December 19, 2020
ClosedYour Words
No words submitted.
207 total words
qu7 x 2
Qs Quashed
ho7
Rs Rammed
st7
tr 7
Clues are up
ty lickety!
ty, Lickety...
ey7
hello everyone
hi nan...
hi nan
The st7 is kind of seasonal, I guess (especially if you're German)
Been eating some today - yum
But Noel is just a phantom
well i can guess the first 3 of ey7 but the last 4 ain't coming
seasonal ho5.16 too
Oh, that's right!
ty Gille - hadn't figured that one out
want a clue hurshy?
yes please
what you need a mask to have if you want to see where you are going
Almost typed it in the chat, having just figured it out
would have though the Stonehenge priest would be a proper noun!
thanks :D
yw
Os Overturned
name that proper noun! Humperdinck's Chief Enforcer and head of his spy network
no idea - thought Humperdinck was the composer of Hansel and Gretel
or the singer... ;o)
he's the Prince of Florin... in the Princess Bride
another one I haven't watche -- don't think I could convince hubby he'd like to see it!
Well, I tried looking it up, but I don't see Tyrone or Rugen in the grid
it's Yellen
Count Rugen's role was a bit different... and not entirely clear really
And it seems to be Yellin, actually - he's a soldier of Florin
ah, well, when one hears it, it is hard to determine the spellin
and it's been a long time since i re-read the book
can't find a u - my only blank
ur4 and ur5 (not related to each other)
me too nan
Well, I've got ur4/6
ok tx Gillie
an hurshy
i only got the ur5 because i remember that you take the south american poison and drop the C for a word and then you can also make this alt sp
And now the ur5 - ty hurshy
i have all these little mental notes for babble like that lol
found the 4, ty
I have some mental notes (such as jiao is like ciao), but they don't seem to help me much
and the 5
we are but mortal
have all the 7's been called or is everyone missing one?
I think there is one missing.....at least for me....
I think only 6 have been called
and i only have 3 cause i haven't done s and t at all yet
name that aspirin substitute
tylenol!
gold star
ok wait i saw st and tr but i don't even know what the sixth 7 is, much less the 7th
Well, I checked the list, and apparently there's an ei7
well that's unreasonable
there's an ho7
guess it's not eyedust then
Also ho7 was called - and you've got ey7 and qu7x2, I think
yes, that was called earlier....
ok i see thanks :D
well i haven't done Hs either
so
that makes sense
found the ei 7....
And I've got the ei7, now - almost got it earlier, actually, but I didn't finish it and Babble wouldn't take it
help us help us help us
last five letters rhyme with a body part...
Apparently, the ei7 means a phantom or apparition, or an ideal. I've never looked it up before.
First two syllables rhyme with id4
(That's maybe a bit too much of a clue.)
Ghost of Christmas Past?
ok i get the start i think but now have to figure out what body part to rhyme the end with
aHA got it
Funny to have a phantom in the grid
my work here is done for now....back later to find my last 39.....goodnight all.....
well the Gs are Ghoulish
i'm calling it a night too, ttfn all
good night
guess I have the wrong id 4 - can't make heads or tails of the cue
only have one id 4 so far
there is only one!
nan there is only one id4.
got it : )
morning all!
hi gwen
stalled with 59 -- see you tomorrow :)
toon
shone
good morning
Morning all. Would someone mind gently leading me to the el6, please?
el6 el+ sometimes vowel+ choo choo ***in
Thank you! I don't think I'd have found that :)
hi, babblers
Name that Proper Noun: Persian King
Darius?
haha, was obvious after i googled it :)
any new videos posted, godthaab?
am I right?
I am working on one right now. It is my arrangement of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. I got held up all day yesterday because of a video glitch. I hope to be done by Monday. I will post something here when I get done. Thanks for asking!
*stands in for godthaab* yes, pen!! ding! ding! ding!
ty, welki....wasn't sure...
Penquis - you are correct! You win an Associate Membership to the campaign when he marches through Europe next time!
oops - sorry for the unauthorized dings :)
ty, godthaab!
Welki - no problem!
dole
AARRGGGHHH!!!!! SORRY
well i am done with this one....heading out.....bye all....
wow, didn't even make halfway on first pass - 106 left
There are some weird words today.
I must've skipped the 4th row because I only had found 4 H and 3 S
I found a Xmas season word
I don't know if it's a tree or a bush, bea
Depends on the cultivar.
hello...stats for the U pls
ur5.12 and ur4.6
Bea, your porch looks wonderful. Nice job.
ty
Thanks, Molly.
yw, phae.
I clicked on her profile the other day to see it. I'm still seeing her old one in the chat!
It does look beautiful
Thank you, CArla.
weird u's, thx
uh oh, the canadian hat.
My last two were A's. =)
wow. I still have 4 A's so that doesn't look good.
and well done.
I made a batch of fudge yesterday. We are going to have to dig it out of the pan with spoons.
I'm going to go see what I can mess up today.
I can think of worse things :D
Try looking for the socks, Carla.
See you tomorrow.
I usually make a lot of fudge and dipped orange cream candy at xmas but haven't done any yet. bought the ingredients for M&M fudge for the youngest.
there are the socks, thx. see you tomorrow!
That is not socks. That is the limo driver in Die Hard. : D
I remember him but did not remember his name until you said that.
I remember the first time I saw that movie thinking "who names their kid after socks?"
left side middle E stats?
can I have the i stat? am I going to roll my eyes hard?
I have only en4, phae
id4/5
ty carla
ed4/6
wow, still couldn't see that id4, was trying all kinds of made up words. thx
the other left side middle e, molly ;)
el6/24
hello babblers!
Hello, TO!
i am shopping for new slippers in beteen babbling. and watching america's test kitchen holiday cooking show. so far, babbling has won.
Shopping for new slippers online?
yes. of course, i want the old ones, but they are no longer sold. i cannot wear those with flat soles, and most have them.
and they need to be booties
I always associate Christmas with new slippers - they were a standard as a child. I probably kept growing out of them which explains why I don't seem to need to replace them every year any more.
i associate christams with books. got lots of them.
nancy drew, cherry ames...
watching new potatoes roast with scallions garlic and smoked paprika
Yes, I loved getting the new one in the series.
i have never used smoked paprika.
We will be going into another lockdown the day after Christmas Day - even a curfew for the first week, presumably to stop New Year's Eve gatherings.
Non essential retail to shut at close of business on Christmas Eve, close contact services not allowed etc.
But the good news is that the Oxford vaccine has been approved and it is expected that the whole vulnerable population will be vaccinated by March. We are included in that, but at the tail end.
Stay safe, Haz.
as of now, i will stay home for christmas. i will work at the food pantry if they are short help; but since there will be a different crew, with at least one youth as of now, i will wait and see.
hey Scrabs, did you get a lot of snow?
we are getting the pfizer and moderna vaccines.
the oxford one sounds interesting.
No, just a few inches, but 3 hours away in the Binghamton area they received 41 inches. I want snow!
i have some, just come and get it.
I will, Scrabbler. To be honest, it's not going to be a huge difference for us, we've been very sparing in outings, mainly just for food shopping and I haven't had anybody through my door for months.
I heard about Binghamton-that's lot of snow! I was curious because I ordered a Christmas gift from Buffalo Puzzles and it hasn't left the area yet
Apart from my daughter who's home from London, she took a test before flying home.
i do want to go to Nj for the day,but between the virus and the iffy weather...
was 29F when I took Winston out this a.m. rain gauge is frozen again. I go through 1-2 a year. if only I could remember to empty it every night.
i ordered a new christmas tree. it will arrive 30 december.
you can put it up til old christmas
It can be your New Year's tree. Or will you just put it away ready for Christmas 2021?
no, i have the ceramic tree. that will have to do.
can I have a hint for that el6? not finding it.
nm
peri-d it
el plus what a butler carries drinks on.
Mixed up.
Too late!
thx anyway :D
i will test it then store it. the base of the old one won't light. thought about putting it up with external lights, but it drop needles and i am just tired of it.
thanks Haz
You're welcome, Luv.
now just missing one E from top one to gray out 1st col
An artifical tree that doesn't light up and sheds needles is the worst of both worlds.
yeah, might as well have a real one in that case
and the old one is 7 parts, the new one three.
It sounds a much more suitable tree.
i am now watching how to cooka turkey breast in a dutch oven. eager to try this
it's a table top, 4.5 in
I bought a flocked one last year for my hokie ornaments, and boy, does that make a mess. but it is 3 parts and you don't have to hook the lights together, you just stick the post in and it's connected.
sort of wanted taller, but it's manageable.
and was highly rated.
you have a whole tree of va tevh ornaments?
yep
It helps when you can see what other people have thought of it.
no, i just bought it. it may cost less later, but at this point what am i spending money on? nothing.
I used to have a bright orange artificial tree for that, but the stand broke and I couldn't fix it. can't really find the orange trees anymore.
how about spraying a white one?
would look like it had snow
we have a huge xmas show here every year, The Southern Christmas Show, (except for this year) and every year I buy 2-3 new VT ornaments. even have a VT star and tree skirt now.
wow carla, i googled orange christmas trees and a bunch came up!
yeah, I started with a 3' orange one then moved to a 6' one, and they both came from a store here called Garden Ridge. I think they didn't have any last year when I needed it so I bought this other at Target. When it needs replacing I will look online with plenty of time to get it.
Why orange? To match decor?
VT colors are orange and maroon, so the ornaments are all those 2 colors
VT? I will have to google, this is all new information.
wow you are loyal!
VA tech. hokies!
virginia tech, where I went to university. we are the Hokies, hence my name.
Ah, light dawns.
i knew a hokie engineer.
We have a great engineering school. but I did accounting. :D
TO, I knew quite a few folks from NJ and some from PA when I was there. apparently it was cheaper for them to go there than in their own states.
may be. i only know one person who went there,a met through work at artsquest/musikfest.
i need to get moving. thinking i will bake today.
yumm
I guess a henley is a proper noun?
has anyone ever made millionaire shortbread? it's like a twix bar
ah, enable
Yes, TO, I have.
sounds amazing. I used to love Twix bars. but I have not.
mmmmm
The difficult bit is the caramel, you just have to be careful and watch it doesn't overdo.
it's kind of a futile exercise to bake if not visiting.
i am watching it being made now.
that's why I haven't really made any candy this year
My mother made them but they had the much less fancy title for years of 'Caramel Squares.'
haha
They had caramel and were cut in squares. Not good enough for today's marketing.
ah, yes. waht used to be routine cooking our forebears made is now elevated.
Some of the descriptions on menus are interesting. Hand crushed potatoes, that kind of thing.
yeah, my mom has made chess squares for years that are now ooey-gooey bars or whatever
ah yes, smashed potatoes. for those too lazy to peel them.
ooh, chess pie! i 've made that- you can't get them in any gas station around these parts!
lemon chess. heaven.
I think chess pie is different than chess squares. it's basically a cake mix where bottom layer is cake-like and top layer is mixed with cream cheese so it that's the gooey.
sounds like what we call butter cake.
yes! paula deen calls it ooey-gooey butter cake. I knew I was leaving a word out earlier.
Goodness knows what Nigella Lawson would call them.
she is a pip
wonder if the lady on great british baking show would ever make that?
I have never seen anybody be so impressed by their own cooking.
have you ever had smearcase? it's a baltimore area thing. i like it
I have never heard of that, so no
just googled. interesting.
i love that show! those bakers are so accomplished. but that;s how it is now. it's not enough to be a good cook, you have to be extraordinary.
Smearcake/case needs to be described.
I know, they are very impressive on that show.
I don't watch Bake Off any more, once it switched channels and lost Mary Berry I just didn't have the same interest. It was beginning to annoy me though that the stuff they bake is so far out of the normal baker's comfort zone.
https://tinyurl.com/ydehtb4w
I used to learn from the segments of information about the things they were planning to bake but it got beyond me.
They don't make caramel squares, that's for sure.
yeah, I just catch it occasionally on PBS and I noticed Mary was not on there anymore.
yes, and i am finding paul and his perpetual tan more and more annoying.
Haha, he does seem pretty tan
w
america's test kitchen makes the simple complicated
that was the link for smearcase
winston just came and told me he is hungry, so I will BBL
first column l stats
pls?
later, carla
smearcase remind me of sopapilla cheesecake bars, a recipe i got from the babbler who was a friend of the babberl formerly know as little monkey.
and now i am hungry as well. bb;
LE 4/4 babblet
Smearcase is new to me.
ty
hi wv
le 4 and plural. go up.
is chess pie new to you as well? it is heavenly
i miss mary berry as well.
good morning MLF and all
Smearcase reminds me of a pie that my mother used to make but it had a pastry base. Imaginatively entitled 'egg tart'.
I have quite a few Mary Berry recipe books. Her recipes are very dependable.
yes, and it is not sold refrigerated.
it is very good. not as rich as the NY cheesecake we make.
not quite custard, not quite cheesecake.
It sounds really good.
it is so easy to make.
may i have a clue for the ur 5 pls?
But you must never tell anyone that when you are serving it.
never.
ur5 - ur plus the start of Mr Onassis.
i may halve the recipe and make a small one, since my source for it has dried up.
hi haz ty
i am craving tossies so will make them this year. along with italian anise cookies. and PA dutch light ginger cookies.
and i have almonds so jan hagels, perhaps.
You're welcome, MLF.
i have to get moving. lovely chatting, happy babbling all
See you, TO.
You have made me hungry for pastries, Owl.
Her work is done.
when you say pastries, i think " cannoli" and sfolgiatelle.
Pastoccieri!
*sigh* not going anywhere near the sources of those.
oh yes! with custard or wheat?
Why?
too much risk.
They take a long time to make.
i do not make them. i do make some of the wedding cookies.
interestingly, costco has mini cannoli you fill when serving and they are not bad!
okay. i will send link for christmas concerts haz in case you need a soundtrack for hoilday preparations.
later, all.
Bye
Well, I am heading to the kitchen as well. Take care, TO!
Enjoy cooking, Haz.
Will do, bye for now!
Clue for tr7 please?
Phantom = tragedy
tr7 -decided who should be treated first
TY, Vicuna.
OMG Scrabs! We should have gotten that.
My pleasure.
ty Vic
Hi Hego. My brain blocked out that word. I say it too often.
lol
Tx Vicuna!!
I need to go make some art. Maybe I will be back later.
dids
rids
Hi. Clue for qr7, please?
* qu7, sorry
it goes along with the qu 5
Qu7/44. Pt of ERII
In order for a woman to legitimately wear a crown, she must be qu7
like her majesty for one and an illegitimate pt for the other
thank you :-)
Is there a qu that goes with the otherq
good morning everyone - 56 left to find
gm nan
qu7/44 and qu7/48
I clued both Jaz
*Jax
I’ve got it now but didn’t understand your 2nd clue. I’d missed the alternate ending
ar 6 please?
think of the old pattern on socks nan
ty dolly
ty
is the other one similar?
yes
yes - got it
change last letter
:)
phantom: tragedy
now singing Bee Gees
hi hokie
howdy
And now I'm contemplating The New York Times effect on man. Thanks hokie!
name that proper noun! made up man's name Joey once cited as the name of a guy he could imagine Monica would marry
hi Hokie!
.........Who are Joey and Monica?
from Friends
ga 6/30 please?
Ooooh. Thanks. That kind of thing is difficult to Google.
ga + yes i *** send you that form you requested. then pl
I did watch Friends but do not remember the answer
actually if you google Joey Monica, Friends comes up right away lol
ty Hursh, had that 1 but found the other :)
The other one is joyou
oh there's another?
2nd ga 6/30 please?
Joyous*
there are 3 ga 6
weird g words, thx
but only 2 of them are 6/30
got it - ty
thx, zooz
Really? It never occurred to me that two first names would be so easy to identify. Oh well.
think of fun times
well it's just because Friends is so popular
the other friends are Ross, Rachel, Chandler, & Phoebe in case you ever need to know, SJ
Ga6/30 is it too early to ask for the 3rd letter?
Monica also isn't that common of a name. i would think Rachel and Joey are the two most common of the names, and even if you google those two, also Friends comes up immediately
it's very vowelly in the middle, alleyn
alleyn it's like happiness
At Scrooge's nephew's Christmas party, there was much ga6 as they played parlor games
Got it thanks - great clue
I still have 3 Gs left
me too Hokie
me too!
phantom: gradient
but that's three more Gs than i had before people started asking for ga6/30 clues :D
lol
yep, good thing I checked in
still 44 left. back to sewing. or maybe I should eat lunch
21 left for me!
14 here
keep plugging Hurshy!!! you're getting there!
by the way the answer about Friends was: Hoyt
27 and have listed, but still struggling
there are two he 6/27's that are eluding me
ooh then i need to seek them also
found one of them
me too!
switch the vowels for the other one
anagrams
if you have 1 nan, the other is almost like it
yep
oh - you got it
name that proper noun! Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise's daughter
suri
ding ding ding!!!
:)
I know it's not henley
yeah, cause it's suri, see how marksdolly said? :D
yeah, I'm back on the he6's
ohhh
I knew Suri but she already got the dings
lol
I'll share the dings with you Hokie :)]
he + consonant + Jackie O's husband
well that's new, thanks
got the anagram too
still need 5 H's!
i am down to just one H
anybody have more than 4 HE or more than 2 HU?
do you have according to Ho5?
oooh, well guessed, nan!
thanks
you have all the he's and hu's
yw
see the cute lil angel in my picture?
she's laying like that right now, on me :D
ding ding ding!! fireworks!!!!
congrats
ty
well done
the third row E on the left has en4/4 and what?
did you get the ey's?
or something that has a lot of rim? ed?
i have 4 ey, but they all come from upper E
and ed comes from center E, not left
*!*~*!* hagd everyone
EL6
take care nan! congrats!
oh that el was a toughie for me
well done, nan
I still need an E from the upper E if anyone wants to guess.
is it the ee4?
no
then it's one of the ey words
I have 3 ey4
thanks for the EL
there's also ey7
ok
eyedirt - might have if you face plant
yeah i tried a lot of combos before someone clued the actual one for me
I guess I might need the clue then
it's what you need to add to a sheet in order to turn it into a ghost costume
heh
thx
ok, now what is my missing Q?
I have 5, 7, 4
there are 2 sevens
ok
duh, the adj
anyone have no6?
I do not
what is the point value?
oooh i got it!
6/27
comes at the end of the Ns
27 and it is a varient
"don't be a no6", people might say
like, like a pest
what do you think my other missing n is?
I have 4 with the same 3rd letter
and one that is part of a latin phrase in trials
alright, I think I'll bundle up and walk Winston. 37 for later.
hi
what is a seven letter word you can get out of these letters
stodge
thanks
well, carolina, Elizabeth II is very qu7
what does qu7 mean?
a seven letter word that starts with qu
It means like her majesty.
oh I have queen already
queenly is a seven letter word
You need the adverb ending to make 7
UH HUH!
thanks
: )
I have one word left for q what can it be UGGGGG
qu 5, 7, 7, 4?
I dont know
what is some 4 letter words you can get out of these letters
Now that I know it is a qu4 the letter count is 9.
no i need 4 letter words that start with anything in the range of these letters
well there are 106 of them........
Yeah
I have 34
of them
do you know how to find the list?
no
how
do i
go down to 'friends of Babble' on the bottom. Click on Lickety's Babble Clues and this will give you a list from that point on you can look at the A to A x# of work list.
excuse me A to Z x# word list
Now did you find all of the qu"s because I thought you were looking for a qu4,9 which means 4 letters and 9 points.
no my laptop blocked it
??
I am on a school laptop so everything is pretty much block I had even a hard time finding this
When I first start a game I look at the 'Tile Stats' - see the T on the bottom row - you can find 19 words using that T as the first letter. This is a good way to start finding more 4 letter words. In todays grid there are also 5, 6 and 7 letter words.
hi all.help with tr7 please
I had Burmese food for the first time today and I liked it. It tastes like a cross between Chinese and Indian Food.
nm
4 letter words that stard with any of these letters
start*
have 46/106
42/106*
HI ALL
phantom: tiger
Hi all. I have 4 blank tiles. Darn.
Clues for the I word please.
Ty
Also the y words. Ty
worship
id4/5: something that is worshipped
I just looked back. Since when do we write words in the chat? Hmmm
Ty got the I wordswmbo
maybe newbies do by mistake?
i have 1 y word, y4/6
Ty. I just got a ye 4.
Raid
Ooops sorry
lol or oldies by mistake. We've all done it haha
That was fabulous timing. :D
middle e ?
eg4/7: said by an Englishman
ty!
Ty got that e word.
Need u words please.
I have the u4...not sure how to clue it. Rhymes with * and whey?
ur5/15 u + not common, change a vowel
Thanks.
5/12 not 5/15
Got that u word! Ty
Ty for ur 5. Got it
One last tile: the E first column third row. Any clues?
Oops never mind just found one of those e words. Ty.
I never seem to remember that ur 5. Ty for the clue
yw
rehi
back for last 21. may just have to list.
26 left for me
moo!
not sure how much more time I got :)
you mean to play this game, right?
none of us know how much more time we have
heh
25
deep
did not mean to make you speechless
yeah, wordless
180 here
17 here (with list)
been fixing the toilet. good times.
sounds like a crappy day
I'm the john of all trades around here
did it flush any words out?
so sorry ru isn't here to contribute
speaking of pun threads, anyone seen ruru lately?
or this one might just be too easy for him.
not I
but I get on late most days
(great minds...)
I don't think I've seen him in a few days
ok, I need a clue for no6. did not get hurshy's earlier
yeah, not sure
although that has 7
Took me forever too. Uses the double vowel. Means to pester or annoy.
A synonym is nu5, which isn't in the grid.
tx champ
yeah, that's what hurshy said, and someone said a variant sp.
YW
had to use thesaurus.com. have literally never seen that word or heard the nu used in that way.
Yep. Agree.
first pass. 77 to go.
22 left
that O is tough
can anybody clue the hu5? can't seem to monkey it
hu5 is a plural that has no singular
ty mool
oh, I thought the oh was okay :)
oh, the hu5 was what I was working on
got it, thx
thank you moolingwa - that's firewords
congrats
wtg dan
well done
there's a plural I missed.
and a past tense
omg, my last 4 was easy
60!
woot woot!
18
3. 2 6s and a 7
2x4, 5x5, 9x6 and 2x7
gonna have to look up the last 2 for educational purposes
50!
well that one was a phantom
taking a break. hagn!
17
1
LOL, luckily I found the last one without looking it up. it was something bea is familiar with.
16
14
clue please for ga6/30, first one ?
ends like the bugs katy*
wow. i thought i had tried that plural !
tyvm
no prob
Second ga6/30?
earlier clue by hurshy: At Scrooge's nephew's Christmas party, there was much ga6 as they played parlor games
Got it :-)
tylenol
ooh good one
6 words to go, h and d
16 to go here....
15
2 left, both he6's
fireworks! :D
Congrats!
ty! :D
14
13
12
11
10
9
go une go
Hee hee
7
Dr6/33?
Nm!!
6
5
55 here. I keep typing the same words in as if I haven't already, lol... the more I play this game, the more I ponder the English language and spelling... sheesh, no wonder it's the hardest to learn.
Ar6?
Think socks...
Tx!!
3
2
1
Fw!!!
Yay!!!!!
180
crap. one left. bleh.
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