Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, July 13, 2025

12:02 am

justafreep

Whoa. Big flip!

12:03 am

justafreep

wo7

12:04 am

rururocks

To7

12:04 am

justafreep

ab7

12:04 am

saanichcat

bo7

12:05 am

saanichcat

abort

12:05 am

saanichcat

aborted

12:05 am

justafreep

co7

12:05 am

saanichcat

whoops, sorry

12:05 am

rururocks

Lol

12:06 am

rururocks

BA7

12:06 am

justafreep

ba8

12:07 am

justafreep

ra8

12:07 am

justafreep

sa8

12:12 am

justafreep

bo7 x 2

12:12 am

justafreep

to7

12:14 am

momof5

Si7&8

12:15 am

momof5

Re7

12:15 am

justafreep

ba7 x 2

12:16 am

dizgrannie

dh 6/7

12:16 am

momof5

bi7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, dizgrannie. I don't know whether it's a good sign or a bad sign that I immediately knew what the dh words were....

12:20 am

justafreep

bi7 x 2

12:25 am

rururocks

Ro10

12:25 am

Rainiqui

ro 10

12:25 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:26 am

justafreep

ro8

12:29 am

justafreep

ho8 that I cannot imagine ever coming up.

12:30 am

cybernan

hi everyone - liking these large grids less and less

12:32 am

justafreep

they are harder to finish but easier to find a lotta good words, seems to me

12:37 am

dizgrannie

finally NBT/NBS

12:37 am

cybernan

not seeing the 10's and about to crash

12:40 am

dizgrannie

Nan, ro 6 with loch monster on the end

12:43 am

cybernan

guess I don't have the correct ro6

12:45 am

momof5

It’s a past participle word

12:48 am

cybernan

found it - ty - 3fer

12:50 am

jeanne314

en8

12:51 am

jeanne314

I should say en6/8

12:51 am

sprite

morning babblers

12:56 am

cybernan

finally got half way through - keep falling asleep. Good night everyone

12:59 am

dizgrannie

woohoo Ws whpped

2:12 am

grannyrose

and done. lovely grid but there are some i question. cooee and g'day from me. * hugs * sprite

2:16 am

sprite

hi sweetie *hugs*

2:24 am

grannyrose

ordering meals for when our guests arrive tomorrow. plus enough for after they have gone home for us.

2:24 am

sprite

good job honey

2:25 am

grannyrose

surprise, surprise. i am so lacking in motivation. their room is nearly ready, but their bathroom is shambolic. * sigh *

2:25 am

sprite

*hugs*

2:27 am

grannyrose

how are you coping sweetie? is the Rob any better. i saw your messages, thought i would an6 when we came home from church. yeah, right! fell asleep in my chair AGAIN! lol. before lunch.

2:28 am

sprite

not good. They bandaged one leg too tight. Undid and redid it yesterday with time in between but tonight it was horrible again. Another night with almost no sleep. Just undid the bandanges again. We think the elastic stocking is too tight, a size too small.

2:30 am

sprite

fireflies. Good grid. Has teeth.

2:30 am

grannyrose

the stocking will be the size they want Rob to be. Is he wearing the stockings AND the bandages?

2:30 am

sprite

it is in layers. COtton wool, stocking, padded bandage, elastic bandage, another stocking

2:31 am

grannyrose

omg. poor man !

2:32 am

sprite

I have ordered the things to lift the foot of our bed though. Should arrive this week.

2:34 am

sprite

yes it is pretty nasty, all in all. I hate it that they did this right now. On Tuesday he has the appointment for the custom pressure stockings. If he cannot manage the bandaging on that leg, the measures will be off. I wish something would go right. Am so so tired. Am simply crying from tiredness. And now I have to go get some groceries. I so so do not wanna.

2:34 am

grannyrose

when he is sitting with his kegs elevated, is he moving his feet while in that position? drawing circles with his toes, flexing feet up and down, tightening his calf muscles and relaxing them, repeating at least 10-20 times, then rest 10 minutes, then go through the process again.

2:35 am

sprite

yes he does all that, all the time. He is doing so good.

2:35 am

grannyrose

awww my darling girl. is there anyway you can phone, order, and have them deliver?

2:36 am

sprite

groceries will be delivered on tuesday, monday was full. Yesterday we ordered dinner. Tim is coming this afternoon, am gonna ask him to walk Terra

2:36 am

sprite

Nero. Nero. Jeezzz

2:37 am

grannyrose

good for Tim. could Tim do the shopping for you? or will it be too late for the shop?

2:37 am

sprite

ah well, once I can sleep at night again, I will be able to manage better. Things could be worse.

2:38 am

grannyrose

sleep is good.

2:38 am

sprite

yeah too late for the shop, and I want to spend some time with him as well. I am gonna go now. You know how they always say, think before you act? My mantra nowadays is Don't think, just act. Don't think, just act.

2:39 am

sprite

*hugs* and lotsalove :D Am off to the darn store. Will keep in touch.

2:39 am

grannyrose

* hugs * my darling. always in my thoughts and prayers.

3:08 am

Deeha

its 2025 for goodness sake it wont allow wetroom!!

5:27 am

MollyL

Are you aware that the Enable word list has not been updated in 25 years?

5:30 am

MollyL

Also, wet room is two words not one

6:39 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with left corner O please

6:47 am

phaeton

oo4

6:47 am

phaeton

or5/12 beginning of a lot of medical practices

6:51 am

periwinkle

ty phae

6:54 am

phaeton

yw

7:01 am

jeepers

What is a Wetroom?

A wetroom is a totally waterproofed or tanked bathroom with a shower area at the same level as the rest of the floor. The water drains away through a flush drain within the shower area. As the walls and floor are sealed by a waterproof membrane, there is no risk of runaway water causing damage.

7:02 am

jeepers

copy/pasted from a website - fyi

7:07 am

Deeha

I kn ow. I have a wetroom!!!!

7:10 am

jeepers

;)

7:10 am

Sugrraleona

need hellp with the an6?

7:12 am

phaeton

I don't know the an6 to that

7:27 am

jeepers

hint: I know the question

7:27 am

jeepers

oh sorry phae didn't see your clue, nice one

7:29 am

phaeton

np

7:29 am

phaeton

ty

7:29 am

Sugrraleona

im7?

7:29 am

phaeton

sa8?

7:30 am

Sugrraleona

didnt start s's yet but will look

7:34 am

MollyL

Sounds like a witches nose blemish on the beach

7:37 am

phaeton

ty

7:39 am

Sugrraleona

Phae - sa8 is most of what a beach is made of

7:40 am

phaeton

ty

7:46 am

Sugrraleona

phae - I see another 8 on the list for the sa - looking

7:47 am

phaeton

ty...didn't see the second one

8:13 am

MollyL

I figured she had the superlative. It is the easier of the 2

8:14 am

phaeton

probably do...just haven't looked

8:19 am

MollyL

There are only two sa8

8:20 am

phaeton

got them...ty

8:26 am

MollyL

oc6 is one I never see and it is in grids a lot. Obviously I can't commit a word that weird to memory.

8:26 am

hokie carla

did not get that. I'm still trying to find the first O.

8:28 am

penquis

do you want the stats?

8:28 am

hokie carla

yes, please. PEN!

8:28 am

penquis

carla!....it's or 5/12....

8:29 am

hokie carla

I'm sure I'll get it eventually with that, thanks. can anyone spare a clue for the oc6?

8:30 am

penquis

oc + most of the french 3.....

8:30 am

hokie carla

duh, thanks

8:30 am

hokie carla

for the or5. that's one that I can never ever see. I think I think of it as a prefix.

8:30 am

penquis

or....oc + Deanna **** from Star Trek....

8:30 am

hokie carla

and thanks, got the oc6

8:31 am

penquis

the or 5 is one we have fairly often...i think of it as a prefix....

8:31 am

hokie carla

sadly I knew french number before star trek

8:31 am

hokie carla

I think 1-3 in french is about all the french I know

8:32 am

hokie carla

now just need some a's and e's on the bottom row for HOET

8:33 am

hokie carla

found 2 a's. thought those were phantom

8:34 am

penquis

i don't have the corner E...

8:35 am

penquis

oh duh...got the corner E...

8:35 am

hokie carla

a little pl we have often

8:39 am

phaeton

ar7?

8:39 am

penquis

will look...

8:39 am

MollyL

I know a lot more about French than I do about Star Trek

8:40 am

phaeton

found it

8:40 am

phaeton

FW

8:40 am

penquis

congrats...

8:41 am

saanichcat

congrats!

8:45 am

phaeton

ty...hagd ev1

9:07 am

hurshy

morning! another nice weekend grid!

9:07 am

penquis

hi hursh...

9:09 am

hokie carla

or not nice

9:09 am

hokie carla

still trying to get at least 2 more e's in 4th col

9:10 am

penquis

en 6/8 combo...

9:11 am

penquis

and a 6/7 combo...

9:11 am

hokie carla

will prob need more help than that since I have looked at en- for like 30 min

9:11 am

hokie carla

are these regular words?

9:11 am

ChampFit

Yes.

9:11 am

penquis

yes, but not ones we use...

9:11 am

penquis

at least the en 6/8 is not one i have seen used...

9:12 am

ChampFit

It took me forever to see the en

9:12 am

penquis

same here...

9:13 am

hurshy

phantom: reboot

9:13 am

hokie carla

finally got them, thanks. HOET!

9:13 am

ChampFit

wooHOO!

9:13 am

hokie carla

usually see en8, but not the 6 form. but I think I have. wondering if pen has a different set.

9:14 am

ChampFit

There's an en 6/7/7 set after the en6/8

9:15 am

penquis

just peeked....there are two en 6/8 combos...

9:15 am

hokie carla

aha, that makes more sense because the set I found is regular

9:15 am

ChampFit

I still need 3 Es so...

9:16 am

hokie carla

I need 5, so will be that other 6/8 and the 6/7/7

9:17 am

penquis

ah...found your pair....

9:18 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! ridiculous cinnamon candy

9:18 am

penquis

no idea...

9:18 am

hokie carla

redhots

9:18 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

9:18 am

ChampFit

tried it!

9:19 am

ChampFit

I was annoyed enable didn't take it.

9:19 am

hurshy

lol

9:21 am

hokie carla

name that vacuum cleaner

9:22 am

hurshy

roomba

9:22 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding

9:26 am

ChampFit

tried that too!

9:26 am

hokie carla

finally made it to 100 left

9:28 am

ChampFit

huge grid

9:29 am

penquis

down to 80 here...slow going...

9:34 am

hokie carla

anyone know what i I'm missing on the left?

9:34 am

hurshy

probably same as me

9:35 am

penquis

i am missing three i's on the left...

9:36 am

hokie carla

do you want a set stat?

9:36 am

penquis

sure...

9:36 am

MollyL

Probably all im words

9:36 am

hokie carla

im5/6

9:36 am

penquis

ty...

9:36 am

hokie carla

ok, so molly knows what I need. IM something apparently.

9:43 am

MollyL

im7

9:44 am

MollyL

Goes with a word that means shady place

9:44 am

hurshy

ah, thanks

9:46 am

MollyL

One of those words that make me sure all the Enable Word List creators live on Nerd Island

9:47 am

hurshy

hmm, i never imagined that anyone thought real hard about making the enable dictionary, just figured they used a computer to put it together

9:50 am

hurshy

now i'm curious what actually happened

9:56 am

ChampFit

Off to church. 67 left for later. Good luck everyone!

9:56 am

MollyL

From Google...Enable is the work of Alan Beale and M. Cooper

9:57 am

hokie carla

it's been a while since I read about it but I think they took a bunch of the dictionaries and combined them and there was an actual committee of word nerds

9:57 am

penquis

i tried googling it and didn't find anything about it...

9:58 am

penquis

oh...found something...

9:58 am

MollyL

Bet those guys wear plaid shorts and black socks with sandals

9:59 am

MollyL

Longest word in Enable...ethylenediaminetetraacetates

9:59 am

penquis

ENABLE dictionary is Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon (ENABLE) dictionary. This dictionary is used by Words With Friends and other electronic word games. ENABLE is quite similar to TWL.

9:59 am

penquis

wow....that is some word....

10:00 am

penquis

WWF accepts words for which they have no definition....irritating...

10:01 am

MollyL

"Much of the work embodied in ENABLE involves resolution of ambiguity, particularly of nouns that admit no sensible plural, grammatical inflections, or lexicographical contradictions, such as definitions that appear in Merriam-Webster that use words that are themselves absent from the dictionary."

10:01 am

penquis

whatever that means... ;oP

10:02 am

MollyL

The Enable nerds would know

10:02 am

hurshy

i have found four dh words, are there any dw words?

10:02 am

hurshy

no, there are not, for i have now found SIX dh and finished the D

10:02 am

hurshy

sorry to pull a peri

10:03 am

hokie carla

but none of that is what they did

10:03 am

MollyL

None of what is what they did

10:04 am

hokie carla

none of the work embodied in that quote

10:04 am

hokie carla

there are all kinds of problems

10:04 am

penquis

found a cheat site....put in the letters you know and they will list all words using those letters in enable...

10:04 am

hurshy

so you're saying you think they did a poor job of it

10:04 am

penquis

kind of defeats the purpose of playing....

10:04 am

hokie carla

yes, I am

10:05 am

hokie carla

no uniformity with certain rules

10:05 am

MollyL

There are a lot of cheat sites for this game

10:05 am

penquis

but this one is based on the enable dictionary...

10:05 am

MollyL

If you ever wonder why some people finish so fast.

10:06 am

rururocks

i do it the old fashioned way

10:06 am

MollyL

Any cheat site has to list the Enable word list as what the word list is drawn from to be accurate

10:06 am

hurshy

i doubt the fast finishers are doing that. like pen said, it would defeat the purpose of playing

10:08 am

hokie carla

yeah, but some people have different purposes

10:08 am

rururocks

that sounds sinister

10:08 am

hokie carla

like expert would defeat the purpose of playing for me but a lot of finishers used it

10:09 am

hurshy

sure but like, dart is one of the super fast people right?

10:09 am

hokie carla

IDK

10:10 am

MollyL

Also, not if your purpose is to be the first to finish or the first to find the long words

10:10 am

penquis

to me using the list is pretty much the same as asking for stats or clues....whatever floats your boat.... ;o)

10:10 am

hurshy

if one did that by "cheating", one could feel smug or something perhaps, but like anything, that would feel less satisfying over time, you wouldn't keep it up for years

10:11 am

rururocks

remember that guy chuggaboom? he finished in mere minutes

10:11 am

MollyL

And it is all help so if you use the list or get clues you can't claim to have "finished with no help"

10:11 am

rururocks

babble was too easy for him

10:11 am

MollyL

There are those rare genius types

10:11 am

hokie carla

just like you said spelling bee was too easy for you :P

10:11 am

MollyL

Hahahahahaha!

10:11 am

rururocks

the spelling bee is super easy

10:12 am

rururocks

I did it with Origami and Saanich and we got all the words every time

10:12 am

penquis

did you do the NYT

10:12 am

hokie carla

well, I still need 12 D's but haven't found any of the 6 dh and no ideas on the other 6.

10:12 am

penquis

or did you do the freebee bee....

10:13 am

rururocks

ori and I did the NYT bee and I got her to genius every day

10:13 am

MollyL

Too many e's in freebee bee

10:13 am

hurshy

hokie the shortest dh is dh5/14, which we have sometimes. everything else is alt sp and plurals based on that

10:13 am

penquis

ah...but you did not make it to Queen Bee?....

10:14 am

MollyL

He takes her to new levels. Ooh-la-la

10:14 am

hokie carla

thanks, got 5 of them.

10:14 am

penquis

if you get to Queen Bee, you have found all the words...

10:14 am

rururocks

oh yeah.. get queen bee all the time

10:14 am

hokie carla

wait, I meant 4, but now I have 6

10:14 am

hurshy

3 do, 5 di

10:15 am

penquis

right...

10:15 am

hokie carla

lol

10:15 am

hokie carla

he is very smug about it too

10:15 am

rururocks

it sometimes takes a while though

10:15 am

rururocks

(smug)

10:16 am

penquis

yes...story changed from Genius to Queen Bee... ;oP

10:16 am

rururocks

ori only wanted genius

10:16 am

penquis

well i am tired of this grid....saving 57 for later....bye all....

10:16 am

rururocks

freebee doesn't exist anymore

10:17 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! queen amidala's planet

10:17 am

penquis

go to spellbee.org if you want the freebee...

10:18 am

rururocks

babble is good enough for me

10:19 am

rururocks

I'm not retired like all of you folks

10:19 am

hokie carla

naboo

10:19 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:19 am

hokie carla

also jar jar binks

10:20 am

hokie carla

I couldn't rem. off the top of my head so had to ask my son who's here

10:30 am

hurshy

ok i found two en6 and 8 sets thanks to the convo when i came in

10:30 am

MollyL

I hear you Ru. Working 8-10 hours a day gets in the way of playing multiple word games and watching all the "Star" movies (Trek, Wars, etc)

10:30 am

hokie carla

how do I still have 20 Bs left

10:31 am

hurshy

i have 8 Bs left but it was quite a challenge to get that far

10:35 am

hokie carla

now have 10 left

10:36 am

hurshy

bbl

10:36 am

hokie carla

adios

10:52 am

NANCY

need a clue for the ar 7/8 please

11:07 am

mkg

Dont have it nancy. Sorry

11:13 am

BzznBea

Its a tough one to clue. It is the name for the spider family.

11:15 am

NANCY

thank you bea. got them both

11:16 am

BzznBea

yw

11:17 am

hokie carla

are you watching the tennis, bea?

11:17 am

BzznBea

of course

11:17 am

hokie carla

much more exciting than yesterday

11:18 am

BzznBea

indeed

11:19 am

hokie carla

I think alcaraz should keep drop shotting him

11:27 am

mkg

is the ten two words? help welcome

11:27 am

mkg

nm found it.

11:28 am

mkg

all help for top corner o word welcome. ty.

11:28 am

mkg

left side top corner. sorry. didnt realize both top corners are o's. have other one.

11:29 am

BzznBea

bone doctor

11:31 am

mkg

got it. ty. i tried that in other grids and it didnt take. glad it does now. ty.

11:37 am

MollyL

It has always taken in these grids.

11:41 am

hurshy

urf, i'm back

11:41 am

Gillie

I guess ar7 is more specifically the family of orb spiders - I was looking for "Arachnid", which is an order

11:42 am

hurshy

oh, must look for that

11:42 am

Gillie

or class, rather

11:43 am

hurshy

ty gillie

11:44 am

BzznBea

I try not to get too specific when I'm clueing scientific words.

11:46 am

Gillie

yeah - it's just that arachnid is the word that immediately came to my mind

11:46 am

hokie carla

I ended up googling spider and then still had to get the ending to work. also was trying to get arach anything out of my mind.

11:49 am

hurshy

gosh, i only have one ST word

11:50 am

hurshy

it'd be weird if there's only one

11:50 am

ursh

there is only one st word :)

11:51 am

hurshy

weird

11:51 am

hurshy

thanks

11:53 am

hurshy

i just had two ideas for the 10 but they were both wrong, rats

11:53 am

welki

hi, everyone

11:54 am

hokie carla

wow, both sets ended in great points

11:54 am

hurshy

hi welki

11:54 am

hokie carla

welki!

11:56 am

hurshy

ok, what does the 10 start with?

11:56 am

rururocks

ro

11:56 am

BzznBea

ro

11:57 am

rururocks

liking these big grids bea?

11:57 am

hurshy

interesting

11:57 am

BzznBea

double suffix

11:57 am

hurshy

got it!

11:58 am

BzznBea

Yes, ru. Since I'm watching tennis they are great. Next week, probably not so much.

12:01 pm

hurshy

hokie, i got another B word

12:01 pm

Gillie

Six dh words, and I think they're all variations of the same word (or plural)

12:06 pm

BzznBea

My granddaughter has qualified to participate in the USATF teen national track and field championships in Savannah.

12:06 pm

hurshy

congrats to her, bea!

12:06 pm

BzznBea

She does high jump and long jump.

12:07 pm

hurshy

when are the championships held?

12:08 pm

BzznBea

July 25 and 26.

12:08 pm

hurshy

oh dear, i hope it won't be too hot

12:08 pm

BzznBea

It will. And the humidity will be high.

12:09 pm

hurshy

i feel like athletics are going to have to start taking timing and location of events more into account

12:11 pm

hurshy

at any rate, wish her luck from babbleland :D

12:13 pm

BzznBea

Thanks, hurshy.

12:49 pm

hurshy

haha what a funny wa8

12:51 pm

MollyL

And it is a monkey, for all of you people who believe in imaginary monkeys that find words for you

12:53 pm

BzznBea

Thanks, hurshy and Molly.

12:57 pm

hurshy

those are probably the very kind that help us, yes

12:57 pm

hurshy

maybe i'll have to start being more specific when i thank them

12:58 pm

BzznBea

Surprised that enable accepts the bi7s.

2:11 pm

periwinkle

hello. help with ro8 or ho8 please

2:18 pm

hokie carla

rehi. ro8 is a superlative.

2:19 pm

hokie carla

and so is the ho8. didn't have, thx.

2:28 pm

periwinkle

got the ho8 ty

2:29 pm

periwinkle

I have ro10 but not the ro8

2:29 pm

BzznBea

not related

2:29 pm

hokie carla

I don't have ro10

2:29 pm

periwinkle

uses the loch---- ending

2:29 pm

BzznBea

ro10 has two suffixes

2:32 pm

periwinkle

got the ro8 ty

2:35 pm

hokie carla

well, I saw you said that earlier and assumed the correct ending one, but don't see another suffix

2:35 pm

BzznBea

pt

2:35 pm

hokie carla

also just realized I have the bottom R gray but was trying to build from there

2:37 pm

hokie carla

finally looked at my list at which ro6 I have and found it, thanks

2:37 pm

BzznBea

It does help if you start with the corect letter.

2:41 pm

hokie carla

usually does

2:45 pm

hurshy

don't you just hate it when you finish a crossword puzzle but you still don't understand why an answer is an answer

2:46 pm

hokie carla

yes

2:58 pm

cybernan

hello eveyone - giving this beast another go

2:58 pm

BzznBea

I hate it when O find a recipe I like and can't find it again.

2:58 pm

hokie carla

yes

3:03 pm

cybernan

still have 3 blanks - all in the first column

3:06 pm

hurshy

have you seen your or5pedist lately?

3:06 pm

cybernan

got them - one was a prefix, not a word

3:14 pm

cybernan

have 4 dh's that are similar, but not seeing the other 2

3:15 pm

cybernan

nm - found

3:50 pm

BzznBea

I can't believe how many 8's I have left.

4:15 pm

hokie carla

I am at 6-6-20-14-5. and this is why I hate this grid.

4:17 pm

BzznBea

9-10-10-3

4:18 pm

BzznBea

9-10-10-3-3

4:19 pm

BzznBea

Do you have the se playground equipement?

6:15 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea

6:16 pm

periwinkle

I need help with 2nd en8 please

6:16 pm

penquis

the baby is en****** in his mother....

6:17 pm

penquis

it's a dumb word to me....

6:17 pm

periwinkle

ty dumb word indeed

6:17 pm

periwinkle

and a new one for me

6:18 pm

penquis

me, too...

6:26 pm

periwinkle

help with ar8 please

6:26 pm

periwinkle

I will not finish this one but would like to get to 100 left

6:27 pm

penquis

i am at 51...

6:27 pm

periwinkle

126 left here

6:27 pm

Dorens

44 here

6:28 pm

Dorens

abed

6:28 pm

penquis

go, Dorens!

6:28 pm

Dorens

sorry

6:30 pm

penquis

no problem....

7:11 pm

penquis

well, thanks to Lickety, I am done....a slog at the end...

7:13 pm

penquis

goodnight all...

7:34 pm

Sugrraleona

96 left - I quit

7:53 pm

BzznBea

Have we ever had swami? Yes, that is a free clue. WTH?

8:03 pm

cybernan

ar 7-8 please?

8:11 pm

cybernan

I went to the iist and have added 8 new words - not one of which I have ever seen before - most nonsensical. I think this grid is just a waste of time. Bye

8:31 pm

BzznBea

Second day of grinding it out.

8:31 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

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