Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, July 27, 2025

12:02 am

Rainiqui

en 7 and 8

12:04 am

hokie carla

Et7

12:05 am

hokie carla

Ha7

12:05 am

hokie carla

Ha7x2

12:07 am

jeanne314

ra8

12:09 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:14 am

arianell

me8

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:23 am

sprite

awesome, Lickety, thank you. Morning, babblers.

12:24 am

momof5

Pe8

1:59 am

sprite

for those who want to know: there is an EK7/64 which is the former monetary unit of Equatorial Guinea. Trust me, if you do not know the word, you will never find it. Let me know if you want me to try and clue it.

2:00 am

sprite

(the point count should help though)

2:10 am

grannyrose

* hugs * sprite. hello dear friend. how was your night?

2:10 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Not great. Rob slept pretty well though so that is a win. And the night before I slept very well. How are you doing?

2:13 am

grannyrose

i think i have a head cold. started with a very sore throat, felt like tonsilitis. nw sneezing, non-productive cough, and head full of cement.

2:13 am

sprite

ugh that is so nasty. I trust you are taking your own remedy faithfully? With lemons and the works?

2:14 am

grannyrose

poor you. despite all of below, i still managed to sleep quite well. are you nearly finished?

2:14 am

sprite

getting there. About 40 left

2:15 am

grannyrose

okay. are you up for a phone call when you have finished?

2:16 am

sprite

I would be. Are you, though? Might not be comfortable, a phone call with a sore throat and cough

2:17 am

grannyrose

i'll have my drink on hand. if it gets too bad i'll just say goodbye... like that's going to happen....lol

2:18 am

sprite

lol, okay :) Always lovely to hear your voice and connect. You did not answer my question, though. ARE you taking your home remedy for your cold?

2:20 am

grannyrose

of course. but no aspirin. already on low dose because of stents in my heart. have also found some terrific no-sugar eucalyptus lozenges. can't really taste them, but they se4 to work anyway.

2:21 am

sprite

yeah the eucalyptus should work regardless. Good for you!

2:22 am

grannyrose

Don suggested salt water gargles to which i said, with my gag reflex???? he acknowledged not a terrific idea.

2:22 am

sprite

lol, I told you about the doll house project for Caya's class, right? I am now working on a cat. I am crocheting it. On a hook that is way smaller than the pattern says, and it is so darn tiny! But fun, though a little frustrating at times

2:23 am

grannyrose

good grief! need a magnifier??

2:23 am

sprite

ehhhh no, honey. Bad, bad Don. Do not even try. I am the same and I tried it once and it almost killed me. THought I would choke.

2:24 am

sprite

lol yes, a magnifier, a strong light and lots and lots of patience. But getting there. The ears will be horrible, they will be about half a centimeter. And the tail... has to be stuffed. Can you imagine?

2:24 am

grannyrose

you'll have to send me pics of all the miniature things. don't forget to put something so i can compare the size.

2:24 am

sprite

ohhhh I will! Let me see.

2:26 am

sprite

there. Head, body and one leg

2:26 am

grannyrose

to stuff the tail could you put a thin straw into it, and blow the stuffing in?

2:28 am

sprite

I don't think so, the stuffing is fiberfill, I would blow right through it. It will have to be gently, gently pushing it with the crochet hook or a wooden stick or something. I will figure it out.

2:29 am

sprite

oh, I will send you pics of the other stuff too. Hold on.

2:29 am

grannyrose

wish i was there to watch.

2:33 am

sprite

you wouldn't want to watch me wrestle with the tiny cat parts. I curse a blue streak.

2:39 am

sprite

down to 13, in between taking pics and chatting and apping, lol. A few biggies to go

2:42 am

grannyrose

if you need a hand let me know.

2:42 am

sprite

5 left, one biggie among them

2:43 am

sprite

oh wait, there he is.

2:44 am

sprite

fireflies. Interesting grid, some really odd words.

2:46 am

grannyrose

it was a great grid. but those biggies. and that ek7. omg...

5:38 am

MollyL

I added that ek7 to my list of words rarely seen except in Babble. That is just nine kinds of BS.

7:44 am

hokie carla

well, I went ahead and looked it up. foreign currency of course.

7:50 am

periwinkle

good morning all. that ek7 was in my scrabble dictionary!

7:51 am

hokie carla

hey peri

8:08 am

MollyL

What gets me is that Enable recognizes the spelling that most dictionaries don't recognize.

8:10 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

8:12 am

hokie carla

hey crossy

8:12 am

hokie carla

enable being enable, molly

8:14 am

rururocks

after that the e

8:14 am

rururocks

after that the e's are easy

8:16 am

crosshair

Ty for the ek7/64. There was no way that I would have ever found that on my own.

8:23 am

hokie carla

really? still need 3 E's there.

8:23 am

rururocks

I mean all the e's

8:24 am

hokie carla

finished the E with 9 but still need 1 on each of the 5 word E's.

8:28 am

crosshair

On behalf of all those who were traumatized as a youngster by the 1976 animated version of Watership Down, I think Enable should accept the worn "tharn."

8:30 am

hokie carla

never even heard of that

8:32 am

crosshair

Read the book. I could tell you all about it, but I would be doing you a disservice by doing so. It is one of those stories that must be read at least once in your lifetime.

8:32 am

hokie carla

I have heard of the phrase, not sure as a movie or a book, but have not heard of the animated version. but I haven't read it.

8:35 am

crosshair

The animated version was aired in prime time, but it was quite unapologetically gory when dealing with death. The animation style did not help either. If tou have ever seen the old animated version of the Lord of the Rings, it was dome in the same style.

8:36 am

crosshair

Excuse the typos

8:36 am

hokie carla

do you mean the hobbit? or did they do LOTR too?

8:37 am

crosshair

Might have been just The Hobbit. It has been many, many years since I have seen it.

8:37 am

hokie carla

I can picture the animated bilbo so I have an idea of what you are saying.

8:38 am

crosshair

Yes, that type of animation, but with sentient rabbits.

8:38 am

rururocks

whew I almost misread your post hokie

8:38 am

hokie carla

ruhroh

8:39 am

MollyL

I DID misread it.

8:39 am

rururocks

of course you did :D

8:39 am

hokie carla

hey, I can't be responsible for y'all's bad reading comprehension

8:40 am

rastapopolous

Round Barn, tell them about the time you walked Watership Down with Richard Adams himself

8:40 am

MollyL

My kids watched that animated Hobbit so many times I could probably recite it by heart and sing all the songs.

8:41 am

rastapopolous

term

8:41 am

rastapopolous

sorry!

8:41 am

crosshair

((Roundbarn)), I still have your lovely gift of books residing in my bookcase.

8:48 am

hurshy

GOOOOOD morning all

8:48 am

hokie carla

hey hurshy

8:48 am

hurshy

i am crying tears of joy, because some aid trucks have been allowed to enter Gaza

8:51 am

hurshy

it is my birthday, what a great present that is!!

8:51 am

hokie carla

oh, happy birthday

8:51 am

crosshair

Morning, Hurshy. :)

8:52 am

crosshair

Happy birthday!

8:52 am

bookgrrl

happy birthday! and a small bit of good news.

8:52 am

bookgrrl

mean

8:52 am

bookgrrl

oops

8:52 am

hurshy

thank you :)

8:56 am

RoundBarn

Crossy, thank you! I read you every day.

8:58 am

RoundBarn

Yes,we climbed Watership

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

RoundBarn

8:58 am

hurshy

oh my

8:58 am

crosshair

:)

8:59 am

RoundBarn

sorry, hard to type right at 97

9:00 am

hokie carla

oh my goodness

9:00 am

hurshy

wow, i bet it is!

9:00 am

Christa

Good morning

9:01 am

hokie carla

hey christa

9:01 am

crosshair

No problem at all, Roundbarn. You are among freinds. Besides, I am the typo king these days. :)

9:01 am

hurshy

at 97 you deserve an award every day just for being alive :D

9:03 am

RoundBarn

I watch the chat every day but rarely enter.

9:03 am

hokie carla

well, we're glad to see you today

9:03 am

crosshair

Yes, makes the times you do join us more special. :)

9:04 am

rururocks

well if I'm still here at 97 I'm going to be cranky in the chat

9:04 am

MollyL

Going to be?

9:04 am

hokie carla

lol

9:04 am

rururocks

ha

9:05 am

RoundBarn

I read your words every day too, Ru

9:05 am

rururocks

oh .. hope I don't bore

9:05 am

rururocks

you

9:05 am

RoundBarn

I know the world hasn't ended when you're there

9:05 am

rururocks

well ... the direction this country is going I'm not so sure

9:06 am

RoundBarn

nor am I

9:06 am

welki

hi, everyone! nice, lively chat this morning :)

9:07 am

hokie carla

welki!

9:07 am

rururocks

hi welks

9:07 am

crosshair

August first is going to be very interesting to say the least. :/

9:08 am

rururocks

oh jeez no kidding

9:08 am

rururocks

it's a confederacy of dunces

9:09 am

hurshy

apparently there are betting organizations where you can bet on whether trump will complete this term, and they recently reduced the odds he will

9:09 am

crosshair

Seems our reps say now that it is looking like Canada will not be able to work a deal with the Trump team regarding trade tariffs.

9:10 am

hokie carla

one time I was on vacation and the rental house had the book confederacy of dunces. I started it late in the week and never finished it.

9:11 am

hurshy

i didn't even know it was a book

9:11 am

rururocks

it's a good book too

9:12 am

RoundBarn

is it available on Audible?

9:12 am

hokie carla

oh yeah. by john kennedy toole. I believe he killed himself and his mom pushed to get it published.

9:12 am

hokie carla

not sure, roundbarn. I will look.

9:12 am

Dorens

was a very good book. but I read it so so very long ago

9:12 am

rururocks

hi doren

9:12 am

rururocks

what's my last p?

9:13 am

hurshy

well that's a sad background

9:13 am

welki

'morning, dorens

9:13 am

Dorens

morning welkin. and all

9:13 am

crosshair

I must get back into reading my books more. Way too much social media these days.

9:13 am

hurshy

sorry ru, i at least am nowhere near far enough along to be of any help

9:14 am

crosshair

Mirning, Dorens. :)

9:14 am

rururocks

I've tried everything I can think of.. don't want to list yet

9:14 am

hurshy

well sometimes you have to go back and forth, work on something else and come back to it

9:15 am

Dorens

oh no, 307? And I'm limited on time today. Going into the city this afternoon- tickets to see John Oliver and Seth Meyers and very excited that I'm actually feeling well enough to drive in!

9:15 am

hokie carla

yes, it is on audible, and on sale right now for 413.99

9:15 am

hurshy

WHAT

9:15 am

hokie carla

oh, enjoy, dorens

9:15 am

rururocks

that's good doren.. did it go ok yesterday?

9:15 am

hokie carla

lol, $13.99

9:15 am

hurshy

oh i see, you forgot to hit shirt

9:15 am

hurshy

shift

9:15 am

hurshy

quite a typo

9:16 am

Dorens

all is well. bad reaction at first treatment but second was a piece of cake

9:16 am

hokie carla

I didn't actually forget, just probably didn't time it right

9:16 am

rururocks

ok.. that's good I was thinking about you yesterday

9:16 am

rururocks

hoping it went well

9:16 am

hurshy

that's good dorens! so glad you'll be able to enjoy the comedy

9:16 am

Dorens

no treatments on weekends

9:18 am

crosshair

You are in my thoughts, Dorens. I am glad you are tolerating the treatments well. :)

9:19 am

hurshy

i'm trying adding -le4 to a lot of things. some of them work. i'm kind of glad it doesn't work on tea, because i would really HATE to be teale4!

9:19 am

crosshair

I still remember how ill the IV chemo made me feel. :(

9:19 am

hokie carla

yes, me too, dorens

9:23 am

hurshy

more good news: my friend's dog finally threw up the toy he ate like over a week ago. she has been worried about it all week

9:23 am

rururocks

huh

9:23 am

rururocks

yjhs

9:24 am

rururocks

that's risky to wait

9:24 am

hurshy

she didn't, she took him to the vet but

9:24 am

hurshy

they couldn't see it on x-ray

9:24 am

hurshy

and he didn't have specific problematic symptoms

9:25 am

hurshy

so they just gave her some meds and said come back if he gets symptoms

9:25 am

crosshair

That is good. We got very lucky with one of our labradors; he ate a sock, but ended up throwing it up right before the vet appointment.

9:25 am

rururocks

oh.. they can force vomiting

9:25 am

hurshy

i think she did wait too long for them to be able to force vomiting, before going to the vet

9:25 am

hurshy

it was too far down in the system

9:26 am

hurshy

but she said if he ever does that sort of thing again she will go right away for them to induce vomiting

9:29 am

hokie carla

I had a lab that had 3 surgeries and several other times where he was able to throw up or pass something. also our last golden had surgery to remove a corn cob.

9:29 am

hurshy

makes you wonder how the species has survived this long, eh? lol

9:31 am

hurshy

Ms Managed!

9:32 am

crosshair

Our boy once ate an entire leash--metal buckles, snaps and all.

9:33 am

hurshy

well i've mentioned it before, but my cat fritz once bit a bulb off a strand of twinkle lights and swallowed that, jagged glass edges and all

9:33 am

rururocks

Goldens and Labs will eat anything

9:34 am

hokie carla

yep

9:34 am

hurshy

as will fritz

9:34 am

crosshair

Made him vomit up the rope, but he ended up pooping out the metal buckles and fasteners.

9:34 am

rururocks

Holy crap

9:34 am

crosshair

Indeed.

9:34 am

hurshy

they are so crazy

9:35 am

crosshair

But twinkle lights? That had to hurt coming back ot!

9:35 am

crosshair

Out

9:35 am

hokie carla

winston somehow opened a bag of mini snickers and ate them, wrappers and all. I also had a long standoff with him when he snatched up a corn cob on a walk.

9:35 am

hurshy

well i never saw it so i can only assume it was well coated in poop when it came out

9:36 am

hokie carla

and when he was a puppy, he also bit off a christmas tree light. I was trying to piece together all the pieces to make sure he didn't swallow any.

9:36 am

hurshy

crazy crazy kidses

9:36 am

hokie carla

yep

9:37 am

BzznBea

Good morrning, frriends.

9:37 am

hokie carla

bea!

9:37 am

hokie carla

girrrl

9:37 am

hurshy

morning bea

9:38 am

crosshair

I once had to give my dog an "assist." He was passing a piece of rope, but it got stuck halfway throught

9:38 am

hurshy

oh dear

9:38 am

hokie carla

been there too

9:39 am

hokie carla

did ruru find his missing P?

9:39 am

crosshair

...through. so there I am, gloves on, gently pulling, and a guy walking by says "Strangest looking lawnmower that I have ever seen!"

9:40 am

hurshy

lol

9:41 am

hurshy

i do NOT see how there can be four more H words

9:41 am

hokie carla

I still need 3

9:42 am

hurshy

well that's one better than me at least :D

9:42 am

hokie carla

I don't see any that you would have missed

9:42 am

hokie carla

do you have ha8?

9:42 am

hurshy

yeah, was proud i found that, and two ha7

9:43 am

hokie carla

do you have ha4/6 and pl?

9:43 am

hurshy

i have two such pairs yes

9:43 am

hokie carla

yeah, IDK

9:44 am

hokie carla

just found one that rhymes with abdul-jabbar

9:44 am

Dorens

ok thanks to those clues I'm just missing three now too

9:44 am

hurshy

ooh thanks hokie

9:44 am

Dorens

had that one, but thanks Carla good clue

9:44 am

hokie carla

so now just 1 H left

9:45 am

Dorens

yeah I should have said had those two, but still missing three. oh well. they will come evneutually

9:46 am

hokie carla

do you have the more common word where you remove a vowel from that set?

9:47 am

Dorens

yup

9:48 am

Dorens

ok down to two now, missed a plural of a 4/5

9:49 am

hurshy

maybe i need that pair

9:50 am

hurshy

unless you mean ha4 and hearty, and its "plural"

9:50 am

Dorens

was very easy, you probably have it hursh.

9:50 am

Dorens

yup that was it

9:50 am

hokie carla

sadly that's not mine

9:51 am

Dorens

well much as I'd like to stay I'm finally getting hungry so that is my clue to find some breakfast

9:51 am

hurshy

any PT words today?

9:51 am

hokie carla

I am starving but can't seem to get off the couch. bye, dorens.

9:52 am

hokie carla

I don't have any but need 2 P

9:52 am

hurshy

i keep wanting pewter

9:52 am

Dorens

I have one pt. I cleaned the floor

9:52 am

Dorens

oh, and the one contained therein as well

9:53 am

hokie carla

not getting that but I did just find my last w

9:53 am

hurshy

i don't mean past tense

9:53 am

hokie carla

oh, maybe you are talking about sw5 and w4

9:53 am

hurshy

i mean words that start with PT, like PTERODACTYL

9:54 am

Dorens

ahhh

9:54 am

hokie carla

hurshy, I can't figure out how there are 4 more words on the 2nd row S.

9:54 am

hurshy

i have 6 there, let me see

9:55 am

hurshy

three of mine involve the "seven" root

9:55 am

hokie carla

ok, I have 2 of those. have tried other things but will try again.

9:56 am

hokie carla

ha, there's one

9:56 am

hurshy

and then there's that one i only know from growing up in church, that appears a lot in psalms

9:56 am

hokie carla

stat?

9:57 am

hurshy

se5/12

9:59 am

hokie carla

ok, think I got that one

9:59 am

hurshy

and then two easy fours

10:01 am

hokie carla

yes, have those

10:02 am

hurshy

then you're caught up to me on that

10:02 am

rastapopolous

I got a 4th one with the 7 root

10:02 am

hokie carla

hmm, thanks

10:03 am

hurshy

thanks rasta

10:03 am

hokie carla

I have 4, 5, and 6. what is the stat of the other?

10:04 am

hurshy

7

10:04 am

rastapopolous

se7/32

10:04 am

hurshy

oh dear look at my stats for what i have left:
1-1-10-8-6

10:04 am

hokie carla

I'm 3-5-6-11-5. equally terrible.

10:05 am

hokie carla

but worse. :P

10:05 am

hurshy

ooh found a p7

10:08 am

hokie carla

oh no, just one 4 left here now

10:09 am

hurshy

well i went to the list

10:09 am

hokie carla

but made it two 3 or fewer on each

10:09 am

hurshy

and good lord there is an ek7/64

10:09 am

hokie carla

oh yes, I saw that mentioned earlier and looked it up straightaway

10:10 am

hurshy

must be an african currency or something

10:10 am

hurshy

at least i don't feel bad for not seeing that one!

10:14 am

hurshy

for some reason today out of nowhere i have stuck in my head "froggy went a-courtin' and he did ride, mmhmm, mmhmm"

10:16 am

rastapopolous

ok, the ek is a new word for me lol!

10:16 am

crosshair

There is an old Tom and Jerry cartoon featuring that song.

10:17 am

crosshair

You can fine it on Youtube if you want to kill that earworm :)

10:17 am

crosshair

Find

10:19 am

hurshy

not sure that method would work for me

10:19 am

crosshair

They say to listen to it three times to kill the earworm. :)

10:20 am

periwinkle

Happy Birthday, hurshy! It is my god daughters birthday today too. I am pretty sure you are the same age

10:20 am

hurshy

seems like it could easily backfire

10:20 am

hurshy

oh, nice peri

10:20 am

crosshair

It is a risk to be sure.

10:20 am

hurshy

maybe you could be my godmother too then, i do not have one

10:20 am

hurshy

:)

10:20 am

periwinkle

sure

10:21 am

periwinkle

help with E in 4th column please

10:21 am

hurshy

es4, er5

10:21 am

periwinkle

the lower E

10:21 am

hurshy

yeah that's what i gave you

10:22 am

periwinkle

ty hursh

10:22 am

periwinkle

got them both :)

10:22 am

hurshy

cool

10:23 am

hokie carla

well, I'm going to take a food break. I guess brunch at this point.

10:24 am

hokie carla

1-4-5-11-5

10:24 am

hurshy

that last 2nd row S is se8/40

10:26 am

periwinkle

help with me8 or ra8 please

10:27 am

periwinkle

I have ra8 already

10:27 am

hurshy

me8 mondays, plant-based eating

10:27 am

periwinkle

thank you hursh

10:28 am

periwinkle

now I have 2 of the 8s

10:30 am

BzznBea

The ra8 is snakes

10:31 am

hokie carla

missed that M somehow

10:34 am

periwinkle

hursh there are two me8. there is me7/8 a type of flammable gas

10:35 am

hokie carla

that one I did have

10:38 am

hurshy

oh i finished

10:38 am

periwinkle

congrats hursh

10:39 am

hurshy

i just didn't look at the list when you asked for me8 because i just remembered finding the one i clued and it didn't occur to me to see if there was another one

10:39 am

periwinkle

150 left here

10:40 am

hokie carla

think i will have to list as well

10:44 am

hokie carla

maybe later. ttfn

11:19 am

Gillie

when I looked up the ek7, Google mysteriously showed the Collins English Dictionary definition next to a photograph of a lawnmower

11:27 am

Gillie

Apparently Mark Twain wrote a short story "about a jingle that one can get rid of only by transferring it to another person." (Found on Wikipedia while looking up earworm cures.)

11:55 am

mery9419

Robert McCloskey used that theme in one of his Homer Price stories, too. The whole town is singing. I don't have a copy of it handy, but if memory serves, Homer takes the entire town to the library to find the cure. I bet it was the Twain story he was looking for!

11:55 am

mery9419

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/25783114
7391840431/

1:07 pm

periwinkle

en8 please or pe8 please

1:14 pm

MollyL

The smell of pepperoni pe8d the pizza place

1:14 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

1:14 pm

periwinkle

great clue

1:15 pm

MollyL

en8 is the plural of what people do when they get on an airliner

1:15 pm

periwinkle

ty again Molly

2:25 pm

Gillie

https://www.readbookonline.org/readOnL
ine/559/ - in case anyone wanted to read the Mark Twain earworm story

2:55 pm

cybernan

hi everyone - just found an ha 8 that I didn't have

2:57 pm

cybernan

an an em 8

3:00 pm

hokie carla

fyi - several of my words I didn't get until listing were like oases and crises.

3:02 pm

cybernan

not far enough along to list yet - just half way

3:02 pm

hokie carla

just saying don't overlook that pl ending

4:58 pm

periwinkle

re8 or se8 please. would like to get down to 100 left. will not finish this one

5:00 pm

rururocks

Re plus a personal note to a friend re8

5:01 pm

periwinkle

ty ruru

5:01 pm

rururocks

Se8 most of not buy+ vowel + mr hawthorne

5:01 pm

periwinkle

thanks ruru have all the 8s now

5:04 pm

rururocks

*marks this date on the calendar*
I got it before the NM!!!

5:04 pm

periwinkle

:)

5:04 pm

MollyL

It's such a feat to beat that NM.

5:04 pm

rururocks

Peri have you tried Q tonic?

5:05 pm

periwinkle

no

5:05 pm

periwinkle

never heard of it

5:05 pm

rururocks

You should try it.

I can’t get anything to post

5:06 pm

MollyL

It's what the high dollar folks mix their gin with

5:06 pm

periwinkle

well that leaves me out

5:07 pm

rururocks

It isn’t expensive

5:07 pm

periwinkle

I have not seen it in the stores

5:07 pm

periwinkle

will look for it

5:07 pm

rururocks

Yellow label

5:09 pm

rururocks

My gin is a bit pricey though. But not for G & Ts

5:09 pm

rururocks

I use the Botanist for GTs

5:09 pm

periwinkle

have not tried that

5:13 pm

rururocks

God grief I have been playing babble for

5:13 pm

rururocks

18 years

5:13 pm

periwinkle

21 years for me

5:14 pm

rururocks

You were one of the originals peri

5:14 pm

periwinkle

stidmamma was here when I started

5:15 pm

periwinkle

I think babble began in 2003.I found out about it from a forum that I belonged to at the time which had nothing to do with words

5:16 pm

rururocks

Volleymomdee brought me here

5:16 pm

periwinkle

I was still working when I started

5:17 pm

periwinkle

well I have 100 left. going now. may be back later to find more words. bye Ruru and all

5:17 pm

rururocks

Me too

5:23 pm

MollyL

I am an 18 year vet as well

5:26 pm

MollyL

I miss Volleymom. She was one of the good ones.

5:26 pm

ch1212

Haz and Marigold are the longest playing members, I guess.

5:26 pm

ch1212

I came on in 2005.

5:36 pm

MollyL

Peri and Marigold are the longest playing members

5:40 pm

nrkii

19 years here - found Babble during a Starbucks-sponsored contest in the NYTimes, and Doug (can't remember his Babble handle) had a blog where he chatted about the contest... he also chatted about Babble so I wandered over. In the first year I would stay up for the flip and basically be online all day. I had to break that habit by going cold turkey for a while.

5:44 pm

ch1212

lol! Me too, nrkii. I remember those first years of obsession.

5:54 pm

ch1212

Well, the first archived babble game was played September 30, 2003. The players included Dr. God, deker, DJCoolio, RadicalBender, noel, spinfree and stefibles. I could not find any of those names on the rankings page. They either don't play anymore or when they signed up (like most of us do) they changed their handle.

5:57 pm

ch1212

Too bad the early games are not still available for play -- that would be fun!

6:00 pm

MollyL

They are available for play. The grids are in the archives, as well as the word lists.

6:01 pm

ch1212

Oh duh! Of course they are - lololol!

6:01 pm

MollyL

First game 125 words, 1670 points

6:03 pm

MollyL

No brainiacs back then. The highest score was 717 points.

7:00 pm

LuvWordGames

D

7:01 pm

nrkii

why is the bottom left E giving me so much trouble? I have en5/6/7 series. Can't see anything else.

7:02 pm

BzznBea

There is a en7/8

7:03 pm

nrkii

found them, thank you

7:06 pm

nrkii

blergh, 29 to go, 1-2-11-13-2... that is not pretty

8:01 pm

phaeton

I still need 52

8:34 pm

phaeton

fw

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