Sunday, August 23, 2026
Answers for puzzle #1. Every word below follows the spine: the first letter starts the word, the last letter ends it, and any letters in between appear in that order somewhere inside.
Take HD. A word like haberdashery looks close but doesn't count — it starts with H but ends with Y, not D. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with H and ends with D.
hacked, had, hailed, haired, hallowed, hammered, hand, handcuffed, handed, handheld, handicapped, handled, handstand, hanged, happened, harassed, hard, hardened, hardwired, harmed, harnessed, hassled, hastened, hatched, hated, hatred, hauled, haunted, hayseed, hayward … and 487 more
All words that fit HDScoring on this level: HAD = 5 points, HANDICAPPED = 13 points.
starts with F and ends with G, with S in between, in that order.
fantasizing, fascinating, fasting, feasting, festering, finishing, fishing, flashing, flossing, focusing, focussing, foisting, forsaking, freshening, frosting, frustrating, fundraising, fussing, falsifying, familiarising, famishing, fantasising, fantasticating, fantasying, faradising, farseeing, fashing, fashioning, fastening, feasing … and 68 more
All words that fit FSGScoring on this level: FASTING = 11 points, FANTASTICATING = 18 points.
starts with C and ends with S, with S then S in between, in that order.
carelessness, cassettes, chassis, classes, classics, classless, classmates, classrooms, closeness, clumsiness, commissioners, compressions, concessions, concussions, confessions, consciousness, consensus, consists, croissants, crosses, crosshairs, crossroads, caddishness, caddishnesses, caestuses, cageynesses, caginesses, caissons, calculatednesses, callousness … and 560 more
All words that fit CSSSScoring on this level: CHASSIS = 13 points, CALCULATEDNESSES = 22 points.
starts with S and ends with G, with U then I then N in between, in that order.
saluting, scheduling, scouting, scrounging, scrubbing, scurrying, securing, seducing, sequencing, shouting, shrugging, shuffling, shushing, shutting, slaughtering, slugging, slumming, slurping, smuggling, snuggling, sounding, speculating, spouting, sprouting, squaring, squashing, squatting, squawking, squeaking, squeezing … and 366 more
All words that fit SUINGScoring on this level: SALUTING = 16 points, SLAUGHTERING = 20 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start26
- Moving Up59
- Good98
- Solid163
- Nice247
- Great338
- Genius455
- Perfect650
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
starts with S and ends with S.
sabers, sacks, sacrifices, sadness, safeguards, safes, sailboats, sailors, sails, saints, sakes, salads, salaries, sales, salinas, saltines, salutations, samples, sanctimonious, sandals, sanders, sands, sandwiches, sans, santos, sapiens, sapphires, saps, sarcoidosis, sarcophagus, sardines, satellites, satisfies, saucers, sausages, savages, saves, savings, saws, sayings, says, scabs, scales, scallions, scallops, scams, scanners, scans, scares, scars, scarves, scenarios, scenes, scents, schedules, schematics, schemes, schnapps, scholarships, schools, sciences, scientists, scissors, scoliosis, scones, scoops, scopes, scores, scorpions, scotches, scots, scoundrels, scouts, scrapes, scrapings, scraps, scratches, screams, screens, screws, screwups, scripts, scriptures, scrolls, scrubs, scruples, sculptures, scumbags, seals, seamless, seams, seamstress, searches, sears, seas, seashells, seasons, seats, seconds, secretaries, secrets, sections, sectors, securities, sedatives, seduces, seeds, seekers, seeks, seems, sees, segments, seizes, seizures, selections, selfies, selfishness, selfless, selflessness, sells, selves, semantics, seminars, senators, sends, seniors, senseless, senses, sensibilities, sensors, sensuous, sentences, sentiments, sentinels, separates, sequences, sequins, series, serious, seriousness, sermons, servants, servers, serves, services, servings, sessions, sesterces, setbacks, sets, settings, settlements, settles, sevens, seventies, sewers, sexes, sexless, shackles, shades, shadows, shakers, shakes, shallows, shambles, shameless, shanks, shapes, shards, shares, sharks, sharpens, sharpshooters, shaves, sheds, sheets, shells, shelters, shelves, shenanigans, shepherds, shes, shields, shifts, shillings, shines, shingles, shins, shipments, ships, shirtless, shirts, shits, shivers, shocks, shoelaces, shoes, shooters, shootings, shoots, shoplifters, shops, shores, shortcomings, shortness, shorts, shotguns, shots, shoulders, shouts, shovels, shoves, showers, shows, shreds, shrinks, shrouds, shrubs, shrugs, shucks, shuts, shutters, shuttles, shyness, siblings, sickens, sickness, sickos, sideburns, sidekicks, sidelines, sides, sidewalks, sideways, sighs, sightings, sightless, sights, signals, signatures … and 6944 more
All words that fit SSstarts with F and ends with T.
facet, fact, faggot, faint, faintest, fairest, fallout, fart, fascist, fast, fastest, fat, fattest, faucet, fault, feast, feat, feet, felt, feminist, ferment, ferret, fervent, fiercest, fight, figment, filet, finalist, finest, fingerprint, firefight, firelight, first, fishnet, fist, fistfight, fit, fittest, flashlight, flat, flaunt, fleet, flight, flint, flirt, float, florist, fluorescent, foggiest, fondest, font, foot, foremost, foresight, forest, forethought, forfeit, forget, forgot, forklift, format, fort, forthright, fortnight, fought, fragment, frat, fraught, freight, frequent, freshest, fret, friendliest, fright, front, frost, fruit, fulfillment, fullest, fundamentalist, funniest, furthest, fabricant, fabulist, factualist, faddiest, faddist, fagot, faineant, fainest, falconet, falsest, faltboat, famishment, fanciest, fanjet, fanlight, fantasist, fantast, fanwort, farthermost, farthest, fatalist, fattiest, faultiest, fauvist, fawniest, fearfullest, featest, featheriest, featherlight, featherweight, featliest, feculent, federalist, feeblest, feedlot, feetfirst, feint, feist, feistiest, fellest, felwort, feoffment, ferniest, ferrimagnet, ferromagnet, ferryboat, fet, fetishist, fetologist, feudalist, feudist, feuilletonist, feverwort, fewest, feyest, fiat, fibroblast, ficklest, fictionist, fideist, fidget, fieldstript, fieriest, figurant, figwort, filament, filbert, filemot, fillet, filmiest, filmset, filthiest, finfoot, fingerpost, finickiest, finnickiest, finniest, fireboat, firebrat, firelit, firepot, firmament, firmest, fishbolt, fishiest, fitchet, fitment, fixit, fixt, fizziest, flabbergast, flabbiest, flagellant, flageolet, flaggiest, flagrant, flakiest, flamboyant, flameout, flamiest, flappiest, flashiest, flasket, flatboat, flatfeet, flatfoot, flatlet, flattest, flatulent, flauntiest, flautist, flavorist, flawiest, flaxiest, fleapit, fleawort, fledgiest, fleeciest, fleetest, fleshiest, fleshliest, fleshment, fleshpot, flibbertigibbet, fliest, flightiest, flimsiest, flintiest, flippant, flippest, flirtiest, flit, floatiest, flocculant, flocculent, flockiest, floodlight, floodlit, floppiest, florescent, floret, floriculturist, floruit, flossiest, flounciest, flout, flowchart, floweret, floweriest, flowerpot, fluctuant, fluent, fluffiest, flugelhornist, fluidextract, flukiest, fluoroscopist, flushest … and 121 more
All words that fit FTstarts with D and ends with S, with R in between, in that order.
dancers, dangerous, dangers, dares, darkness, darks, darlings, darts, daughters, dealers, dears, debris, decompress, decorations, decorators, degrees, deliberations, delirious, deliveries, delivers, demerits, democrats, demographics, demonstrates, demonstrations, demonstrators, denominators, dentures, departments, depress, depressors, derives, derris, describes, deserts, deserves, designers, desires, desserts, destroyers, destroys, destructs, detectors, determines, detonators, detours, devours, dewars, diapers, diaphragms, diaries, diatribes, dictators, dictatorships, differences, differs, diggers, dignitaries, digress, diners, dinners, dinosaurs, directions, directors, disagreements, disagrees, disappearances, disappears, disapproves, disasters, disastrous, discourteous, discoveries, discovers, discrepancies, disorders, dispensers, disruptions, disrupts, distortions, distractions, distress, distributors, districts, disturbances, diuretics, divers, diversions, divorces, doctors, documentaries, dodgers, dollars, donors, doorknobs, doors, dorms, downstairs, drafts, dragons, dragoons, drags, dramas, drapes, drawers, drawings, draws, dreamers, dreamless, dreams, dregs, dress, dresses, dressings, dribbles, dries, drinkers, drinks, drips, drivers, drives, driveways, drones, drools, droppings, drops, droves, drugs, drums, drumsticks, drunks, druthers, dryers, duress, dwarfs, dwarves, dwellers, dabbers, dabblers, dabsters, dackers, daggers, daguerreotypes, daguerreotypies, daguerreotypists, daikers, daiquiris, dairies, dairyings, dairymaids, dakerhens, dalliers, damagers, damars, dameworts, dammars, dammers, damners, dampeners, dampers, danders, dandlers, dandriffs, dandruffs, daneworts, dangerousness, dangerousnesses, danglers, danseurs, dapperness, dappernesses, darbies, darbs, daredevilries, daredevils, daredeviltries, darers, darics, daringness, daringnesses, darings, darioles, darkeners, darkens, darkeys, darkies, darkles, darknesses, darkrooms, darlingness, darlingnesses, darndests, darnels, darners, darnings, darns, darshans, dartboards, darters, dartles, dashboards, dashers, dastardliness, dastardlinesses, dastards, dasyures, dataries, daters, daturas, dauberies, daubers, daubries, daughterless, daunders, daunorubicins, daunters, davenports, dawdlers, daybreaks, daydreamers, daydreams, dayflowers, daymares, dayrooms, daystars, dayworks, dazzlers, deaconries, deactivators, deadeners, deadpanners, deaerates, deaerations, deaerators, deairs, dealerships, deaneries, dearies, dearness, dearnesses … and 1558 more
All words that fit DRSstarts with P and ends with R, with U in between, in that order.
paramour, parlour, particular, peculiar, plumber, plunder, popular, pounder, pour, producer, prosecutor, prouder, publisher, pucker, puller, puppeteer, purer, purr, pusher, pushover, putter, pabular, painfuller, pandour, papular, pasqueflower, pasteurizer, pasticheur, pasturer, paunchier, pauper, pauser, paviour, peacefuller, peculator, peduncular, pelycosaur, pendular, peninsular, perambulator, perfumer, perjurer, perpendicular, perpetuator, persecutor, persuader, peruser, photomultiplier, photonuclear, piacular, pilular, pinnular, pitifuller, plaguer, planular, plesiosaur, plougher, plucker, pluckier, plugger, plumier, plummier, plumper, plumular, plunderer, plunger, plunker, plusher, plushier, polluter, polymorphonuclear, polynuclear, pompadour, popularizer, poseur, postulator, posturer, pothunter, pouchier, poulter, poulterer, pouncer, pourer, pourparler, pouter, poutier, precomputer, precursor, prejudger, preluder, prenumber, preslaughter, pressurizer, presumer, proconsular, procurator, procurer, profounder, prolocutor, promulgator, pronouncer, pronuclear, propounder, prosateur, prostitutor, provascular, provocateur, pruner, pterosaur, puckerer, puckerier, puddler, puddlier, pudgier, puffer, puffier, puggier, puler, pullover, pulmotor, pulper, pulpier, pulsar, pulsator, pulser, pulverizer, pulvinar, pumicer, pumper, puncher, punchier, punctuator, punier, punisher, punker, punkier, punner, punnier, punster, punter, pupilar, pur, purchaser, purger, purificator, purifier, purloiner, purpler, purser, pursier, pursuer, purveyor, pushchair, pushier, pussier, pussyfooter, pustular, putterer, puttier, puzzler
All words that fit PURstarts with K and ends with S, with K in between, in that order.
khakis, kickbacks, kicks, knickers, knickknacks, knockers, knocks, knuckles, kooks, kabakas, kabikis, kabukis, kaffeeklatsches, kaiaks, kakapos, kakas, kakemonos, kakiemons, kakis, kallikreins, kalpaks, kamikazes, kamiks, kapoks, karakuls, karaokes, karyokineses, karyokinesis, katakanas, kavakavas, kayakers, kayakings, kayaks, kazatskies, kebbocks, kebbucks, keckles, kecks, keeks, keepsakes, kerplunks, keystrokes, khirkahs, kibbutzniks, kickballs, kickboards, kickboxers, kickboxings, kickers, kickoffs, kickshaws, kickstands, kickups, kidskins, kikes, kilderkins, killicks, killocks, kinfolks, kingmakers, kinkajous, kinkiness, kinkinesses, kinks, kinnikinnicks, kiosks, kipskins, kirks, kishkas, kishkes, kittiwakes, knackeries, knackers, knacks, knackwursts, knapsacks, kneesocks, knickerbockers, knobkerries, knockabouts, knockdowns, knockoffs, knockouts, knockwursts, knuckleballers, knuckleballs, knucklebones, knuckleheads, knucklers, kokanees, kolinskies, kolkhos, kolkhoses, kolkhozes, kolkhozniks, kolkozes, komatiks, konks, kookaburras, kookiness, kookinesses, kopecks, kopeks, krakens, kukris, kulaks, kwashiorkors, kyacks, kyaks, kylikes
All words that fit KKSstarts with W and ends with D, with T then E in between, in that order.
waited, waitressed, wanted, warranted, wasted, watched, waterbed, watered, weathered, weighted, whittled, withered, withheld, witnessed, wretched, wadsetted, wafted, wainscoted, wainscotted, waistcoated, waisted, waltzed, wantoned, warmhearted, warstled, warted, wasteland, watchdogged, waterbird, waterflood, waterflooded, waterlogged, watermarked, waterproofed, watershed, waterweed, wattlebird, wattled, wauchted, waughted, weakhearted, weatherboard, weatherboarded, weatherized, weatherproofed, weeted, welted, weltered, westered, westernised, westernized, wetted, whetted, whipstitched, whishted, whisted, whistled, whitebeard, whited, whitehead, whitened, whitewashed, whitewood, whitherward, wholehearted, widemouthed, wildcatted, wilted, wintered, winterized, wintled, wiretapped, wisted, witched, witchweed, wited, withed, witted, wonted, worrited, worsted, worthed, wotted, wrastled, wrathed, wreathed, wrested, wrestled, writhed, wuthered, wyted
All words that fit WTEDstarts with P and ends with C, with O then E in between, in that order.
photogenic, poetic, problematic, prosthetic, paedogenetic, paedogenic, paleoecologic, paleogeographic, paleomagnetic, parasympathomimetic, parthenogenetic, pathogenetic, pathogenic, pedogenetic, pedogenic, petrogenetic, phallocentric, pharmacokinetic, phenomenalistic, phonematic, phonemic, phonetic, photoelectric, photoelectronic, photogeologic, photogrammetric, photokinetic, photometric, photomorphogenic, photoperiodic, photospheric, photosynthetic, phylogenetic, phytogeographic, phytopathogenic, piezoelectric, piezometric, poikilothermic, polarimetric, polemic, polycentric, polycythemic, polyembryonic, polyenic, polygenetic, polygenic, polymeric, polypeptidic, polyphenolic, polyphyletic, polytechnic, polytheistic, postembryonic, postencephalitic, postepileptic, postexilic, posthemorrhagic, postischemic, potentiometric, procephalic, progestogenic, progressivistic, proleptic, pronephric, propaedeutic, prophetic, prosencephalic, proteolytic, prothetic, protostelic, protreptic, proxemic, pseudoscientific, psychogenetic, psychogenic, psychokinetic, psychometric, psychoneurotic, psychotherapeutic, psychotomimetic, psychrometric, pyelonephritic, pyogenic, pyrheliometric, pyroelectric, pyrogenic, pyrometric, pyrotechnic, pyroxenic, pyroxenitic
All words that fit POECstarts with B and ends with S, with O then M in between, in that order.
bathrooms, becomes, bedrooms, blooms, blossoms, bombers, bombings, bombs, bottomless, bottoms, brooms, broomsticks, bachelordoms, backrooms, bagworms, balletomanes, balletomanias, ballrooms, bamboozlements, barnstormers, barnstorms, barograms, barometers, barometries, barrooms, basidiomycetes, basidiomycetous, bazooms, beachcombers, beachcombs, becomings, beglooms, behaviorisms, benomyls, besoms, bestsellerdoms, bevomits, beworms, bibliomaniacs, bibliomanias, bibliophilisms, bichromates, bildungsromans, binomials, biochemicals, biochemistries, biochemists, biocompatibilities, biogeochemicals, biogeochemistries, bioherms, biologisms, bioluminescences, biomass, biomasses, biomaterials, biomathematicians, biomathematics, biomechanics, biomedicines, biomes, biometeorologies, biometricians, biometrics, biometries, biomolecules, bionomics, bionomies, bioplasms, biopolymers, biorhythms, biosystematics, biosystematists, biotelemetries, biotransformations, blastoderms, blastomas, blastomeres, blastomycoses, blastomycosis, blepharospasms, blindworms, bloodmobiles, bloodstreams, bloodworms, bloomeries, bloomers, boardrooms, bodements, boehmites, bogyisms, bohemianisms, bohemians, bohemias, boilermakers, bollworms, bolometers, bolshevisms, bombardiers, bombardments, bombardons, bombards, bombasts, bombazines, bombes, bombesins, bombinates, bombinations, bombloads, bombshells, bombsights, bombycids, bombyxes, bondmaids, bonemeals, bonhomies, bonhomous, bookmakers, bookmakings, bookmarkers, bookmarks, bookmobiles, bookworms, boomboxes, boomerangs, boomers, boomkins, boomlets, booms, boomtowns, boosterisms, borborygmus, boredoms, bosoms, bossdoms, bossisms, bothriums, bottomers, bottomlands, bottomlessness, bottomlessnesses, bottomries, botulinums, botulisms, bouleversements, bourbonisms, boyarisms, brainstormers, brainstormings, brainstorms, bridegrooms, broadlooms, bromals, bromates, bromegrass, bromegrasses, bromelains, bromeliads, bromelins, bromes, bromides, bromids, brominates, brominations, bromines, bromins, bromisms, bromizes, bromocriptines, bromos, bromouracils, bronchopneumonias, bronchospasms, broodmares, broomballers, broomballs, broomcorns, broomrapes, broughams, bryophyllums, budworms, buncombes, burgomasters, buxomness, buxomnesses
All words that fit BOMSstarts with G and ends with L, with R then A then E in between, in that order.
graceful, grateful, gravel, greaseball, gastroesophageal, grandparental, grapnel, graupel
All words that fit GRAELstarts with D and ends with S, with R then E then R in between, in that order.
depressors, destroyers, directors, disorders, drawers, dreamers, drinkers, drivers, druthers, dryers, daredevilries, daredeviltries, darers, darkeners, darners, darters, daydreamers, decarbonizers, decerebrates, decerebrations, decipherers, declarers, decolorizers, decreers, decriers, deerberries, deerstalkers, deferrers, deflowerers, deformers, defrauders, defrayers, defrosters, degraders, degreasers, dehorners, deliverers, demergers, demineralizers, democratizers, demographers, demoralizers, demurrers, denitrifiers, deodorizers, deplorers, depolarizers, depravers, depreciators, depredators, depressurizations, depressurizes, deprivers, deprogrammers, derailleurs, derepress, derepresses, derepressions, deriders, deringers, derivers, derrieres, derringers, describers, descriers, desecraters, deserters, deservers, desirers, despairers, destriers, detergers, determiners, deterrers, dethroners, devourers, dewaterers, dewormers, diastereoisomerisms, diastereoisomers, diastereomers, diffractometers, diffractometries, dihydroergotamines, directorates, directories, directorships, directress, directresses, directrices, directrixes, disapprovers, disarmers, disbursers, discarders, discerners, dischargers, discographers, discouragers, discoursers, discoverers, disgracers, dishonorers, disorderedness, disorderednesses, disorderliness, disorderlinesses, disparagers, dispersers, dispraisers, disregards, disremembers, disrepairs, disrobers, disrupters, distorters, distrainers, disturbers, ditherers, diversifiers, diverters, divorcers, dockworkers, dodderers, doorkeepers, dormers, dorpers, dorsers, dorsiventralities, dorsoventralities, drafters, draftspersons, draggers, dragsters, drainers, draperies, drapers, drawerfuls, drawlers, dreamworlds, drearies, dreariness, drearinesses, drears, dredgers, drenchers, dressers, dressmakers, dribblers, driers, drifters, drillers, drillmasters, drippers, drivelers, driverless, drivetrains, drolleries, dromedaries, droners, dropkickers, dropperfuls, droppers, droseras, drovers, drowners, drubbers, drudgeries, drudgers, drugmakers, drumbeaters, drummers, drysalteries, drysalters, dumortierites, dundrearies, durometers
All words that fit DRERSQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #1?
- They're all above — every word that fits each spine, recognizable words first.
- Can I still play this puzzle?
- Pro days stay playable with an account. Sprint is today-only.
- When do answers get published?
- The day after the puzzle runs. Today's answers are never posted.