping me up

12:15 pm

bcritch

Hey, aint aint a word 'cause aint aint in the dictionary! :)

12:17 pm

Goose

im in tn and even though i don't say it, 'round here ets fer sure a word! ;)

12:17 pm

EvaNadine

ahh, but its a contraction.
;)

12:19 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, goose, i'm in nashville

12:21 pm

Goose

im about 20 min up.."gracious and growing" gallatin - originally from m'boro

12:27 pm

Goose

i hate to be so needy but im still stuck on the y's - missing 4i have y5x2 and a y4. any kind soul want to help:)

12:28 pm

EvaNadine

both Y6-es are plurals of Y5-s

12:29 pm

EvaNadine

the other Y5 is a plural of a Y4 and the other Y4 is exactly the same except the last letter

12:29 pm

Uneaixoise

a y6 is the plural of one of your y5's

12:32 pm

Abby1

This is my second time playing...just exactly how many words are in each puzzle or does it differ daily??? Thanks! (From MS Gulf Coast)

12:33 pm

EvaNadine

abby -- it differs daily.
i have seen puzzles as short as 30 and as long as over 400 words.

usually someone will run the puzzle through a "solver" to get the stats for each day and post them for everyone to see.
then players will post clues to the longer words as they find them.

12:34 pm

sfneil

repost:

9 x 1
8 x 7
7 x 24
6 x 35
5 x 61
4 x 72

--- 200 words ---

A -- 14
C -- 30
E -- 13
H -- 16
i -- 4
N -- 20
O -- 4
P -- 15
S -- 36
T -- 41
Y -- 7

12:35 pm

mtnjock

Hey Goose, Memphis here

12:36 pm

Goose

if you scroll down (possibly way down) you will find the stats posted. they are dif everyday. this is my first week and im addicted. have fun
and in case you are wondering, a clue like y4/7, means a word that starts with y and has 4 letters and is worth 7 points

12:37 pm

Goose

lots of tn!!! my bad score is gonna make us look bad. thank god for une and you! ;)

12:43 pm

sj

I'm so lost on the y4's. I am so sure that they are looking right at me! I've tried so many 'ye' combos

12:46 pm

mtnjock

Think Yiddish... for the Y's

12:47 pm

Goose

the y's made me want to fall on a sharp sword...don't feel bad

12:49 pm

mtnjock

The H9 wouldn't be a variation on the h6/27 would it?

12:49 pm

Goose

y: 4 have the same first 4 letters with various endings
3 have the same first 3 letters and various endings.
ask again if you need too. it took me many, many hints :)

12:50 pm

mtnjock

Y4 is the Hindu name of 'Sasquach' in their legends.

12:50 pm

slchockley

Another Memphis here. . .

12:51 pm

Goose

no, think of a state of being, the tense is weird on that one. nervous people always have a feeling of ______ about new situations. ? :)

12:51 pm

mtnjock

One Y5 is the Jewish word for meddlesome woman / gossip. one Y6 is the plural

12:56 pm

mtnjock

Yenite - Valid word that means a silicate of iron and lime occuring in black prismatic crystals. I hate it when I find a good word and it won't take it.

12:58 pm

sj

good word mtnjock and thanks for the help goose!

1:00 pm

mtnjock

I once wanted to be a chemical engineer, but then, I wised up. LOL

1:00 pm

Goose

no prob, i'm going to lunch people, my brain hurts :0

1:02 pm

fit1

there is an E7

1:03 pm

fit1

That's E736

1:04 pm

Abby1

So far I've got 75 words, score 1112. Is that good for my second go around? I'm getting a headache. : / Thanks for the help guys and dolls! I've got y5/16, y6/27, y4/7, y5/16.

1:05 pm

Telis

there's also an e7/28

1:05 pm

Goose

we can not be friends..your score is better than mine! :) im seriously getting up now....

1:06 pm

mtnjock

pluralize both your other y5, thats the male derivitive.

1:14 pm

sj

I think I am trying to knock out the hardest letters first! I was on a roll with the o's and got stuck on o5

1:19 pm

Aypri11e

there are two E7/28s

1:26 pm

Abby1

I'll take that as an okay goose, ; ). I've only gotten two o's a 4 and a 5. Phooey...

1:31 pm

mtnjock

ok, I don't feel so bad about the H9 now. I assume there was only 1 usable H.

1:32 pm

mtnjock

Abby1 - pluralize your y5's to get your y6's.

1:37 pm

sarcasticah

Does anyone have hints for the E7s?

1:39 pm

smithchick

e7/28 is a french word, I think.

1:40 pm

Abby1

I've found h4/7, h5/16, h6/27, h5/16, h4/7...no h9 though.

1:42 pm

Abby1

I've got one y6 now, just got to figure out the other. I pluralized both so I'm missing something. Thank goodness they don't take points away for spelling like a 1st grader. : )

1:43 pm

mtnjock

Abby- Look at the clues from Goose and read my last post on the H9 thing. They are all good clues if you don't assume which H to start with.

1:43 pm

sj

Abby do you have a hint for the o5?

1:45 pm

mtnjock

E7 words, one is a french based word meaning an agreement between 2 or more governments, and the other is spanish based one for live oak.

1:46 pm

mtnjock

sj - think o4/4 just with a different ending.

1:47 pm

mtnjock

I have i4/9 and i6/18, any help with the other 2?

1:47 pm

jylcat

woo hoo! got all the Y's. thanks folks!

1:49 pm

torgone

ther's another i6/18 and the plural of i4/9

1:50 pm

sj

i6/33 is the plural of i4/9, how your skin feels after an ant bite or poison oak contact

1:54 pm

EvaNadine

got the french E7, but not getting the spanish one...any other clues on that one?

2:01 pm

Uneaixoise

spanish live oak spelled almost exactly like town near Los Angeles

2:04 pm

Uneaixoise

E6/24 singular
E7/36 plural

2:05 pm

mtnjock

does anyone have a clue for the T4/7 that uses the R

2:06 pm

mtnjock

Never mind... More than 1 H on the board...

2:06 pm

Uneaixoise

Any of several goatlike mammals of the genus Hemitragus of mountainous regions of Asia, having curved horns and a shaggy coat

2:07 pm

EvaNadine

ok, got the E7/36 but isnt there supposed to be a 2nd E7/28?

2:09 pm

Uneaixoise

yes that's the agreement between two countries

2:10 pm

Uneaixoise

oh sorry did you mean a second e7/28?

2:10 pm

mtnjock

Question, how is it that everyone knows the lengths and values of the words, without knowing the words? Is there a matrix somewhere?

2:13 pm

EvaNadine

yes, Uneaixoise, i thought someone listed a 2nd one. maybe im mistaken?

mtnjock -- some people have "solvers" that they can plug the puzzle into and get stats without having to see the words.
i know how to get stats, but i can only do it seeing the answers, so i dont get stats myself unless i know i cant play that day.

2:13 pm

Uneaixoise

usually it's because someone has found a word and has posted the initial letter and length within this chat area

2:13 pm

Dani

spanish live oak is stumping me. any more clues on that one?

2:14 pm

Uneaixoise

At 01:19 pm Aypri11e said...

there are two E7/28s

2:15 pm

marydoug

T4/7 using R.. Any of several goatlike mammals of mountainous regions of Asia

2:15 pm

EvaNadine

if you change the last letter of the word, there was a movie in the 80s (or early 90s?) called "E_ _ _ _ _ Man" about a caveman starring brendan frasier.
:)

2:16 pm

Uneaixoise

Any of several American evergreen oaks, such as Quercus virginiana of Mexico and the southeast United States or Q. agrifolia of California

2:16 pm

Dani

the other E7/28 means Occurring annually. Used of the prevailing northerly summer winds of the Mediterranean.

2:17 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks, evanadine--i'd forgotten about that movie!

2:17 pm

mtnjock

movie, late 80's Branden Frasure starred as a caveman found in CA. The movie was called ______0 Man.

2:17 pm

EvaNadine

heh, i dont think i ever actually SAW it...

2:18 pm

Uneaixoise

i did!

2:19 pm

Dani

got em...thanks for the help

2:19 pm

Uneaixoise

just found e6/27--everyone already got that one?

2:23 pm

Dani

clues welcome on the e6/27

2:23 pm

Uneaixoise

the second e7/28 begins with the french word for summer (guess that's where 'Mediterranean summer winds' came from)

2:25 pm

Uneaixoise

it's a colorless flammable gas--the e7 is a shortened version of the 9-letter word also used for this gas

2:27 pm

mtnjock

I don't

2:27 pm

sj

I'm stuck on the french "e" word. Any more tips?

2:30 pm

Uneaixoise

comes from the french word meaning to hear or understand

2:35 pm

mtnjock

I hope everyone knows that the e7/36 is the plural form of the word, and will get you e6/24

2:38 pm

lemonpizza

thank you mayor

2:39 pm

Judi

I'm totally confused. Are there 2 or 3 E7's??

2:40 pm

iamhannah

cecilia?

2:40 pm

lemonpizza

I'm stuck on y6, I've got the two that are plurals of the y5, but can't get the third

2:42 pm

torgone

I have e7/28 x 2, e7/30

2:42 pm

torgone

oops, e7/36 i meant

2:45 pm

Telis

the shorter e words are tough

2:48 pm

kristin

ok what is going on, i entered the answer for brandon frazier movie and it is spelled corrrectly but it won't accept it!!

2:50 pm

Telis

the word isn't exactly the same as the movie title

2:51 pm

Goose

GEEZ!! you leave for an hour and you miss ALOT of clues! funny clue , bad movie ( e clue from earlier) ;)

2:52 pm

Goose

change the last vowel

2:52 pm

superstar

hannah?

3:00 pm

smithchick

Any clues on e's? I have:
e7/28x2, e7/36, e6/24x2, e6/27, e6/33, e4/4, and e4/9

3:01 pm

Dani

have we gone over a's yet? i can only find 9 of em

3:04 pm

mama

Finally getting a chance to play today. Wonder why it won't take a P6 that's the common name of a flower? Says it's not a valid word.

3:07 pm

Judi

Are you talkin about "Peony", mama? If so, you're missing the "o".

3:08 pm

heatherann

I'm still missing one A, but here's 13 of them:

Aa4 x1, Ai4 x1, Ai5 x1, Ai7 x1
An4 x2, An5 x1, An6 x1, An7 x1, An8 x1
As6 x1, As7 x1
At4 x1

3:09 pm

mama

No, I'm talking about one that rhymes with the Yiddish Y6. Also known as star flower, and popular here in Florida for attracting hummingbirds.

3:15 pm

jaelithe

Mama, I think I tried the same word and was frustrated, though I was thinking of it as a common Greek prefix.

3:15 pm

llama

heatherann - there's another an5/10

3:16 pm

Judi

Well, mama, that's a good question then. I was wondering the same thing about "chai" and an alternate spelling of P5 (type of pasta) -neither of which are accepted.

3:17 pm

Judi

need one more word to break 100. (Blood vessels straining....)

3:18 pm

Judi

Ahhhhhh. 100.

3:20 pm

jaelithe

You're right, Judi-- chai should totally be accepted as an English word. They serve it at Starbucks, for heaven's sake.

3:21 pm

llama

any idea on the two hs I'm missing?
I've got: ha4x3, ha5x4, ha6, ha7, he4x3, he5, he9
thanks!

3:22 pm

bill_pizer

Chai is supposed to be acceptable in the new version of the Scrabble dictionary (OSPD4) out now.

3:25 pm

Judi

Need clues for A744, A748, C760 and C880. Prettypleasewithsugarontop?

3:28 pm

Michelle

llama,
You are missing a ha7, he6

3:28 pm

jaelithe

The a7/44 wouldn't put any milk or sugar in his chai.

3:32 pm

llama

thanks Michelle. =)

3:33 pm

Isabell

Judi,
C7/60 & C8/80 run really fast.

3:36 pm

mtnjock

cause you asked soooo nicely judi
A7/44 -> look at i6/33
C7 is a feline in the wilds of africa
c8 is more than one of them.

3:38 pm

pmbuko

you mean A7/48

3:38 pm

sage

a7/48 - more than one H

3:41 pm

mtnjock

my a7/48 ( you were right, I meant that one) only has one h

3:44 pm

iamhannah

cecilia?

3:45 pm

superstar

hannah?

3:47 pm

iamhannah

hi

3:47 pm

superstar

i think i've maxed out; it's driving me crazy though

3:48 pm

sage

DEFINITION of a7/48 - more than one H

3:49 pm

iamhannah

it makes my head hurt

3:51 pm

superstar

yes. are you working late?

3:52 pm

iamhannah

yes. i'm working right now.

3:53 pm

superstar

well, if you are, good luck. i am officially done. can't believe there are over 100 words i can't see . . .

3:53 pm

iamhannah

alright, have a good night.

3:56 pm

superstar

you too. talk to you later.

3:56 pm

Dani

i'm maxed out at 150...time to go home
gl all

3:59 pm

llama

could someone please help me out with a clue for he6? I feel like I've exhausted all the possibilities...=) thanks so much.

4:03 pm

sfneil

he6 sounds like a euphemism for "hell" plus an irritating woodland insect

4:03 pm

Isabell

llama,

He6 - rushed, hurried.

4:10 pm

Goose

thanks llama, i was stuck on that one too. its funny how words miss you even when you have looked at the darn grid a million times!!!

4:10 pm

Goose

oops, thanks isabelle

4:12 pm

Goose

has anyone used the z? just curious

4:13 pm

augurus

Dear balding sage, a7/48 has one h. Are you being senile again or did you find another a7/48?

4:15 pm

Charlie

hey, I'm new but having fun learning the codes....I have gone crazy trying to do this on my own.....what is the best site to find the words that don't sound like words? tnx

4:16 pm

EvaNadine

ok, im still COMPLETELY missing the He6...can someone give me another clue?

4:18 pm

mtnjock

now, c7/60 has more than one H

4:19 pm

EvaNadine

ahh, got the He6.
:)

4:21 pm

Goose

repost:

9 x 1
8 x 7
7 x 24
6 x 35
5 x 61
4 x 72

--- 200 words ---

A -- 14
C -- 30
E -- 13
H -- 16
i -- 4
N -- 20
O -- 4
P -- 15
S -- 36
T -- 41
Y -- 7

4:22 pm

EvaNadine

there are 2 C7/60 with 2 H-es
:)

4:23 pm

Lauren

Well, I still haven't gotten the he6...any new help?

4:26 pm

Goose

song from the 80's or 90's..."it's gettin, it's gettin, it's gettin kinda_____" :)lol

4:30 pm

nicole

OK, now I got the He6 but only after I got it did I get sfneil's clue and it took me a while :-(

4:32 pm

Goose

so there is a c7/60 that is not an animal and has two h's in it?

4:33 pm

sfneil

sorry nicole, it wasn't the best clue!

4:34 pm

Uneaixoise

nope, they're ALL animals! :-)

4:34 pm

Lauren

Goose - forgive me if I say, "Not Helpful" to your clue! :)

4:34 pm

nicole

sfneil - i actually thought it was clever

4:35 pm

Goose

i knew it was a stretch, i remember that song so i figure everybody did. ya never know what will click for some folks.. :) but i agree on it's lameness

4:37 pm

jaelithe

In fact, they're all the SAME sort of animal.

4:37 pm

nicole

goose it worked for me :-)

4:39 pm

Lauren

Ah - finally got it (no thanks to Goose!). Just kidding. Anyway, I was thinking of the wrong irritating woodland insect...

4:39 pm

jennybee

did anyone else get a c8/80?

4:42 pm

Uneaixoise

c8/80 yes

4:42 pm

lemonpizza

oooh this game has killed my brain, i shoulda guessed he6 from sfneil's clue cuz i just went camping, but i had to google goose's clue

4:42 pm

Goose

i need more help with this c7/60 with 2 h's not the animal and yes jennybee :)

4:44 pm

Goose

i am totally cracking up..i jeevesed my clue for fun and that isn't even the right word!!! classic, i've been singing the wrong word for years..dork! :)

4:44 pm

Uneaixoise

all 4 are cats

4:45 pm

lemonpizza

goose: c6 42, c7 60 x 2, and c8 80 are all the same animal different spellings tho

4:45 pm

dork59072

Yes Goose?

4:47 pm

Goose

hehe..i was calling myself a dork hope that doesn't offend you? ;)

4:48 pm

Goose

ok i'm with ya on that but does the 3rd spelling of the animal have two h's also?

4:50 pm

Telis

I think part of the fun of the game is figuring out for yourself, especially when you've already been given several clues.

4:51 pm

Uneaixoise

yes 2 h's all 'round

4:51 pm

Goose

youch!

4:52 pm

Lauren

Well Telis, don't read the clues then.

4:57 pm

augurus

Don't listen to mtnjock or Technium on h9/84. And the noun doesn't really describe an action either.

5:06 pm

Uneaixoise

I have:
a7 x 2
c7 x 3
e7 x 3
h7 x 1
n7 x 1
p7 x 3
s7 x 1
t7 x 2
could someone tell me what other 7's I'm missing? thanks!

5:08 pm

EvaNadine

goose, i already had the H6, but i thought that was the word in the song too...if its not, what IS it then??

5:09 pm

Isabell

Une,

I have an A7 and an H7 that you don't have listed.

5:10 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks, Isabell

5:11 pm

nicole

is the r used anywhere apart from the t4/7?

5:11 pm

augurus

One of those n4s should not be on the list. That's just plain stupid like 'baddest': it makes me cringe, cower, and cry.

5:14 pm

sage

dear moronic augurus:

look up the definition of a7/48.

that is all.

5:19 pm

sj

Any clues to be had for the an7? It's my last "a" word!

5:20 pm

Isabell

sj,

It's the plural of An6

5:22 pm

Isabell

Sorry, not plural - different verb tense

5:22 pm

Uneaixoise

got it . . . whew!

5:23 pm

augurus

An7/28: What you do with Clearsil and other similar substances.

Dear cowardly sage, since you love the letter h so much, I'll throw an h7/60 at you the next time I see you. :P

5:24 pm

sj

thx isabell, I can't believe I missed that!

5:24 pm

Uneaixoise

are there more than 4 c6's?

5:26 pm

EvaNadine

augurus -- any clues on tht H7/60?

5:28 pm

Isabell

Une - if there are, I haven't found 'em.

And yer plenty welcome to all. :)

5:36 pm

marydoug

Une, I have a C7 you dont have

5:38 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks, Iceboy

5:42 pm

fit1

I have 5 c6's

5:43 pm

bcritch

I cannot believe that Asia is not an accepted word...

5:52 pm

Uneaixoise

got the 5th one--thanks, fit1!

6:22 pm

EMAGS

anyone been able to use the Z yet?

6:24 pm

kolding

asia and asian. Doesn't like either one.

6:50 pm

sj

argh! I am stuck at 100 :(

6:51 pm

kimdog

repost (cause i'm tired of scrollin down):

9 x 1
8 x 7
7 x 24
6 x 35
5 x 61
4 x 72

--- 200 words ---

A -- 14
C -- 30
E -- 13
H -- 16
i -- 4
N -- 20
O -- 4
P -- 15
S -- 36
T -- 41
Y -- 7

6:54 pm

Tim

thanks kimdog

7:02 pm

Jax

ok, I am terrible at this. just got home from work. you are probably all done. anyone use the ETTE?

7:08 pm

kimdog

Jax... in an A8/40

7:12 pm

Jax

thanx kimdog, I will work on that

7:30 pm

pmbuko

The n8/40 must be obvious as nobody has asled for a clue yet... but I can't get it! :(

7:35 pm

lemonpizza

I dont have the n8 either

7:35 pm

jpenning

n8/40 not obvious, same suffix as a8/40, representation of a hazelnut in heraldry!

7:38 pm

fit1

n840 - coming into existence.Birth

7:41 pm

lemonpizza

got it! thanks jpenning

7:42 pm

jaelithe

so there are two n8/40s?

7:43 pm

fit1

ooopss. I gave you the definition for an N&36. I apologize. I don't have the N840. Mea culpa :(

7:43 pm

jaelithe

Got 'em both! Thanks y'all.

7:44 pm

fit1

that's an n736. Geez, my typewriter can't type tonight

8:02 pm

DarleenMB

OK, have I lost my mind? I KNOW that a couple of weeks ago, "haint" was allowed ... I remember being surprised because it's vernacular ...figured it wouldn't get in. But it did. Today it won't take it.

8:05 pm

Jax

I'm missing an o, I have o 4/4 x2 and o 4/6, what am I missing?

8:08 pm

sj

os4/4 is A kiln for drying hops or malt or drying and curing tobacco.

8:08 pm

marydoug

Jax... O5/10

8:08 pm

sj

oa5/10 is Of, made of, or containing oa4/4

8:09 pm

sj

I am goint to try again for clues for n8/40 please...

8:09 pm

jpenning

missing o is o5/10, like the favorite breakfast of Ernie's roommate

8:12 pm

marydoug

N8/40 - A small round piece of meat, especially loin or fillet of lamb, veal, or pork.

8:13 pm

Jax

Thanks folks. this game is a pain in my a@@, why am I still sitting here??

8:13 pm

sj

thank you so much ice!

8:15 pm

Dr_God

Alright, Babblers! The upgrade is done. Viewing the High Score list for a previous day's puzzle is now super fast. No more long waits.

8:23 pm

lemonpizza

are there 2 N8/40?

8:34 pm

sj

i've only got one lemon but i know i am woefully behind

8:38 pm

jpenning

I got all the A's:
Aa4 Ai4x2 Ai5 Ai7
An4x2 An5x2 An6 An7
As6 As7
At4

But I'm missing an H:
Ha4x3 Ha5x4 Ha6 Ha7
He4x3 He5 He6 He9

Anybody help me out?

8:40 pm

pmbuko

Anyone finish any letters other than A,H,I,O, and Y?

8:41 pm

pmbuko

There are two Ha7

8:42 pm

smithchick

Any clues on as7/44?

8:43 pm

pmbuko

and there's only one letter difference between the two

8:45 pm

pmbuko

a7/44: five of its letters are the same as a6/24

8:49 pm

sfneil

are there really 2 ai4s??

8:49 pm

jdkjd

Need a clue on either of the Ha7 words...

8:52 pm

jpenning

I've got all P except one:

P4/6
P5/14X5 P5/20
P6/24 P7/36X3 P8/50X3

They all begin the same anyway so I'm not leaving out much.

8:53 pm

jpenning

One Ha7 = plural Ha5/26

8:53 pm

kimdog

Ive got one jdkjd-
Ha/7
Chop, chop

9:02 pm

Jfactor

I need help with P8/50 anyone have that one?

9:07 pm

Mom

Jfactor,
plural of p7/36it is obtained from gasoline

9:07 pm

marydoug

jpenning.. you are missing a P6/24... both are the same except for the last letter

9:11 pm

jpenning

3 p8/50s, 2 plural 1 singular
singular might help if you're a good Catholic
plurals, 1 namesake of mountain range, the other a compound with 5 carbons

9:12 pm

jpenning

Thanks IceBoySF

9:14 pm

Jfactor

Thanks Mom...still trying to get it but I wanted to thank you!

9:15 pm

jpenning

Got A8, C8, N8, P8x3...
Any clue on other 2?

9:17 pm

Mom

Jfactor - you are welcome - good luck

9:19 pm

Mom

Jfactor - I don't mean to ruin it for you but if you think of a shampoo that ladies mostly use and change the vowel on the second letter. Maybe that will help. :)

9:22 pm

Jfactor

LOL Thanks MOm...I got it! Great clue~

9:23 pm

Mom

Jfactor - glad to help.

9:33 pm

jaelithe

So, obscure mountain ranges accepted, but not entire continents . . .
Ah, these twisted proper noun rules will drive me bonkers!

9:35 pm

mxzombie

you all may have already covered this - but does that Z do anything???
thanks! =)

9:47 pm

brandyjack

the Z does nothing and the R is only used twice.

9:50 pm

smithchick

Are all p5/14's pen's? I'm stumped on the last P5/14. Thx!

9:58 pm

Uneaixoise

yes, all "pen"

10:45 pm

jpenning

All p5/14 have same beginnings just end in different vowels

10:56 pm

smithchick

How many p5/14's are there? I've got four and no other vowels are there but those.

11:04 pm

jpenning

Oops there's another set of 2 p5/14's, one a body part & one its plural. I might be accused of thinking with it on occasion...

11:44 pm

jpenning

T8 verb form related to childhood disease

11:50 pm

cyclops

Love ya baby!

Don't hate me!

muahh

11:52 pm

mchat

Love ya too :) You got me addicted to this game!!

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