June 29, 2004

Um, I just needed to be the first message. :)

ive played 3 games in 30 days and it doesnt have me on teh rank page.. should it? or am i mistaken?

eeeeee this puzzle frightens me!

It won't accept my name :)

Bazooka, my husband and I were wondering why you weren't on the list. It made no sense to us.

I'm liking this one... 2 7s already :)

Except it won't take hiney...what the heck?!

i have a j word! hehehhehe

i kinda like it too

j word, huh???? hmm...I definatly don't see that one

woo hoo i have an 8 :)

Fun puzzle, so far! I dunno what's up with the rankings, I'm still not there and this is my 6th (7th?) consecutive puzzle...

i have 4 "j" words.. they're unusual lol

Do they start with a "J" or is there a "J" in the word?

start with "j"

two are 4's, one 5, one 6 "j" words that is

Gotcha! Thanks! :)

GRRR, my "cliff notes" website is down.

I have a cheat sheet site, would you like it? ;)

well that is weird...I just typed a word without really looking at the puzzle (was just typing all the different endings to a word)...and I do NOT see how it worked... Take a look, reins

nevermind. LOL I just figured out how it worked...DUH Okay, time for bed, I'm wayyyyy too tired for this.

lol.. thanks ;)

bazoOka: Like I said before, just wait. Have you logged out for a while yet?

a couple hours ago...

hmmm the other thing i though just before, is they mat not update the list for 30 days, or once a month. Which is ridiculous, but...I dunno. I just know that my name didn't appear till a few weeks (two or three) after I started my very first game.

they say on that page they update it with every puzzle so :/ i dunno

i keep typing in "needy" lol

Wow...new to this..It's pretty hard. Brain Cramp!

and yield :/

anyone know the stats for this one?

runningforhome

1:19 am

I don't, but there must be lots, because I have 70 words already. But it's bedtime, I have an appt. at 10 am tomorrow. :(

theres gotta be over 200

76/4.93/1019 3-7's, 1-8 (55 pts.) (Joey)

i have 7 7's and 1 8, but my 8 is only 45 points... hmmm? that means theres a couple? :)

I have 2 8's but one is for 45 and the other is for 50, I want to find the 55

i got teh 55 one :)

hints?

there is a 6 letter form of it.. and it starts with a "s"

I must not have the S word...I don't see it

I have a 6 letter s word but can only see how to make it 7, not 8. There must be another one in there somewhere :)

it has an "r" in it and it isnt at the end :)

Got it!! Thanks!!

Anyone over 100 yet?? I know there are lots but cant see them lol

yeah, i ave over 100, i think theres over 200

I keep finding words that I have no idea what they mean!! LOL!!

And I just found another one by looking up the meaning of the first one ...

ouch better keep looking then

Christine

2:14 am

I think my name appeared on the rankings after my 4th or 5th game - but I haven't moved for about a week - I've established roots at 55, so there! This is moving very slowly today - it took over an hour to enter the wordlist I'd already compiled. But, I do have the four Js, and three 8s, no 9s, but I'll be baaaack.

i found a 5th "j".. i dont think there are more.. but you never know ;)

how many a words do you have? I have just one (so far)

i only have one word beginning with "a" also.. but im calling it a night 158 words//4.99//2146 have fun everyone!

AMBIEEEEE ?? if you drop in today ~ Well done on yesterdays Puzzle Darling :) :) You put The Aussie Goddess in her place *mutters been trying to do that for years* ;) LOL

Atalante

3:00 am

Yayyy! Got the 3 8's ... now working on the j's

hmmm Yes going back to Rankings I mentioned this some days back about the lake of Movment... Hell I'm thinking of getting a number 16 on my front Door ;) LOL Well I for one am NOT doing another Puzzle till Babble get themselves sorted <sneaks a look> LOL EEK you dont think they have abandoned us to a lifetime of frustration and Gridlock ?? LMAO!! WE HAVE LIVES DAMN IT !! LOL er.... Everyone has the 7'er 44 points Starting with a H Right!? ... Take heed *wink*

The stats: Words / Points: 212 3138 Max points/word: 55 Word length distribution: 81x4, 60x5, 52x6, 14x7, 5x8 Letter usage: 22 41 30 12 4 35 101 101 58 27 14 107 138 88 14 5 46 54 47 18 24 20 25 40 3 Usage as start letter: 4 0 1 1 0 12 23 23 5 14 0 35 3 14 3 5 0 2 17 3 10 2 1 33 1

Well can see 3 J words in the bottom two lines with one being a five letter word .... B

The 5 Letter J word ?? Sounds like somthing in a Lamp that makes your wishes come true ?? *wink* HI LOL Just change the first letter to a J Okay!? and with THAT clue I bid you all Fairwel Sue x

SugarButt ~ My site is http://www.a2zwordfinder.com/, got it from another Babbler (maybe you?)

Thanks for the info Ysegrim - really missed having that in the log yesterday!

Where, oh where, is that third Y wooooord? ;o)

The third y.... could be a greek name for John

Hmm...is the spelling correct for the Greek version?

Well, it's not using the greek alphabet ;) but it's written the way it sounds

*scratching head after trying every possible combo*

Go to ovusoft ~ I'll pm you.

Thanks! (Turns out I have that one).

I found a sweet word with a 'y'

Hmm...that sounds like the one I'm missing.

Jemper, i sent you another PM

(Assuming it starts with Y)

If not, I found it! ;o)

bazo0ka and huh you should check the rankings again. I think that you will be pleased.

Christine

8:54 am

Dr.God fixed the rankings - and I dropped 12 places..... darn, now I'm sorry I contacted him

Is it me or is this puzzle hard?

Christine

9:07 am

I have two Y-starters, and I know the third is staring at me, but...

Dr_God

9:09 am

I'm still not sure why the rankings weren't being updated automatically, but I just forced them to update. Hopefully they will continue to update every day from now on without me having to give them a kick in the butt.

ARGH, what I would give for a -ter on this puzzle! :OP

Darn, have only found 2 of the 5 8's.

granadan

9:38 am

Ive only found 1 of the 8s.

Christine

9:42 am

So - Swtbtrcup - this sweet word, does it start with a Y??

Nope its ends with a y.... and starts with an h

Christine

9:47 am

Pooh! I got that one, and I've spent 10minutes looking for this 3rd Y-word... I found a couple of words from Chaucer - didn't expect to recognize them.

Let's see (this is weird, giving clues!)...2 of the 3 "Y" words are related (one is 2 letters longer). The third involves a body part.

Christine

9:59 am

I love sharing clues - do it with my sister all the tme. So ... I had the bodypart, and the longer word, but it wouldn't accept the short word, earlier in the nigt - now it does.... let me know if I can help. you, or anyone... this is only a game.

Christine ~ I'm so glad you said that! I swear I had tried the shorter version earlier and it hadn't worked for me either. Thought I was going nutty. :oP

BTW, my comment about feeling weird about clues came from the fact that I've never had the opportunity before. Usually I'm the one asking for them! ;o)

um.. Dr God ?? Enyone ?? Does that mean the Rankings updat were just based on last Puzzle only or all the Previouse ones over the last week or so ?? Hate to think all that Blood swet and tears was for nothing :( Know a friend had a good run and a top 3 spot a few days back and never moved!

Christine

10:04 am

The Hawaiian goose - is the plural the same as the singular?? Only two birds today.

As much fun as I'm having, I gotta turn in for the night. My best showing yet, I broke 100 words! G'nite all. 113 / 4.94 / 1595

Christine are you playing?

are there really 33 words that start with h??????

I have only 17 starting with were are the rest?

I meant starting with the h!

I have about 20+ ~ just found a few more. I guess they're in there ;)

4t8

1:14 pm

i've only 14. nice to see a high bar.

4t8

1:24 pm

ok. 17 now.

Christine

1:43 pm

Hey, Marianne -- how're ya doin', Babe? Just came back 'cos I found two words. Clueless - as I undestand, the rankings are updated each day, taking your scores for the past 30-days, and figuring the average; but you must play at least three times in that 30-days period for them to include the totals. If this is incorrect, or incomplete, will someone explain it to us.

runningforhome

1:44 pm

Woot, only missing one of the eights!

fnurt

1:48 pm

any hints on the 8s would be very appreciated! (i have only the 55 point one)

4t8

1:57 pm

think of those who'd rather not fight battles, once enlisted.

4t8

2:01 pm

*what have they done?

Tell us which line to look in... i have no clue where that word is

granadan

2:16 pm

think hot dry places

starts with a d and ends with a d

anyone get all the r words yet?

hello all.

I got eleven "r" words

Christine

3:01 pm

Marianne - are you still here? How's your score, today? I have 118 words for 1683 points

runningforhome

3:03 pm

I haven't found any of the a- words :(

Christine

3:13 pm

Running... go Navy!!

SweetPickle

3:31 pm

142 / 1949 and only one 8! just not seeing them. /:

runningforhome

3:42 pm

Christine, thanks! Got one now.

granadan

3:44 pm

think that was the only a word - stats were psosted earlier somewhere.

runningforhome

3:45 pm

Oh, you're right. For some reason I thought there were three.

granadan

3:49 pm

Ive got 4 j words - need one more , pure guesswork, ive never heard of any of them? What country is this dictionary from? or am i just having a thick night LOLs

Christine I'm back are you playing?

im so rubbish i only have 22 words!!! i want yesterdays one bac!!

oh wow 24 words!!!

oh wot just checked rankings and i have dropped by 200!!!

2HOTT I have checked the ratings and I have also dropped.But then Im not too good at this

damn i have a good rank ;) im proud of that * sorry :D *

Jemper & Christine said there was a body part, well I must be looking at a different grid!

lol

gosh! i only have 14 words...for my small vocabulary that's pretty good, but still..that's pathetic

is the body part internal or external? ike...can u touch it?

geeez i have 30 "h" words and REALLY cant find anymore

god, i have one h word

periwinkle

5:20 pm

Hi all, I am not able to view the stats from yesterdays game. Anyone else having that problem?

I still have only 20 H words and that was hard work.

Have no clues to where these body parts are.

Krista

5:23 pm

I have 19 -and like you said, Mal..hard work! Where do the stats come from? I have more than one 'n' word from the bottom.

ok, doin a little better, 3 "h" words and one "n" word from the bottom like krista

"h" words are teh hardest.. ive learned a lot of new "h" words today ;)

Krista

5:26 pm

I knew one (and a variation) from Shakespeare - knew it would be good for something one day!

what's that thing car that takes away dead people?....like....i can't remember!

Krista

5:28 pm

It's a hearse...unfortunately, it has an 'a' in it!

runningforhome

5:28 pm

A hearse.

right, ok. blonde moment

I tried "hearst" well it sounded good. I got an oops.........

how did u get the "a" in hearst?

Krista

5:32 pm

wonder why 'entre' isn't a word here!

and hiney

you're missing a letter ;)

and its hinny, not hiney :/ i looked in the dictionary lol

Krista

5:33 pm

I already tried hiney, heiney, and heiny! Great minds.

ohhhhh no wonder

I thought I saw an "a" Im having a senior moment.

krista, my "missing a letter" hint was for you.. have you gotten it yet?

there is an a....

Krista

5:36 pm

OH yeah...thanks..I was thinking more of the French word, but was thinking they both were spelled the same anyway...got it!

does anybody have any "o" words?

lol

i have 4 "o" words

Krista

5:37 pm

Two here

The a is on the bottom left of the grid I was using it towards the top

Krista

5:38 pm

I'm stumped on the j - only have one.

Krista

5:40 pm

You're up late in Blighty, Mal. :)

where's blighty?

Krista

5:43 pm

nickname for England

my good friend lives in london!

Krista

5:44 pm

Mal and I 'met' here the other day. She is in London, and my husband is from there.

Hi Krista, I am actually thinking of calling it a night. I have only 97 words 1238 points. Very sad!!!

Krista

5:45 pm

Where are you meggiemoo?

Krista

5:46 pm

When I get that far, I'll feel sorry for you, Mal. :) G'night!

London at the moment even at this time of night is very warm. A nice place to be.

hunstville, Alabama

i haven't even cracked 1000 yet

Krista

5:50 pm

just looked at a map - you're a "northerner"...I've only been in the corner of Alabama on my way to Panama City...I know I know..this isn't Babble related conversation. Sorry.

Krista

5:51 pm

I'm at 939 - 1,000 is my goal..haven't had much time on here today.

where are you krista?

Krista

5:52 pm

Hagerstown, Maryland...70 miles west of Baltimore and Washington.

im missing 20 words according to the stats

how many words do u have bazo0ka?

now i have 194.. just got more :)

Krista

5:57 pm

They do seem to come to me in bunches. Need a few more bunches.

i need a LOT more bunches

i still only have 7 "h" words

Krista

6:01 pm

I can't wait until tomorrow to see the 'j' words.

I would be interested in seeing another "E" next to a "T"

im missing 1 "d", 3 "h", 3 "i", 2 "l", 1 "n", 3 "r", 4 "s", and 1 "t". *sigh* at least i know what im looking for...(kind of..)

Krista

6:09 pm

Do you have 2 variations of a word that means to hurry (h words)? I doubt I have something you don't but could be.

periwinkle

6:10 pm

I only have 44 words but I have to go. I need to prepare a presentation for work. Will be back later If I am not too tired. GL all

yeah i have the "hurry" words.. i think ive tried every combination i can think of ;) still dont have it.. but i do have an "h" word with a "y" in it..

also a couple that refer to your behind ;)

Krista

6:19 pm

Yep, got that one. But still only 20. Have you found these stats to be correct?

Krista

6:20 pm

there are 4 variations meaning to refine...betcha have those too

well i have 30.. and if you add up the ones i have according to the stats, it looks to be true.. it just means im missing 3 h words :)

Krista

6:22 pm

there is supposed to be only one "n" word from the bottom - there are more than that - that's what had me curious about the stats - unless I am reading them wrong

im not sure about teh refine ones..

Krista

6:25 pm

Used a lot in a sentence like, "He _ _ _ _ _ (sharpened) his skills.

with the "n" words and "t" words.. it could possibly be more than one "n" or "t" its coming from.. for example *hope im not spoiling this for anyone* the word "tree" COULD come from teh bottom one.. but the stats just says it comes fomr the top.. since the bottom has 0.. so i think it just bunches them all to the ones most likely to be noticed or something.. you following me here? lol

Krista

6:27 pm

No, that makes perfect sense. Bet that's it.

Krista

6:29 pm

ok, got a second j word - which I thought I tried already...

one of the "j"'s is a 6 letter.. which i never would have known to be a word :) but they all have the same 3 letter beginning- so work from there ;)

Krista

6:36 pm

Hmm...will try that out more later..can't seem to get it..broke 1,000 so I must attend to my kids for a while...

you can almost get senile ;)

how do you all know how many words are to be found, and what letters they start with?

someone posted it earlier.. but here it is again: The stats: Words / Points: 212 3138 Max points/word: 55 Word length distribution: 81x4, 60x5, 52x6, 14x7, 5x8 Letter usage: 22 41 30 12 4 35 101 101 58 27 14 107 138 88 14 5 46 54 47 18 24 20 25 40 3 Usage as start letter: 4 0 1 1 0 12 23 23 5 14 0 35 3 14 3 5 0 2 17 3 10 2 1 33 1

i think im done.. this is all i can find- for now at least 195 words//5.03//2823 see you all later tonight ;)

thanks man, have a good one

not real talkitive huh?

Howdy all! Any hints for the 8's?

sleeky

7:34 pm

I think it's bizarre that eden isn't allowed.

sleeky

7:36 pm

Woo! I broke 1000! Not bad for my third puzzle. :-)

4t8

7:42 pm

neither hiny nor hiney work - ?

100/4.89/1300 2-8'S,3-7'S,23-6'S

4t8 ~ Try different spellings...

4t8

7:56 pm

i googled, and the tooshy was spelled hiny...oh well. the sugary stuff is close enough i guess.

4t8

7:57 pm

oof, it's a tushy isn't it.

LOL, no it just needs another vowel (or two...)

I BROKE A THOUSAND ON MY FIRST PUZZLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ehh i think im going to look for 3 hours and not find one more :) i need 17 lol

4t8

8:41 pm

good grief, that was hard! Thank you, Jemper! :)

too many d*mn e's...

4t8

8:49 pm

if there were 1 more, we'd have interest. ;)

this is harder than it looks....a LOT harder

Night y'all ... I've had enough. Broke 1000 on my 2nd try and learned some words I didn't know existed! I consider myself lucky I got the AWOL soldiers and the German tushy! :-)

why did my wife have to send me this..... Just broke 1000

Krista

9:40 pm

Don't feel bad, Doug..we all were going to play 'just once.' ;)

SweetPickle

9:44 pm

LOL Krista...yeah. It's like potato chips. "Just one more, just one more, just one more...bag"

Krista

9:47 pm

Good comparison. Hey - at least this isn't fattening! One more reason to play. Thanks!

SweetPickle

9:48 pm

oh I dunno..sitting on one's butt in front of this puzzle for hours isn't exactly UNfattening. (;

Any hints for the 8 letters?

SweetPickle

9:58 pm

There's a good hint below for one 8 (look for battle) and I'm missing the others. /:

i have 8 7's but only 1 of the 8's :( i'm missing the hit...who said it?

missing the hiNt...sorry. ;)

I can't believe there are 212 words!?

runningforhome

10:22 pm

Lenin not a word? The commies are going to be pissed.

96 words...must...get...100! :s

yah! 2 more 8's! i have three...hmmm...what are the other 2?

thinking I should give up and go to bed but I so want to get some bigger words. Only 3x 8's and 7x 7's so far. Would like to hit 2000 but unlikely at this point. 128/1845

4t8

11:06 pm

the 8 for 55! had bypassed it as a 6 because i didn't look in all directions. think calmly...and it may come to you. ;)

can you give a hint what ketter it starts with?

got the 55, AWOL and relocating birds any hints on the others??

a hint for the 55?

4t8

11:18 pm

starts with s.

4t8 gave a good hint -- think calmly! ;-D

i agree. good hint!

114 words 4.87 1451 I'm cooked

must be more -est and -ly words but I'm going to have to call it a night w/o the other 8s & 7s. At least I broke 2000! ;-) 139/2027

SweetPickle

11:24 pm

Very good hint, thank you! was missing that one. (:

4t8

11:27 pm

aw shucks, anytime.

I'm not very good at big words. Anyone know if you can buy BABBLE books - puzles - to do by hand? This would be great when travelling

SweetPickle

11:31 pm

Well you could buy a Boggle set (it's the same grid size isn't it?) but that could get awkward to carry around.

SweetPickle

11:34 pm

169 / 2405. Still missing an 8 but I'm fried. night all! (:

Okay - I'm officially done - need sleep! :) Good Night!