October 15, 2004

4t8

12:33 am

e & t for 7

bigbirdboss

12:36 am

a 10 for 84

8 for 60 !!

sprite

2:51 am

Also an N7.

sprite

3:02 am

And of course an A7/44.

sprite

3:10 am

That N7 is actually an N7/8 combo.

sprite

3:25 am

D#rn, I keep seeing hymne!

sprite

3:30 am

Oh yes, bigbirdboss, I found the 10! One of my favorite movies at that!

Babblestats 4 ..... 88 5 ..... 55 6 ..... 25 7 ..... 18 8 ...... 4 10 ..... 1 ======== total 191 ======== A .. 37 C .. 16 D .. 5 E .. 6 H .. 17 i .. 5 L .. 7 M .. 13 N .. 8 O .. 7 Q .. 3 R .. 29 T .. 31 U .. 6 Y .. 1 Even though there's a Qu in the grid I think these stats are OK since there's not another U beside the Qu.

sprite

3:55 am

Thank you, shortseer! Nice to know there are not a 400 words in this grid! I missed one, yesterday!

You missed one out of 400? That must have been devastating ;)

sprite

3:57 am

*lol* One helluva grid, I mean!

*waves @ aussie goddess* GO GETTEM TIGER!! ;; LMAO!! ^~ \O/ ^~~ ~^~

sprite

4:49 am

M7.

sprite

4:57 am

Language, language!

sprite

5:02 am

Recap biggies so far: A7/44 D7/60 E7/36 M7/36 N7/28 combo N8/40 T7/28 T10/84

The T's ... i have 4x T7 1x T8 1x T10

There's an A7 / 36 too... Not found the A7 / 44 though...

Sté

5:33 am

H7/48!

sprite

5:57 am

shortseer, is the T8 part of a T7/8 combo?

no connection to the other T's (apart from some letters in common!) T8 ... closed containers in which plants and sometimes small land animals are kept and observed

sprite

6:06 am

Am I stupid or not? *lol* I dismissed that word 'bout a 100 times, because I was certain it could not be made in this grid. Entered it after your definition and only then I saw how it could be made!

yes .. i often have the same problem particularly when there are multiples of the same letter in the grid. Nowadays i just try the word 1st, then figure out how it works afterwards ;)

sprite

6:09 am

*lol* Good point!

sprite

6:24 am

I cannot find that 4th T7. I have 2 with the same first 4 letters, one that takes another vowel. Can you point me in the right direction?

sprite

6:39 am

Never mind, found it! With a funny A7/44 and a nice A8/60! (not related)

sprite

6:51 am

New biggies recap. I believe I am one short of each (7 and 8) 7's: A x4 D x1 E x2 H x2 M x1 N x1 R x2 T x4 8's: A, N and T. 10's: T.

Clues for the 8's ... N8 ... storyteller R8 ... leather-winged bats (Vespertilio murinus) T8 ... closed containers in which plants and sometimes small land animals are kept and observed

sprite

7:52 am

A8: born in January/February

sprite

7:58 am

The final 7 is an O28 that was in another grid not so long ago.

fit1

10:00 am

Sometimes I feel just like one of the a44 people when I can't see simple words in the puzzle

sprite

10:01 am

That must be a D7/60 thing.

is the D/60 related to the D 4-6 combo?

No, but it is related to a D6/36.

thank you!

Minski

11:03 am

Question: I have an A/7/44 and A/8/60 combo to do with being born in Jan/Feb (I think). Is that A/7/44 the same as the A/7/44 word that is funny?

No, there are (at leaast) 2 A/7/44 words. That's not the funny one.

granadan

11:52 am

r7 for 36

sprite

11:58 am

The funny A-one is the same as the A fit1 referred to at 10.00 am.

Krys10

12:01 pm

I am very sad that there will be no daquaris today :)

Krys10

12:03 pm

Just to pull all this together, I believe these are all the sevens: A7/44 A7/44 A7/36 A7/ D7/60 (related to D6/36) E7/36 E7/ H7/48 H7/ M7/36 N7/28 O7/28 R7/ R7/36 T7/28 T7/ T7/ T7/ (Not in alphabetical order within each letter - haven't found many yet!)

For the Rs and Ts they go like this, in order: 28 R 36 R all the Ts are 28 points.

sprite

12:09 pm

filling in the blanks: A36 (44-36-36-44) E48 (after the 36) H48 R28 (before the 36) T28 x3

Krys10

12:11 pm

Thanks for filling in the blanks! Are both H7 48 points?

sprite

12:17 pm

Yes, that's right. Two very different words, but they start with the same 3.

sprite

12:42 pm

Up for the last 13 words - why do those last ones always take much more time than the rest? ;)

Krys10

12:54 pm

need help with the bat clue - would the name remind me of a large animal very unlike a bat?

sprite

12:58 pm

I don't think so. Sounds more like the backside of very small animals.

claws

1:03 pm

Yeah, that R 8 is really two four letter words put together - it is the plural form of this type of bat. Very obscure name, but the clue below ought to help you a little.

claws

1:04 pm

I could go so far as to say that it is a combination of a 4 letter R and a 4 letter M in this puzzle.

Krys10

1:05 pm

got it right away - claws' clue did it for me. what an odd name for a bat.

Can anyone offer a clue for the E48?

sprite

1:09 pm

For this word is was actually a help to be Dutch. In Dutch, the word for bat contains the word for mouse. :)

sprite

1:10 pm

The E7/48 is related to the E6/18.

Guess I'll have to start looking for an E/6/18 then. :-D

sprite

1:14 pm

Making mistakes is human... ;)

Yep, found the 6 as you were posting that. :) The 7? I'll find it!

Krys10

1:15 pm

helps to be a knave

Does the first word of the bat word mean behind

Got it! And yes it does, Treble99.

runningforhome

1:30 pm

Hahah, yes, my favourite word is in the puzzle! It's a naughty one, a c/4/6.

sprite

1:31 pm

:) Never thought it would take that c-word, but it did!

is there a clue for the A/7 for 36

It's an alternate spelling of the E/7/36.

sprite

1:34 pm

It is almost the same as the E7/36.

thanks I got it

H words are bugging me a bit today. Just a few left. I have: HA4x6, HA6, HA7x2 HE4, HE5 Hi4x2, Hi5 Anyone else? Happy to help fill in on other letters if I have them.

sprite

1:44 pm

I have Ha6 x3

sprite

1:44 pm

And He5 x2.

Thanks!

sprite

1:50 pm

I need two more A's and one more T - just the letters with so many words you can't decently list them here! ;)

goforit listed the 90 S words yesterday. :-D

sprite

1:54 pm

*roflol* So I really missed out yesterday!

Well my A's could use some work, and I bet I'm not the only one. So far I have: Ae4 Ae5x2 Ae6x2 Ah4 Ai5 Am4x3 Am5x2 An5x2 Aq4 Aq5 Ar4x3 Ar5x2 Ar6x2 At5 At6x2 A7x3 (I'm missing one of the 36's) A8

c'mon sprite, I'm decent =)

sprite

1:57 pm

I'll try it this way. I have: Ae x4 Ah x2 Ai x2 Am x11 An x2 Aq x4 Ar x7 At x3 Can you please tell me what I am missing?

sprite

1:58 pm

*lol* parsec, if you found the c4, you are not!

sprite

1:59 pm

You need another Ai7.

I know I have these that you don't: AM4x4, AM5x3 and both A/7/36 words are AM words. I'd guess you're missing the one that is an ambrosia prepared by the Hindu gods that bestows immortality.

sprite

2:03 pm

Found another ae (thanks to parsec), so one more A to go. Anyone who knows what I am looking for?

yeah, there's limited space in my brain and a list synonyms for ambrosia just didn't make the cut =) Just three more missing, if I counted right.

sprite

2:04 pm

I have Am4 x5.

sprite

2:05 pm

And Am5 x4.

sprite

2:10 pm

Got it! The last one is Am5.

You are missing an AM5.

LOL! Good timing. :)

sprite

2:12 pm

Here goes the hunt for the elusive T... and then I am done for tonight. Ta x7 Te x11 To x9 Tr x3

I have the same counts as you. Let's try this: TA4x3, TA5x4 TE4x3, TE5x2, TE6, TE7x3, TE8, TE10 TO4x5, TO5x2, TO6, TO7 TR4, TR5x2

Well that helps me, sprite, but I can't help you back much--unless the T10 is a TE. If it is, then that's where your other word is.

sprite

2:22 pm

You need another Te4 and Te6. I need another Te5. Thanks, jlm_mi!

TE6x2.

Actually, I was missing a TE5. I found it and now have 31 T words.

OK, one thing I can see is that I did miscount. For TEs I now have: TE4x3, TE5x2, TE6x2, TE7x3, TE8, TE10

sprite

2:25 pm

And there it is! Done, for 191 words 4.95 2777 points. Nice grid. If I can be of service to anyone, just say so...

Are you sure that there are 4xTE4?????

sprite

2:26 pm

Te4 x4 total.

sprite

2:28 pm

Speaking of miscounting. Te4 x3 it should read! Sorry...

Whew! Thought I was going mad. :-O

sprite

2:29 pm

Nope, that was me. ;P

OK, I can't believe I'm still looking for 6 R words, but I am. Here's what I've got: RA4x5, RA5x4 RE4x3, RE5, RE7, RE8 RH4, RH5 Ri4x3, Ri7 RO4x2

OK, found another RA4 and RO4 at least.

Minski

2:40 pm

I have an RA/6X1 Think of Boca *****, FL and add another letter into the middle

sprite

2:40 pm

Then (I'll do my very best to count right the first time) you need: Ra6 Re5 Re6 Ri5

Thanks. I just found the 2 6's, so I'm off to look for the 5s. :)

sprite

2:57 pm

There rather common words, nothing strange like emfh. ;D

sprite

2:58 pm

They are, not there. :(

Yep, got 'em. Same total score as you, so looks like that's really it. :)

sprite

3:03 pm

Good! Thanks for your help and good night, all!

fit1

3:53 pm

I only have 3 d's. One of them is NOT the 7 and I'm going nuts. Any help?

periwinkle

5:00 pm

I only have 2 D words.

periwinkle

5:02 pm

I only have 1 U word. (un)

sprite

5:43 pm

All U-words are Un. 4 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 4 - 4.

sprite

5:46 pm

Da4 x2 (watch your language) Da6 (one doing the bad language) Dh6/Dh7 (buddist/hindoist words)

periwinkle

5:48 pm

thanks sprite. found the D words. Still need one U word.

sprite

5:49 pm

Almost there then... :) Which one is missing?

periwinkle

5:50 pm

Thanks, sprite, got the last U word.

sprite

5:52 pm

Are you done now? Or still other letters to finish?

periwinkle

5:53 pm

sprite, would you help me with the O words. I have O 4,7,4,4,5. Three ons, ot and ou. Thanks.

sprite

5:56 pm

You need another Ot and one Or. The O's go 4-7-4-4-5-4-5

runningforhome

5:56 pm

Are there really two RE5s? I can only find one. :(

sprite

5:59 pm

Yes, there are 2 Re5's. Both are Re-words in the sense of 'again'. My guess is you miss the one you should do when you lost your gun.

periwinkle

6:00 pm

Thanks so much sprite .

runningforhome

6:01 pm

The gun one is the one I have... the one I'm missing is totally obvious, isn't it?

runningforhome

6:02 pm

Hah, just found it - staring me in the face the whole time. I dismissed it, thinking it wasn't possible to make. Too many of the same letters in this grid!

sprite

6:02 pm

:D Not totally, maybe. Re5: played it again.

sprite

6:04 pm

I know what you mean, I had the same a couple of times in this grid. I took shortseer's advice to enter some words nevertheless and see what happened. ;)

periwinkle

6:07 pm

sprite, I still have lots of words to find. I will take a break and try again later. Thanks for your help.

sprite

6:20 pm

Good hunting! And good night - 'bout time I go to sleep!

I'm bummed it won't take 'lycine' when babble takes so many other 'foreign' spellings!

Minski

9:14 pm

can someone provide me with a hint for the TE8 & TE10? thanks

fit1

9:32 pm

Minski. Think the Governor of California

fit1

9:32 pm

Minski. Think the Governor of California

fit1

9:34 pm

minski. that was the t10. The t8 is enclosed glass cases for growing and watching plants

Minski

10:04 pm

I know the long word for the T8. I'm having trouble shortening it to 8 letters.

Minski

10:04 pm

Thanks for the T10

Minski

10:09 pm

Got it. I wasn't thinking twisty enough on the grid.

runningforhome

11:05 pm

Can anyone help me with the Es, Ms, and Ns? em4, er6x2, er7 me4, mi4x6, mi5x4 na7, na8, ne4, ne6, ni4

runningforhome

11:11 pm

Also missing an L. lu4x4, lu5, lu6

I have an Ly-5.

runningforhome

11:48 pm

Thank you, cz. Done just in time. 191/4.95/2777