Wordspine #14
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Answers for puzzle #14. 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 UD. A word like ubiquitous looks close but doesn't count — it starts with U but ends with S, not D. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with U and ends with D.
ultrasound, unaffected, unannounced, unanswered, unappreciated, unarmed, unattached, unattended, unauthorized, unbalanced, unblemished, unbuttoned, uncalled, unchanged, uncivilized, unclaimed, uncomplicated, unconcerned, uncontrolled, uncovered, undead, undecided, underdeveloped, underestimated, undergrad, underground, underhanded, underlined, undermined, underpaid … and 1233 more
All words that fit UDScoring on this level: UNDEAD = 8 points, UNDERDEVELOPED = 16 points.
starts with P and ends with S, with U in between, in that order.
parachutes, particulars, pastures, pauses, peanuts, pedicures, penguins, perfumes, phosphorous, pickups, pictures, pious, plagues, platitudes, platypus, playgrounds, pleasures, plugs, plumbers, plums, plus, pluses, poisonous, pompous, populations, pounds, pours, precautions, precious, precludes … and 1244 more
All words that fit PUSScoring on this level: PLUS = 8 points, PARTICULARS = 15 points.
starts with P and ends with M, with O then U in between, in that order.
petroleum, plutonium, podium, possum, postpartum, potassium, pandemonium, pantoum, parajournalism, parapodium, pelargonium, peponium, perichondrium, perionychium, periosteum, peritoneum, petrolatum, phosphonium, photojournalism, phyllodium, pittosporum, plasmodium, pococurantism, podophyllum, polemonium, pollinium, polonium, polygonum, pomatum, populism … and 16 more
All words that fit POUMScoring on this level: PODIUM = 12 points, PHOTOJOURNALISM = 21 points.
starts with B and ends with S, with O then N then E in between, in that order.
balconies, baroness, billionaires, blondes, boneless, boners, bones, bonkers, bonuses, boonies, boundaries, brownies, bygones, backbones, backcountries, backgrounders, balletomanes, ballonets, ballonnes, baloneys, barbarousness, barbarousnesses, barbitones, baritones, baronages, baronesses, baronetages, baronetcies, baronets, baronies … and 206 more
All words that fit BONESScoring on this level: BONES = 13 points, BARBAROUSNESSES = 23 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start27
- Moving Up61
- Good101
- Solid168
- Nice255
- Great349
- Genius469
- Perfect670
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
starts with I and ends with S.
icebergs, icicles, icons, ideals, ideas, identifies, identities, idiosyncrasies, idiots, idols, ifs, igneous, ignoramus, ignores, iguanas, illegals, illness, illnesses, ills, illusions, illustrates, illustrious, images, imaginations, imagines, imbeciles, immigrants, impacts, impediments, imperfections, impervious, impetuous, implants, implicates, implications, implies, imports, impress, impressionists, impressions, improvements, improves, impulses, inaccuracies, incantations, incentives, incestuous, inches, incidents, includes, inconspicuous, increases, increments, incubators, indicates, indications, indicators, indictments, indies, indigenous, indignities, indiscretions, individuals, indoors, industries, industrious, infamous, infants, infections, infectious, infects, infidelities, influencers, influences, informs, infuriates, ingenious, ingles, ingrates, ingredients, inhabitants, inherits, inhibitors, initials, initiatives, injections, injuries, inmates, innards, innings, innocents, innocuous, innuendoes, inquiries, inroads, ins, insects, insecurities, insides, insidious, insights, insinuations, insists, inspections, inspectors, inspires, installments, instances, instantaneous, instincts, institutions, instructions, instructors, instruments, insults, intellectuals, intends, intentions, interests, interferes, interns, interrogations, interruptions, interrupts, interviews, intestines, intravenous, intrigues, introduces, introductions, intros, intruders, invaders, inventions, investigates, investigations, investigators, investments, investors, invitations, invites, invoices, involves, ions, iris, ironies, irons, irregularities, islanders, islands, isotopes, issues, itches, items, its, ivories, iambics, iambs, iambus, iambuses, ibexes, ibices, ibis, ibises, ibogaines, ibuprofens, iceblinks, iceboaters, iceboatings, iceboats, iceboxes, icebreakers, icecaps, icefalls, icehouses, icekhanas, iceless, ices, ichneumons, ichnites, ichorous, ichors, ichs, ichthyofaunas, ichthyologies, ichthyologists, ichthyophagous, ichthyosaurians, ichthyosaurs, iciness, icinesses, icings, ickers, ickiness, ickinesses, icones, iconicities, iconoclasms, iconoclasts, iconographers, iconographies, iconolatries, iconologies, iconoscopes, iconostases, iconostasis, icosahedrons, icterics, icterus, icteruses, ictus, ictuses, idealess, idealises, idealisms, idealists, idealities, idealizations, idealizers, idealizes, idealless, idealogies, idealogues, ideates, ideations, idempotents, identicalness, identicalnesses, identifications, identifiers, ideograms, ideographies, ideographs, ideologies, ideologists, ideologizes, ideologues, ides, idioblasts, idiocies … and 2340 more
All words that fit ISstarts with V and ends with T.
vacant, vaguest, valet, valiant, variant, vast, vat, vault, velvet, vent, ventriloquist, verdict, vest, vet, vibrant, viewpoint, vigilant, violent, violet, violinist, virulent, viscount, visit, vocalist, volant, volt, vomit, vacationist, vagrant, vainest, valvelet, vanguardist, varlet, varment, varmint, vastest, vastiest, vaultiest, vaunt, vealiest, vegetant, vegetist, vehement, veiniest, veinlet, veinulet, veldt, velveret, ventifact, verbalist, verdant, veriest, verist, versant, verset, verst, vert, vervet, vesicant, vestment, vetivert, vexillologist, vext, viaduct, vibist, vibraharpist, vibraphonist, vicariant, vicegerent, victimologist, videlicet, videotext, viewiest, vignettist, vilayet, vilest, vineyardist, viniest, violist, violoncellist, virescent, virginalist, viridescent, virologist, visitant, vitalist, viticulturist, vividest, vivisect, vivisectionist, vocationalist, vociferant, voiceprint, volcanologist, volitant, volost, voluntarist, voluntaryist, voodooist, vorticist, votarist, vouchsafement, vuggiest, vulcanologist, vulgarest
All words that fit VTstarts with U and ends with T, with O in between, in that order.
unbeknownst, unemployment, unimportant, upfront, uproot, upshot, urologist, utmost, ufologist, ultracompact, ultracompetent, ultraconvenient, ultrahot, ultramodernist, ultranationalist, ultraroyalist, ultrasegregationist, ultrashort, ultrasoft, ultraviolent, ultraviolet, unabsorbent, unarrogant, unbolt, unbonnet, unbought, uncommonest, uncomplacent, unconstraint, uncorrupt, underbought, undercoat, undercount, undercroft, underdevelopment, underemployment, underfoot, undermost, undernourishment, underplot, underreport, undershoot, undershot, undevout, unflamboyant, unfoldment, unforgot, unfought, ungodliest, ungot, unholiest, uniformest, unionist, unjoint, unknot, unloveliest, unobservant, unroot, unsought, unsoundest, unspoilt, unthought, unworthiest, upcoast, upmost, uppermost, upshoot, urbanologist, utopist, uttermost
All words that fit UOTstarts with L and ends with T, with S in between, in that order.
lamppost, largest, last, latest, lawsuit, least, lest, list, littlest, lobbyist, locust, loneliest, longest, lost, loudest, loveliest, lowest, luckiest, lust, laciest, lakiest, lambast, lambiest, lamest, landscapist, landsleit, languishment, lankest, lankiest, laparoscopist, lapidist, larcenist, lardiest, larkiest, lathiest, lavishest, laxest, laziest, leachiest, leadiest, leafiest, leakiest, leanest, leariest, leaviest, ledgiest, leeriest, leftest, leftist, leftmost, legalist, leggiest, legist, legitimist, lengthiest, lepidopterist, lepidopterologist, leucoplast, lewdest, lexicologist, libelist, liberalist, liberationist, librettist, lichenologist, lickspit, liefest, lievest, lightest, lightfast, likeliest, likest, limberest, limbiest, limiest, limnologist, limpest, limpsiest, lingiest, linguist, liniest, lintiest, lippiest, liquescent, literalist, lithest, liturgiologist, liturgist, liveliest, liverwurst, livest, loamiest, localist, loftiest, loggiest, logiest, looniest, loopiest, loosest, loppiest, lordliest, loudliest, lousewort, lousiest, lowermost, lowliest, loyalest, loyalist, luminescent, luminist, lumpiest, luniest, lushest, lustiest, lutanist, lutenist, lutist, lymphoblast, lyricist, lyrist
All words that fit LSTstarts with E and ends with Y, with N in between, in that order.
ebony, economically, economy, efficiency, efficiently, electronically, elementary, eloquently, embarrassingly, emergency, eminently, emotionally, endlessly, enemy, energy, enjoy, enormity, enormously, entirely, entirety, entity, entomology, entry, envoy, envy, epiphany, essentially, eternally, eternity, ethnicity, evenly, eventuality, eventually, evidently, evolutionary, exceedingly, excellency, exceptionally, expectancy, explanatory, extraordinary, earnestly, earthshakingly, ebulliency, ebulliently, eccentrically, eccentricity, econometrically, ecumenically, ecumenicity, educationally, effeminacy, effeminately, efferently, effervescently, effrontery, egocentrically, egocentricity, egomaniacally, electroencephalographically, electroencephalography, electromagnetically, electromechanically, electronegativity, electroretinography, electrotonically, eleemosynary, elegancy, elegantly, elementally, elementarily, elocutionary, emblazonry, embracingly, embryogeny, embryonically, eminency, emotionality, emotionlessly, enactory, encephalography, encephalopathy, enchantingly, encouragingly, encyclopedically, endarchy, endarterectomy, endearingly, endemically, endemicity, endocrinology, endodontically, endogamy, endogenously, endogeny, endomorphy, endopolyploidy, endoscopically, endoscopy, endosteally, endothermy, endurably, enduringly, energetically, enforceability, engagingly, enginery, engrossingly, enharmonically, enigmatically, enjoyably, enmity, enology, enquiry, ensigncy, ensky, entelechy, enterally, enteropathy, enterostomy, entertainingly, enthalpy, enthusiastically, enticingly, entomologically, entomophily, entranceway, entreatingly, entreaty, entrepreneurially, entropically, entropy, entryway, enumerability, enviably, enviously, environmentally, envyingly, enzymatically, enzymically, enzymology, epeirogenically, epeirogeny, epigenetically, epigyny, epinasty, epiphenomenally, eponymy, equanimity, equationally, equidistantly, equinely, equinity, equipollently, equivalency, equivalently, ergonomically, erosionally, errancy, errantly, errantry, erringly, erroneously, essentiality, estrogenically, esuriently, ethnically, ethnobotany, ethnocentricity, ethnographically, ethnography, ethnohistory, ethnology, ethnomethodology, ethnomusicology, eugenically, euphonically, euphoniously, euphony, evangelically, evangelistically, evenhandedly, eventfully, everlastingly, evidentially, evidentiary, evolutionarily, exactingly, exasperatingly, excellently, exceptionability, exceptionably, exceptionality, exchangeability, excitingly, exclusionary, excrescency, excrescently, excruciatingly, exhibitionistically, exhilaratingly, exigency, exigently, existentialistically, existentially, exogenously, exorbitantly, expandability, expansibility, expansionary, expansively, expansivity, expectantly, expediency, expediently, expeditionary, expendability, expensively, experientially, experimentally, explanatively, explanatorily, exponentially, expressionistically, expressionlessly, extemporaneity, extemporaneously, extendability, extendedly, extensibility, extensionality, extensionally, extensity, extensively, extenuatory, exterminatory, externality, externally, extortionary, extortionately … and 11 more
All words that fit ENYstarts with S and ends with G, with I then N in between, in that order.
sabotaging, sacrificing, sagging, sailing, saluting, salvaging, sampling, sanding, satisfying, saving, savoring, sawing, saying, scalding, scalping, scamming, scanning, scarfing, scaring, scattering, scavenging, scheduling, scheming, schmoozing, schooling, scintillating, scolding, scooping, scoping, scorching, scoring, scouting, scrambling, scraping, scratching, screaming, screeching, screening, screwing, scribbling, scrounging, scrubbing, scurrying, sealing, searching, seating, securing, seducing, seeing, seeking, seeping, seizing, selecting, selling, sending, sensing, sentencing, separating, sequencing, servicing, serving, setting, settling, sewing, shading, shadowing, shagging, shaking, shaming, shaping, sharing, sharking, sharpening, shattering, shaving, shedding, shelling, shifting, shimmering, shindig, shining, shipping, shirking, shitting, shivering, shocking, shooting, shoplifting, shopping, shouting, shoveling, shoving, showering, showing, shrieking, shrinking, shrugging, shuffling, shushing, shutting, sibling, sickening, siding, sifting, sighing, sighting, signaling, signifying, signing, sing, singing, singling, sinking, siphoning, sipping, sitting, sizing, sizzling, skating, sketching, skiing, skimming, skipping, slamming, slapping, slashing, slaughtering, slaying, sledding, sleeping, sleepwalking, sliding, slimming, sling, slinging, slinking, slipping, slithering, slobbering, slowing, slugging, slumming, slurping, smashing, smearing, smelling, smiling, smirking, smoking, smoldering, smooching, smothering, smuggling, snacking, snagging, snapping, snarling, snatching, sneaking, sneezing, snickering, sniffing, sniffling, sniping, snivelling, snooping, snoring, snorkeling, snorting, snowballing, snowing, snuggling, soaking, soaring, sobbing, sobering, socializing, sodding, softening, soliciting, solving, something, soothing, sorting, sounding, sowing, spacing, spanking, sparing, sparkling, sparring, speaking, specializing, speculating, speeding, spelling, spending, spewing, spiking, spilling, spinning, spiraling, spitting, splashing, splicing, splitting, spoiling, sponsoring, spooking, spooning, sporting, spotting, spouting, spraying, spreading, spring, springing, sprouting, spying, squaring, squashing, squatting, squawking, squeaking, squeezing, squinting, squishing, stabbing, stabilizing, staggering, staging, staking, stalking, stalling, stammering, standing, staring, starling, starring, starting … and 1161 more
All words that fit SINGstarts with N and ends with T, with R then S in between, in that order.
narcissist, nearest, neurologist, northeast, northwest, nourishment, nutritionist, narcist, narratologist, narrowest, naturalist, naturist, nearliest, necrologist, neorealist, nephrologist, nerdiest, nerviest, nethermost, neuroanatomist, neurobiologist, neurochemist, neuroendocrinologist, neuropathologist, neuropharmacologist, neurophysiologist, neuropsychiatrist, neuropsychologist, neuroradiologist, neuroscientist, neutralist, nonanthropologist, nonartist, nonbroadcast, noncolorfast, nonconformist, noncooperationist, nonfluorescent, noninterest, noninterventionist, nonmonetarist, nonpersistent, nonpsychiatrist, nonresident, nonresistant, nonresonant, nonrespondent, northeasternmost, northernmost, northwesternmost, numerologist
All words that fit NRSTstarts with C and ends with D, with O then N in between, in that order.
chaperoned, cloned, colonized, combined, command, commented, commissioned, communicated, compensated, complained, compound, comprehend, concealed, conceited, conceived, concentrated, concerned, concluded, concocted, concord, condemned, condensed, conditioned, condoned, conducted, conferred, confessed, confided, confined, confirmed, confiscated, conflicted, confound, confronted, confused, congratulated, conjured, conked, connected, conned, conquered, consecrated, consented, considered, consisted, consoled, consolidated, conspired, constructed, construed, consulted, consumed, consummated, contacted, contained, contaminated, contemplated, contented, continued, contraband, contracted, contradicted, contributed, contrived, controlled, convened, converted, convicted, convinced, coordinated, cordoned, corned, cornered, cornfield, correspond, corresponded, counted, crowned, campground, cannonaded, cannonballed, cannoned, canonised, canonized, cantoned, caparisoned, caponized, captioned, carbonadoed, carbonated, carbonized, carillonned, carotenoid, carotinoid, cartoned, cartooned, catercornered, cautioned, championed, chironomid, chlorinated, chowhound, chronicled, clarioned, clonked, clothbound, clotheslined, cloudland, clowned, coanchored, coannexed, coarsened, coastland, coattend, coattended, cobblestoned, cocainized, cocaptained, cockneyfied, cocooned, cocounseled, cocounselled, codesigned, coenacted, coenamored, coendured, coextend, coextended, coffined, cofinanced, cofound, cofounded, cognised, cognized, coigned, coincided, coined, coinferred, coinhered, coinsured, cointerred, coinvented, cojoined, cologned, colonialized, colonised, colonnaded, colorblind, columned, comanaged, comingled, commanded, commandeered, commenced, commend, commended, commentated, commingled, comminuted, communalized, communard, communed, communised, communized, companied, companioned, compartmentalised, compartmentalized, compartmented, compassionated, compend, complemented, complexioned, complimented, compounded, comprehended, concatenated, concaved, conceded, concelebrated, concentered, conceptualised, conceptualized, concerted, concertinaed, concertized, conchoid, conciliated, concreted, concretized, concurred, concussed, condescend, condescended, condoled, conduced, condyloid, coned, conelrad, confabbed, confabulated, confected, confederated, configured, confirmand, conflated, conformed, confounded, confuted, congaed, congealed, congeed, congested, conglobated, conglobed, conglomerated, conglutinated, congregated, congressed, conjectured, conjoined, conjugated, connived, connoted, conoid, conscribed, conscripted, conservatized, conserved, consigned, consociated, consorted, constellated, consternated, constipated, constituted, constitutionalized, constrained, constricted, constringed … and 113 more
All words that fit CONDstarts with S and ends with G, with D then I then N in between, in that order.
sanding, scalding, scheduling, scolding, seducing, sending, shading, shadowing, shedding, siding, sledding, sliding, smoldering, sodding, sounding, speeding, spending, spreading, standing, straddling, studying, surrendering, surrounding, suspending, swaddling, saddening, saddling, safeguarding, sailboarding, sandaling, sandalling, sandbagging, sandblasting, sanderling, sandling, sandpainting, sandpapering, sandwiching, scabbarding, scaffolding, scandaling, scandalising, scandalizing, scandalling, scandalmongering, scending, scowdering, screeding, scudding, seceding, secluding, seconding, sedating, sedimenting, seeding, seedling, semiconducting, semideifying, semidrying, serenading, shadowboxing, sheepherding, shending, shepherding, shielding, shipbuilding, shouldering, shredding, shrouding, shuddering, sideling, sidelining, sideslipping, sidesplitting, sidestepping, sidestroking, sideswiping, sidetracking, sidling, skateboarding, skedaddling, skidding, skiddooing, skidooing, skydiving, slandering, slaveholding, sledgehammering, sledging, slenderizing, smallholding, smouldering, smudging, snedding, snooding, snowboarding, soddening, sodomizing, soldering, soldiering, solidifying, soundproofing, spading, spearheading, speedballing, speedboating, spellbinding, spindling, splodging, spraddling, spudding, squadding, squadroning, squandering, squidding, stampeding, standardising, standardizing, starboarding, steading, steadying, stevedoring, stewarding, stickhandling, stockading, stodging, storyboarding, stounding, stranding, striding, stridulating, strouding, studding, subdistricting, subdividing, subducing, subducting, subduing, subediting, subheading, subinfeudating, subordinating, subsiding, subsidising, subsidizing, subtending, succeeding, sudsing, sueding, suiciding, sundering, superabounding, superadding, supercalendering, superceding, superconducting, superhardening, superinducing, superintending, superseding, surfboarding, swarding, swindling, swounding, syndicating
All words that fit SDINGstarts with L and ends with G, with N then I then N in between, in that order.
landing, landscaping, languishing, launching, laundering, leaning, learning, lending, licensing, lightening, lightning, lingering, lining, linking, listening, loaning, longing, loosening, lounging, lunching, lynching, ladening, lamenting, laminating, lampooning, lancinating, lancing, landholding, landlubbing, landowning, landsliding, latening, latinizing, lavendering, leavening, lengthening, lensing, lessening, lessoning, levanting, licencing, lichening, lignifying, likening, limning, linearising, linearizing, linebacking, linebreeding, linecasting, lionising, lionizing, lippening, livening, longeing, longshoring, loudening, luminescing, lunging, lunting, luteinizing, lysogenising, lysogenizing
All words that fit LNINGQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #14?
- 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.