August 14, 2020
ClosedYour Words
No words submitted.
214 total words
Sh7
fi 8
si7
ne 7
top row done... loll
nbt, nbs
re7
re 8
st7
struggling with the st and ne 7's
I found an st7 that is a pl. I assume it is the one called
Yes
Same ending as the ne7
Thx
dpm
don't have the ne 7
The ne7 could be a name
Actually, I don't think it counts as anything but a proper noun.
found both - ty
Yes, there was an actor in the 90s but I know nan won’t know ;)
my parents had friends with that surname
poros
Oop
and crash -- see you tomorrow :)
Falling asleep here as well
need top left O, bottom right E, and second row i. any help appreciated. :D
Os5
Es5
top O is a type of tree
ix 5/20
ah, got the E, should seen that one. the other two... working. Thanks, all!
yw
Thanks, broll.
ty broll
wots
I don't feel bad about not knowing the os5 an ix5, haha. Have them now, and nbt/nbs, yay!
I only got it because I keep lists when a strange word comes up to refer back to later! yw all
I’m not seeing the upper i
not active
in5/10 carla
Ah, there it is. I should go to sleep.
Thx
anyone besides me use morewords? it seems to have changed, and now I'm having trouble with having to force it to alphabetize, and other odd things it's never done before.
same here rbud, it is very frustrating
No, I use a2z or bestwordlist
Seems like someone else was talking about it recently
I use Morewords
I don't want to have to learn a whole new thing, darnit. (whine, whine) ;)
and yes I have to change it each time I go on there to alphabetically :(
I didn’t like morewords the time or two I tried it
I like that it lets you use an exclusion list, so it doesn't give you words with letters that aren't in the grid.
Clues are up
Thanks, Lickety
Had to do some maitainence on my PC :)
ty Lickety!
How do I change it to alphabetically please marks dolly ?
How can I make it go back to alphabetizing?
Go to "sort" which is just below the "search" bar. It's a pain because you have to do it each time.
Tx!
When I click on sort nothing happens
I don't see "sort"
Une ... if you type in a couple of letters as if you were searching for a word it comes up then
Aaahhhh
But nothing happen for me !!
Ditto....
27 left for my coffee in the morn...night all
For those of you frustrated with the change at morewords...I suggest contacting them. The more people who ask that alphabetical be reset as the default, the better chance it will. morewords.com/contact
Done!
(As in, Morewords contacted)
(Not done with the grid - barely started)
morewords made some changes before that people didn't like and then changed back. I hope they do the same now. I can't imagine why anyone would WANT the default to be words that come up randomly, instead of alphabetically.
I've e-mailed them about that - have yet to hear back
Good. The more requests they get, the more likely there will be a change.
thanks for the contact just emailed them
i think they actually sort them by point value for Scrabble (or Words with Friends), but I'm not 100% sure
You are correct Matty. They come up highest to lowest points.
But um, isn't it cheating to use morewords for those games? : D
too bad orafix is a brand name. Common word in my age group.
stats for 4th column I pls
ix5/20
thnx
stats for corner O pls
os 5/10
ty
good morning people
this is a strange grid
I have 39 left from last night
i havent been here that long and havent even found 39 words yet
I don't remember it being that bad. LOL
oh well lol
hokie do you have the corner e?
good morning everyone :)
good morning cyber
whew...half way
congrats phae
took the dog out - corner e is es5/12
ty hokie
May I have er...st4s for the O in the upper left corner and the i (eye) next to it please?
os5/10, in5/10
hi matty i need that too
iX 5/20
afternoon all - nice sized grid
OS 5/10
Oooh - I don't have that i either, so thank you!
Sorry iN 5/10
hey wendrie, zooz, matty
Hello, Hokie.
Hello! How's everyone? The heat is broken here - as much as I love the sun, I'm grateful for cooler weather
I have one n missing from the top, any ideas?
po 6/21, first one, pls
Same weather here. Still very muggy despite having a litle bit of drizzly rain today.
may i have a clue for the ix word pls/
we have clouds and 75F today! so nice
the po i have is a vegetable
need first one, mlf
Po wehre you leave letters in a box to be delivered + op of out.
I thought that was just a phantom, thx, mlfan
We've barely had any rain all summer
ty zooz
bichon hokie and i can send you some if you would iike?
if only
I'm listening to thunder at the moment.
yeah, we've had quite a bit
I've had to water flowers every other day
wendrie, my husband glutened me the other night!
yw hokie
There are storms in our forecast but right now it is sunny, with clear skies and is 23C. Supposed to get up to 30.
Even during Isias we got very little
No thunder storms at all here just little bits of rain or drizzly. It needs a good downpour here.
clues for the corner o and the corner t please?
the o is a willow tree and I consider it a babblet
os 5/10 - more so
ta4/4
where hokie and i are we are both probably getting rain for the next few days or so
Does anyone have clues for the he6 21 and he6 36 please
si7?
I think the corner t is ta4, kinda sweet/sour
ty sukee
Marian...rear end...or butt
ty got the ta 4
marian, those must be my missing 2 h's
He is like miny mo
don't have the he6/36
phae, have been looking for si7 since the flip
i gtg will be back..
Carla - my ds tried the other day, offered me dinner but I wasn't hungry. Then said, 'oh yeah I used the wrong sauce'
I did not think the ho/6 would work :)
I was like, what kind of seasoning is this? and he jumped up and ran to read the ingredients and then yelled, stop eating!
glad you caught it sooner rather than later!
He 6/36 is first three of five side shape + most of a thorny flower.
paros
sorry!
thx, zooz. tried that with -ite
well, I did eat half of a fajita. I was like, I should just go get a doughnut now.
lol - yeah I've thought similar.
si 7 is a type of rock (used it in pottery glazes): si + vowel + not day
SL?
never mind :)
Got the he6's - thanks zoozzoom and phaeton
did you know moderna, who's working on a CV vaccine, were actually in phase 2 or 3 of a celiac vaccine?
ty nan
Welcome.
thx, nan
re8?
TY cybernan
to put a new stain on a piece of furniture, phae
Re + not start.
I can't find re7
ty carla
Ty hokie got the 8's from your clue :)
np
re7...to put together again
Did we get a clue for the IX?
ends in last 3 of spanish word for now, or D*** the Explorer (do you all have her in canada?)
Tropical shrubs or trees.
ix...tropical shrub
Hmmm
Got it.
TY
need to break for breakfast
Well, I have nbt...'I'll settle for that for now.
In Canada it's Dora The Girl Guide : D
he6/36...curse and sugar ending
fw...clues?
hagd all
Tx phae!!
150 down.....
101 down, off to work for a bit more. BBL
went to the list - can't believe I missed tw6 - I use that all the time here.
hi all. any clues for 8s?
oops got to go. sorry.
i dont know the tw 6........what am i missing??????? clue please.
oh got it. wow. that is a real word?????????
dont forget singular.
I was surprised it was
or plural is tw 7.
i need to bone up on sewing terms
swore
are you trying to start a thread here?
yes ruru. that is a word.
They are not talking about a sewing term. It's more like a "deal" word
oh god.. i hate that i missed that
or a character on the show 30 Rock
Only now, in the land of abbreviations BOGO is more popular
I still can't find re7 that was clued for me earlier
I see it now
just found the re8
now the other 8 should be easy, ru
ha.. got it .. kept trying more re's
wort
i need to stop talking/.
you do seem to have a cursor problem today :D
it's better than a cursing problem... ;o)
that is one of my problems
I have one 5 letter word left that I can't seem to type the correct combo of letters, maybe you should accidentally type that in
what does it start with?
it's not une's profile pic hairdo
what?
afro/s
af5
a + not five (misspelled)
OMG RME
thanks
RME?
Rolling My Eyes
that is fireworks. guess I will go walk the dog.
:D
i just asked her about that one yesterday ru, that is why i grin
top row grey!
I'll just keep using it until it's a thing
my brain just cannot decipher them unless they're common
oh, this one will be common
dreamer
what happens for me with that one is i think there's been a typo, because me and my sister already have a shorthand CME - Cadbury Mini Eggs
yes, but that's not RME
hence thinking there's been a typo
and I have used CCE before :D I like those better than CME
CME to me is the elementary school my kids went to
*!*~*!* - don't think I will ever get used to substituting "t" for "ed"
i LOVE substituting t for ed!
it is supposed to be 107 here today
that's easier for me that making e words ae or -er -re
i especially like it with ruint, which doesn't count here, but i use it when chatting
I have no "heat pity" for people who have their own pools
guess I taught school for too long -- drumming proper spelling into those 9 and 10 year old heads
yeah, I try ruint literally every single time
i'm going to burn my feet getting to the pool molly :D
gotta wear shoes
oh -- poor ru - doesn
sissies wear shoes
i tell the 9 and 10 year olds that spelling is a fairly modern invention, as before dictionaries, nobody saw a need for standardizing spellings
doesn't own any sandals
Sissies probably wear bathing suits too
not when the concrete hits over 100F
lol.. that I wear
lol molly
love the icon, molly
I have a deeply felt moment of thanksgiving for coffee every morning
i have that for tea
me too hurshy
although these days the tea is iced
I have that for.. .oh never mind
Only a minute, I had the timer set
rofl
Ru, did you feel the earthquake?
nice to see the craziness is still in the zoo -- hagd everyone and stay safe :)
no.. i didn't
where was it?
i always try "horta" which was a creature on an original star trek episode, even though i know that obviously won't work
How is it that the east coast is having bigger earthquakes that the west coast?
Believe it was 3.9 ...... yesterday .....near LA
that is nothing une
Clearlake
Yeah I know....
oh... that's pretty close to me.. but no.. i didn't feel it
probably screwed up a few meth labs though
:-)
2nd row i word?
ix5
ty
phantom: exeunt
bless you hursh
lol
hi all. help with corner T pls
do you like your apples sweet or ta4?
ty hurshy
an 8! i got an 8!!
wtg
I have neither
do you want to know what i found?
what one did you find?
fi8
ok
I found it too
good job!
I have been playing BAbble for over 16 years. I started when I was still working!
:D
you have been playing pretty long too hursh
yeah
not seeing the re8
we're old, we're old we're old we're old we're old
well, peri, it's a lot like the fi8, just rearrange a bit
hmm thinking
of course ty
bbl
Molly - I love coffee, definitely magic beans :)
Wow, Peri has been here since the dawn of Babble (almost)
when did Babble start?
Prefix instead of suffix on the other 8 (fi 8)
September 30, 2003 is the first day in the archives
any clue for the re7,32?
oho, that'll be my missing R
I played for a bit before registering
re7 - get back together
taros
ugh sorry!
re 7 ? clues please.
Damn, there go Peaches and Herb in my head
i started in 2007..played one game and didn't come back till about 4 or 5 months ago
sorry. nm
Hurshy just clued re7
I saw that after I asked. ta
ty hurshy
When I first started, I thought it was a word game for dog lovers, since that is all people talked about in the chat : D
lol
there was some coffee talk and gardening too ;)
hello all.
56 to go here
Hi Harry
woohoo, i have 200 words, including all the 7s and 8s!
hallo wendrie
hi harry
hi suze
WTG Hurshy
yay hurshy
I've got 4 7s and no 8s
we just discussed the 8s if you scroll down a bit
aha! got them and a bunch of otherse on the way :)
51 to go
I had a teacher in grade school named Mrs. Orso
I don't know if the date shown in our profile is when we first started playing or when we paid the $10 pro fee
this was in 3rd grade, or so.
that'd be good for doing math, harry. "what's 3 x 7?" "20, Orso"
you'd have a lot more wiggle room there
I think she was a substitute, if I recall...
we were not very nice to our teachers.
I could see it backfiring - "that's Mrs. Orso to you, Harry"
heh.
Used to be, you couldn't create a profile until you registered. So I am assuming the date is when you registered.
I definitely played a while before babble pro was a thing
I used to play a lot of boggle on IRC
There was a guy Kenrick Mock who programmed bots to play all these wonderful games
Done. Antbody want a clue?
I had to explain what IRC was to a friend of mine recently ;)
wtg gramma!
I would have finished my phd years earlier if not for irc.
yeah Gramma!
40 to go!
See you all tomorrow! Have fun.
bye gramma
I don't think I know what IRC is
bye gramma!
internet relay chat
it was a text-based chat platform
after bulletin boards, but before graphic browsers. in the days of lynx
I looked back at the scores from my first day listed in my profile - saw 2 other Hokies from my message board. that's how I found this game, someone linked it there.
interesting, around what year(s) was that?
early 90s
Hmm, I started using the internet and usenet in 1992? IRC started not long after..
usenet I started in 88. I met alot of people through that
87 rather.
we called in netnews
I was just starting high school in 87. we definitely didn't have internet.
so unbelievably addictive.
I didn't use it much at school (only went to a couple of sites).
we barely had computers
I started work in '95 and we didn't have internet there until at least a year later.
My dad worked in computers so brought home a Sinclair and Apple II ;)
we did have a home computer with internet then though
Ouch, it happened again; last night before I went to bed, I checked to see 190on/190off. Well, my rating went down and the archive says I only finished 167. rats.. it takes so long before I can work it back up. Has this happened to anyone else?
I have never noticed that with me, aloy, but I don't check ratings
I just aim for 1030 hokie. Maybe it has something to do with my awful internet connection.
re 8/60, pls
.. the reason I don't chat a lot. Never know when I'll get disconnected. Yup, that was the problem.. Babblepro registered completion but the words never made it through cyberspace, sigh
I don't check ratings either sorry - sounds frustrating!
bichon, it is what you would do to old furniture to make it look nice again
ok, off I go. Happy Friday Babbling!
don't understand aloy's clue
bichon - upcycling
think about it a second bichon.. it's a solid clue
Aloy - I lose words on occasion tho', I'll run through a series and then go off for a while, when I come back some will be missing.
ru, sorry, don't get it
sand and then stain a piece of furniture
re+ not begin
re + complete a project
ty, ried refurnish
I am missing words occasionally (happened again today), but it never happens after I get fireworks
I don't think that's happened to me - but I've never gone to look after I get fireworks.
it's always 4 letter words
not always hokie
i've lost 5's and sixes
It is not about furnishing. It is about putting a new surface on a piece of furniture.
I don't know how to make the losing words thing stop. It has happened to me. I do know that if you don't refresh after you get fireworks, you may not get credit for finishing the grid. If you are into the competitive statistics for this game.
just don't type so fast, we decided yesterday ;0
35. listing.
Well yeah, it's not a race to see who finishes first.
I did find the first 7 at the flip last night. That does feel like a race. hehehe.
true - but I am often popping in for a couple of minutes at a time
those people are some serious long word finders
Molly, what are youse guys talking about?
words you entered but then don't take
even though it said word added
done.
gotta start cooking
WTG Harry!
What's for dinner?
veggie burritos with kale
have a fun day!
bye
*Not going to Harry's for dinner
I'm not that fond of kale.
ugh, not a kale fan either
or veggie burritos
I'm not that fond of gluten-free tortillas, or pittas
I can just imagine the looks of horror I would get if I told my kids that veggie burritos with kale was for dinner.
And the comments..."what, are we being punished for something?"
mine would add lots of cheese and sour cream, and wouldn't object if it was their dad's refried beans.
morning all, happy friday
Hi Moo
nw
hey wend, good evening to you
I don't even think lots of cheese and sour cream could get me to enjoy kale
just getting started on this one
you'd starve in Marin County molly :D
if the kale is fairly young/tender we'll cope, otherwise we tend to skip. We slice it thinly, saute it in butter (or bacon fat), squeeze over juice of a lemon add the zest and cover to let it steam. Adding water if necessary
kale is very tasty, especially when smothered in things like food
kale's good for putting in soup, doesn't get all slimy and limp like spinach does. and it keeps better for longer in the fridge than spinach does, too. and i like knowing i'm getting so many good nutrients.
prefer chard and bok choy if I'm cooking, though I do add spinach to a lot of things
woot fireworks :)
congrats wend, I'm only 137 behind you
I prefer chard or pok choy. I have a friend who loves kale and chia seed crisps/chips which just sounds weird to me
ok any clues before I leave?
none of me thanks
p
how many personalities do you have, moo?
if none of you want a clue
I have suspected something like this. *Gets the book "Sybil" out.
obviously for one person to know all those words, there have to actually be multiple "people"
Love vegetarian cuisine...... except tofu!! LOL!
Have been enjoying heirloom tomatoes from the Amish market :-)
same here une, i do not go for tofu
i've been on hold for 40 minutes and counting
fun times
Who is making you hold that long?
a government agency
Oh, you can't tell us or you'd have to kill us. : D
If you roast a chicken, render out the tasty fat and cook your kale in that. Yum...Also, if you get tender Italian style kale, tear it in pieces, run over it with a rolling pin, and make a honey mustard dressing for it. Fresh blueberries or cut up stone fruit make an excellent salad. You'll forget it's healthy.
no, i just have been more cautious about being specific about anything since my encounter with a certain babbler
all my kids love kale - even the one who won't eat anything else
and they request the veggie burritos! I make refried beans too
I understand Hursh. That was creepy.
you win parenting, harry! :D
the rest of the day they eat ice cream - don't be fooled.
Seriously Harry, you win, hands down.
and the wraps are not gluten free - actually one kid likes using taco shells instead
I have never seen my kid, love and kale in the same sentence before.
hah!
we don't each much meat, so it's a way to get iron into them
either I roast them with olive oil and salt, or stir fry them with garlic and oil and salt
We persuaded our picky-eating granddaughter to eat kale by letting her pick it, and calling it "dinosaur food."
I've heard parents who get their kids to eat tofu by calling it "toe food"
wendrie has to be gluten free, so that's why she said that. mission brand has a good gluten free tortilla wrap here in the US
Ha! THat
corn based tortilla wraps are good. but these are wheat
Yeah, Toe food would get me to eat it...
I always buy the whole wheat, but they've been out during covid, so I get the white tortillas, and the kids think it's a big treat. bleached food, yay
the corn based ones are not my fave. with tacos I ether do hard shells or the mission gluten free soft shells
at least the hold music they have is sort of nice
LOL, that is a plus, hurshy. have been on some with blasting, break your ears, horrible music
best invention is those airlines who have the "call you back" feature for long holds
I wish the IRS would get that.
amazon does that too
I complained to Social Security about the long hold time and got a nice response from someone
Oh God, I hate calling Amazon almost as much as I hate calling Comcast
yeah, but can't you just enter your number and they call you when you're up in the queue?
apple has an option to chose what type of music you would like to listen to during your hold. There is also the option to not listen to anything.
The wait times for the consulting nurse call-in service for my health plan are crazy-long. I was on hold for forty minutes, only to find out that I needed to go to the emergency room right away. Sigh...
i wonder what the guinness book of world records has for longest hold time
I pity the winner...
A brief spin around the internet mentions from 2 to 15 hours. Sorry, I would never hold that long.
yeah, nope
I grow old . . . I grow old . . . I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
Yikes!! I can't imagine being on hold that long. My longest was probably about an hour and a half, to United Airlines after 9-11 trying to get back home. It ruined Rhapsody in Blue for me forever.
You are a little hung up on Alfred J. Prufrock today Hursh
Stats for the lower t, please?
bea! ta4/4
Thanks. My brain is baked from the heat.
some words are surprisingly hard to see today
I couldn't see the upper i until I got the 2nd letter
vowels done. yay
I can't see the si7
cause it's a weird one - si + a vowel + alt sp of not day
ends with alt spelling of dark time
ty both...never would;ve even tried that :)
no definition either
*Hands Bea a fan and a sweet tea
Hey Carla...Follow vwmggardens on instagram
i've passed 90 mins now
Are you at least on speaker phone? At what point is, "Your call is important to us" deemed to be provably untrue?
speaker phone, yes
they have not said my call is important to them, so they can't be gotten on that score
this is why we have unlimited minutes plans, folks, lol
Unfortunately, the day doesn't have unlimited minutes...
My record for being on hold is four hours and fifteen minutes with the Revenue Canada. This was before cell phones and you basically had to sit there with the phone receiver glued to your ear--good thing I did not end up with gangrene in my left arm from lack of circulation!! It is easier today--just put the cell phone on speaker mode.
they are only open for another hour, i wonder what happens if you're still on hold then, is it like, if you were already in the queue, they stay till you've been served?
Good luck, hurshy.
My record wait at a doctors office is seven hours and twelve minutes. :(
at a doctor's OFFICE or like an ER where they are slammed?
I'm done for the day. Leaving 62 in Judi's bucket. Remind her to empty it when she comes in tomorrow.
He was called to an emergency and his secretary said if I was willing to wait he was willing to do my day surgery when he got back--so I waited.
ah, well, that makes sense
Was a case of him being the only bone specialist within 80 kilometers at that time. We have three doctors now who specilize in that field.
done, bea. I look forward to seeing what masters of gardening can do.
if dogs could be doctors, i bet they'd all be bone specialists
:)
2 hours now
woohoo! i finally got a person!
2 hours of waiting, 3 minutes of actual call time
but i got the answer i wanted so yay
Ho6/21?
the person who makes or sells the nylons
or silk ones if you're posh
Ooo, the silk ones are the best : D
silk ones are the best
silk ones are the best
silk ones are the best
Tx!
afro not in the dictionary?
Nope. Yet I try it every time.
Ar6/21 please
Nm!!!
*waving to the lurkers*.....
Hi pen
hi ori...
i am done...
*Silently applauds for Pen
Nice, pen
ty....
i am always amazed at some of the words i missed when i list....
Me, too
It's the way they are laid out. Up, down, then sideways
yes, and I do get "babble blind" after working on the grid too long...
Time to leave it to those who lurk. Goodnight Pen.
goodnight, Molly....
heading out, too.....bye ori....and goodnight, lurkers....
See you, pen
evening all! do i feel dumb not realizing the 8's were anagrams of each other. Must be Friday
Hi dan
Hot your way ori??
Very hot. Currently 105. How are you faring?
107 here
Iced drinks flowing here
Yuck. Supposed to be 111 here Monday. Looking forward to that!
I am craving pasta tonight. I must be out of my mind
It can be refreshing if you don't have a heavy sauce involved.
Off to make dinner and then swim and then a drive up to scream at your neighbors
Text me when you're near. I'll get out the pitchforks.
Deal
Hi all. want to try to get nbt and nbs.
any clues for O word top left corner?
how about clues for those anagram 8s please?
I thought San Fran area was chilly even in summer......cant believe sacramento will be over 100
Sacramento is inland. It makes a big difference. SF is right on the ocean.
sorry mkg back - fi8 someone who completes
ty dan. got it.
got other one two. ty.
still missing the o word for top left corner of grid. any clues?
hoar
hi all, help with ar6/18 pls
oops sorry.
dont have ar 6 peri. sorry
I've been looking for that one a long time, peri.
mkg - the o is os 5/10
ar + trig function
thanks, hurshy
Oh, sorry, I had that ar. It is the 6/21 I have been looking for.
ar + front of the part of the leg below the knee
Thanks, hursh
hursh is it a bone?
hello friends
The s's seemed endless
got it. ty
there is a bone by that name, yes.
any c lues for the os 5?
evening, Trifoso
got it. ty for clue.
hello
hi tri
any clues for the i word for 4th column i? above the x?
ty hursh
20 left problems with internet connection all day
ooh bummer, peri. hate that
got it with morewords
sorry peri.
anyone have e bottom corner word? ty
bummer re internet, peri
Es5, ends like a red octagon.
good clue!
ty got it.
off to sleep. night all.
g'night mkg
good night mkg, sleep well
is the lone i in the fourth column in - ?
Yes
thank you
Stop the presses, sorry, no.
I WISH I could remember which babbler gave me the rec for a book to read....It is a great read!
Which one?
the weight of ink
Not me.
clue for lone i in fourth column, please? cannot see it
ix5/20
help with either po6/21 pls
9 left
go peri go!
:)
nbt, tra la la
wtg trif
re7 pls
One is a tuber, peri
3 left
One of the po's that is
sheesh ty ori
not seeing the other po6
You're welcome
and need the re7 to finish pls
The other one is like mail plus not out
tyty ori
:D
I see from the chat that others are also having problems with morewords. I did send a message to morewords toda
Re7 get together again
Thanks, tiger
ty tiger eye and done
Well done, peri
Why is "torta" not a word? Taco is. Burrito is.
i am fallingasleep. good night all.
i wonder that often, origami
phantom twenties
peri; i just saw your post on morewords. Thank you; I was having issues as well but it only seems to be when I try to access it through babble. If I go directly to the website I can at least get it to alpha sort but have to select that option every time. Hope they get it figured out
morewords did something weird last year sometime for a few days, but then it changed back. maybe we'll get lucky again, haha.
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