Wordspine #15
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Answers for puzzle #15. 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 FY. A word like fable looks close but doesn't count — it starts with F but ends with E, not Y. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with F and ends with Y.
fabulously, facility, factory, faculty, faggy, fairly, fairway, fairy, fallacy, falsely, falsify, family, famously, fancy, fanny, fantastically, fantasy, faraway, fashionably, fatality, fatherly, fatty, faulty, favorably, fay, feisty, felicity, felony, ferry, fertility … and 530 more
All words that fit FYScoring on this level: FAY = 5 points, FANTASTICALLY = 15 points.
starts with C and ends with D, with E in between, in that order.
caffeinated, caged, calculated, called, calmed, campaigned, camped, canceled, cancelled, canned, capsized, captivated, captured, cared, carried, carted, carved, cased, caseload, cashed, castrated, categorized, caused, caved, ceased, celebrated, celled, censured, centered, centerfold … and 1190 more
All words that fit CEDScoring on this level: CAGED = 9 points, CAFFEINATED = 15 points.
starts with F and ends with N, with M then A in between, in that order.
fireman, fisherman, footman, foreman, formation, freedman, freeman, freshman, fumigation, familiarization, fellowman, feminization, fermentation, ferromagnesian, ferryman, fimbriation, firman, fisherwoman, flagman, flyman, foeman, foilsman, fomentation, foraminiferan, foretopman, forewoman, formalin, formalization, formularization, formulation … and 8 more
All words that fit FMANScoring on this level: FIRMAN = 12 points, FAMILIARIZATION = 21 points.
starts with C and ends with Y, with N then A then R in between, in that order.
canary, cautionary, commentary, complimentary, conservatory, contemporary, contradictory, contrary, coronary, culinary, cantankerously, caravansary, cardiopulmonary, catenary, centaury, centenary, chinaberry, cinematographically, cinematography, cinerary, coevolutionary, colinearity, collinearity, combinatorially, combinatory, commendatory, comminatory, communicatory, compensatory, complementarily … and 39 more
All words that fit CNARYScoring on this level: CANARY = 14 points, CINEMATOGRAPHICALLY = 27 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start27
- Moving Up60
- Good99
- Solid165
- Nice251
- Great344
- Genius462
- Perfect660
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
starts with C and ends with P.
camp, cap, carp, catsup, censorship, champ, championship, chap, cheap, checkup, cheep, chimp, chip, chirp, chomp, chop, chump, citizenship, clamp, clap, clasp, cleanup, clip, clop, clump, comp, companionship, coop, cop, coup, courtship, coverup, craftsmanship, cramp, crap, creep, crimp, crisp, crop, cup, cusp, cadetship, callithump, calthrop, caltrap, caltrop, cantaloup, cantraip, cantrap, cantrip, captainship, cardinalship, cardsharp, carhop, carrottop, cartop, catchup, catnap, catnip, cep, chairmanship, chancellorship, chiefship, chieftainship, chinstrap, chirrup, chumship, churchmanship, claptrap, clerkship, clomp, coauthorship, cockup, codevelop, codswallop, colleagueship, collectorship, collop, commandership, commissionership, comptrollership, comradeship, comsymp, connoisseurship, conservatorship, consulship, consultantship, consumership, containership, controllership, cookshop, cooktop, copartnership, coproprietorship, cosponsorship, councillorship, counselorship, countercoup, counterstep, countertop, cousinship, coverslip, cowflap, cowflop, cowplop, cowslip, crackup, croup, crowstep, crump, curatorship, custodianship, cutup, cystocarp
All words that fit CPstarts with P and ends with S.
paces, packages, packets, packs, paddles, pads, pagers, pages, painkillers, painless, pains, painters, paintings, paints, pairs, pajamas, palaces, pales, palms, palpitations, pals, pampers, pamphlets, pancakes, panels, panics, pans, pantaloons, panties, pants, papayas, papers, parachutes, paragraphs, parallels, paralysis, paramedics, parameters, parasites, paratroopers, pardons, parents, paris, parishioners, parks, parlors, parrots, parsons, participants, particles, particulars, parties, partners, partnerships, parts, pas, pass, passages, passageways, passengers, passes, passions, passports, pastels, pasties, pasts, pastures, patches, patents, pathos, paths, pathways, patients, patois, patriots, patrons, patterns, patties, pauses, paws, paychecks, payments, payoffs, pays, peaches, peaks, peanuts, pearls, peas, pecans, peckers, pecks, pecs, pedals, pedestrians, pediatrics, pedicures, peeks, peels, peepers, peeps, peerless, peers, pees, pellets, pelts, pencils, penguins, penis, penises, pennies, penniless, pens, pensioners, pensions, peoples, peppers, percentages, perceptions, performances, performers, performs, perfumes, perhaps, perils, perimeters, periods, perks, permits, perpetrators, persists, personalities, personals, persons, perspectives, pertains, perverts, pesos, pesticides, pests, petals, peters, pets, phantoms, pharaohs, phases, pheasants, pheromones, philosophers, philosophies, phobias, phones, phonies, phosphorous, photographers, photographs, photos, phrases, physicals, physicists, physics, pianos, pickings, pickles, pickpockets, picks, pickups, picnics, pictures, piddles, pieces, pies, pigeons, piggies, pigs, pigtails, piles, pilgrims, pillars, pillows, pills, pilots, pimples, pinches, pineapples, pines, pinheads, pinks, pins, pints, pious, pipes, piranhas, pirates, pis, piss, pisses, pistachios, pistols, pistons, pitchers, pitches, pitfalls, pits, pixels, pixies, pizzas, placebos, places, plagues, plainclothes, plains, plaintiffs, planes, planets, planners, plans, plantations, plants, platelets, plates, platforms, platitudes, platters, platypus, playboys, players, playgrounds, playoffs, plays, playthings, pleadings, pleads, pleas, pleasantries, pleases, pleasures, pledges, pliers, plots … and 5381 more
All words that fit PSstarts with F and ends with G, with N in between, in that order.
facing, factoring, fading, failing, fainting, faking, falling, fang, fanning, fantasizing, farthing, fascinating, fasting, fathering, fattening, fawning, fearing, feasting, feathering, featuring, feeding, feeling, felling, fencing, fending, festering, fibbing, fiddling, fielding, fighting, figuring, filing, filling, filming, filmmaking, finalizing, financing, finding, finishing, firing, fishing, fitting, fixating, fixing, flagging, flailing, flaming, flanking, flapping, flaring, flashing, flattering, flaunting, fledgling, fleeing, fleeting, flexing, flickering, flicking, flinching, fling, flinging, flipping, flirting, floating, flogging, flooding, flopping, flossing, floundering, flowering, flowing, fluffing, flung, flunking, fluttering, flying, foaming, focusing, focussing, foisting, folding, following, fondling, fooling, footing, foraging, forbidding, forcing, forgetting, forging, forgiving, forming, formulating, fornicating, forsaking, forthcoming, forwarding, founding, framing, fraternizing, freaking, freckling, freeing, freelancing, freeloading, freezing, freshening, fretting, frigging, frightening, fronting, frosting, frustrating, frying, fucking, fudging, fueling, fulfilling, fumbling, fumigating, functioning, funding, fundraising, furlong, furthering, fussing, fabling, fabricating, facepalming, faceting, facetting, facilitating, facsimileing, factorizing, fadging, fagging, faggoting, fagoting, fairing, faithing, fallowing, falsifying, faltering, familiarising, familiarizing, faming, famishing, fanaticizing, fancifying, fancying, fanfolding, fantasising, fantasticating, fantasying, faradising, faradizing, farcing, farding, farewelling, faring, farming, farrowing, farseeing, farting, fashing, fashioning, fastening, fathoming, fatiguing, fating, fatling, fatting, faultfinding, faulting, favoring, favouring, faxing, faying, fazing, feasing, featherbedding, featheredging, featherstitching, feazing, fecundating, federalizing, federating, feeing, feezing, feigning, feinting, felicitating, fellating, fellmongering, fellowing, fellowshiping, fellowshipping, felting, feminising, feminizing, fenagling, feoffing, fermenting, ferreling, ferrelling, ferreting, ferruling, ferrying, fertilizing, feruling, fessing, festinating, festooning, fetching, feting, fettering, fetting, fettling, feudalizing, feuding, feuing, fevering, fianchettoing, fiberglassing, fiberizing, fibrillating, fictionalising, fictionalizing, fictioneering, fictionizing, fidgeting, fidging, fieldstripping, fifing, figging, filagreeing, filching, fileting, filiating … and 272 more
All words that fit FNGstarts with A and ends with G, with I in between, in that order.
abandoning, abducting, abiding, absorbing, abusing, accelerating, accepting, accessing, accommodating, accompanying, accomplishing, according, accounting, accusing, achieving, aching, acing, acting, activating, adapting, adding, addressing, adjusting, administering, admiring, admitting, adopting, adoring, advancing, advertising, advising, advocating, affecting, affirming, ageing, aggravating, aging, agonizing, agreeing, aiding, ailing, aiming, airing, alarming, alerting, alienating, aligning, alleging, allowing, alluding, alluring, altering, alternating, amazing, amusing, analyzing, anchoring, angling, announcing, annoying, answering, antagonizing, anticipating, antiquing, anything, apologizing, appalling, appealing, appearing, appetizing, applauding, applying, appointing, approaching, approving, arguing, arming, arousing, arranging, arresting, arriving, asking, assaulting, assembling, assessing, assigning, assisting, associating, assuming, assuring, astonishing, astounding, attacking, attempting, attending, attracting, auctioning, auditing, auditioning, authorizing, avoiding, awaiting, awakening, aahing, abashing, abasing, abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducing, abetting, abhorring, abjuring, ablating, abnegating, aboding, abolishing, abominating, aborning, aborting, abounding, abrading, abreacting, abridging, abrogating, abscessing, abscising, absconding, abseiling, absenting, absolutizing, absolving, absquatulating, abstaining, absterging, abstracting, abstricting, abuilding, abutting, abying, acceding, accenting, accentuating, accessioning, accessorising, accessorizing, acclaiming, acclimating, acclimatising, acclimatizing, accosting, accoutering, accoutring, accrediting, accreting, accruing, acculturating, accumulating, accustoming, acerbating, acetifying, acetylating, achromatizing, acidifying, acidulating, acierating, acknowledging, acquainting, acquiescing, acquiring, acquitting, activizing, actualizing, actuating, acylating, addicting, addling, adducing, adducting, adeeming, adhering, adhibiting, adjoining, adjourning, adjudging, adjudicating, adjuring, admeasuring, administrating, admixing, admonishing, adorning, adsorbing, adulating, adulterating, adumbrating, advantaging, advecting, adventuring, adverting, advertizing, aerating, aerifying, aerobraking, aerosolizing, aestheticizing, aestivating, affiancing, affiliating, affixing, afflicting, affording, afforesting, affraying, affrighting, affronting, agatizing, agenizing, agenting, agglomerating, agglutinating, aggrading, aggrandising, aggrandizing, aggregating, aggressing, aggrieving, agisting, agitating, agnizing, agonising, airbrushing, airdropping, airfreighting, airlifting, airmailing, airproofing, airthing, airting, alaruming … and 269 more
All words that fit AIGstarts with A and ends with S, with D in between, in that order.
abandons, abductions, academics, accidents, accolades, accommodations, acids, acknowledges, addicts, additions, additives, address, addresses, adds, adenoids, adjectives, adjustments, administrators, admirers, admires, admissions, admits, adolescents, adores, adrenals, ads, adults, advancements, advances, advantageous, advantages, adventures, adventurous, adversaries, advertisers, advertises, advises, aerodynamics, affidavits, afterwards, agendas, aides, aids, almonds, amendments, amends, anecdotes, antibodies, appendages, appendicitis, arachnids, asteroids, attendants, attends, attitudes, audiences, auditions, avoids, awards, awkwardness, aardvarks, aardwolves, abandoners, abandonments, abdicates, abdications, abdicators, abdomens, abducens, abducentes, abduces, abductees, abductores, abductors, abducts, abecedarians, abfarads, abidances, abiders, abides, abodes, aboideaus, abounds, abracadabras, abradants, abraders, abrades, abridgements, abridgers, abridges, abridgments, absconders, absconds, absentmindedness, absentmindednesses, abstractedness, abstractednesses, absurdisms, absurdists, absurdities, absurdness, absurdnesses, absurds, abundances, academes, academias, academicians, academicisms, academies, academisms, acaricides, acaridans, acarids, acceders, accedes, accelerandos, accidences, accidentalness, accidentalnesses, accidentals, accidias, accidies, accommodates, accommodationists, accommodativeness, accommodativenesses, accommodators, accordances, accorders, accordionists, accordions, accords, accreditations, accredits, accursedness, accursednesses, accustomedness, accustomednesses, acedias, aceldamas, acetaldehydes, acetamides, acetamids, acetanilides, acetanilids, acetazolamides, acetophenetidins, achlorhydrias, achondrites, achondroplasias, acidemias, acidheads, acidifications, acidifiers, acidifies, acidimeters, acidimetries, acidities, acidness, acidnesses, acidophiles, acidophils, acidoses, acidosis, acidulates, acidulations, acidulous, acidurias, acknowledgements, acknowledgments, acnodes, acridines, acridities, acridness, acridnesses, acrodonts, acrylamides, actinides, actinoids, adages, adagios, adamances, adamancies, adamants, adamsites, adaptabilities, adaptations, adaptedness, adaptednesses, adapters, adaptions, adaptiveness, adaptivenesses, adaptivities, adaptors, adapts, addaxes, addends, adders, addictions, additivities, addles, addressabilities, addressees, addressers, adducers, adduces, adductions, adductors, adducts, adeems, adenines, adenitis, adenitises, adenocarcinomas, adenocarcinomatous, adenohypophyses, adenohypophysis, adenomas, adenomatous, adenoses, adenosines, adenosis, adenovirus, adenoviruses, adenyls, adeptness, adeptnesses, adepts, adequacies, adequateness, adequatenesses, adherences, adherends, adherents, adherers, adheres, adhesions, adhesiveness, adhesivenesses … and 553 more
All words that fit ADSstarts with C and ends with E, with D then L in between, in that order.
candle, childlike, coddle, commendable, considerable, cradle, credible, crocodile, cuddle, curdle, caboodle, cadelle, canoodle, cardinalate, caudle, chandelle, chondrule, clodpole, codable, commandable, compoundable, comprehendible, condemnable, condensable, condensible, conditionable, condole, condolence, condonable, conductible, conduplicate, condyle, contradictable, cordelle, cordlike, corrodible, creditable, crocidolite, cuddlesome
All words that fit CDLEstarts with D and ends with E, with I then N in between, in that order.
dalliance, dateline, deadline, decline, defiance, define, definite, definitive, designate, determine, diagnose, difference, dilettante, diligence, diminutive, dine, dingle, dinnertime, disadvantage, disappearance, discipline, discontinue, discriminate, dishonorable, disintegrate, dismantle, disobedience, dispense, distance, distinctive, disturbance, divine, doctrine, dominance, dominate, dopamine, drainage, drainpipe, dauphine, deaminase, deaminate, decaffeinate, dechlorinate, declinable, decontaminate, decriminalize, dedifferentiate, defeminize, defibrinate, definable, definitize, definitude, degringolade, dehiscence, dehydrochlorinase, dehydrochlorinate, deindustrialize, deinstitutionalize, deionize, delaine, delaminate, delineate, delineative, deliquescence, deliverance, demilune, demimondaine, demimonde, demineralize, denationalize, denominate, denominative, dentine, deoxyribonuclease, deoxyribonucleotide, deracinate, desalinate, desalinize, designative, designee, desipramine, desistance, destine, detainee, determinable, determinate, determinative, detinue, deviance, dextrine, dextroamphetamine, diaconate, diagnosable, diagnoseable, diagonalizable, diagonalize, diamante, diamine, diaphone, diazine, dichlorobenzene, dichlorodifluoromethane, dichloroethane, diene, diethylcarbamazine, differentiable, differentiae, differentiate, diffidence, dihydroergotamine, dihydroxyacetone, dimenhydrinate, dimethylhydrazine, dimethylnitrosamine, dimethyltryptamine, diminishable, dindle, dinette, dinge, dinitrobenzene, dinnerware, dinoflagellate, dinucleotide, dioxane, diphenhydramine, diphenylamine, diphosgene, diphthongize, diplotene, disaffirmance, disallowance, disarrange, discarnate, discernable, discernible, disciplinable, disconsolate, discontinuance, discordance, discountable, discountenance, discriminable, discriminative, disenfranchise, disengage, disentangle, disentitle, disfranchise, disgruntle, disharmonize, disincentive, disincline, disinheritance, disintegrative, disintoxicate, disinvite, disjunctive, disjuncture, disorganize, disorientate, dispassionate, dispensable, disproportionate, disseminate, disseminule, disseverance, dissidence, dissonance, distensible, distingue, distinguishable, distrainable, disunite, ditransitive, divergence, divinise, divinize, divulgence, doctrinaire, dominative, domine, dominie, dominique, dourine, doxycycline, dragline, drinkable, dripstone, driveline, dryopithecine, duvetine, dwindle, dwine
All words that fit DINEstarts with F and ends with G, with E then I in between, in that order.
fathering, fattening, fearing, feasting, feathering, featuring, feeding, feeling, felling, fencing, fending, festering, fielding, flattering, fledgling, fleeing, fleeting, flexing, flickering, floundering, flowering, fluttering, forgetting, fraternizing, freaking, freckling, freeing, freelancing, freeloading, freezing, freshening, fretting, frightening, fueling, furthering, facepalming, faceting, facetting, facsimileing, faltering, farewelling, farseeing, fastening, feasing, featherbedding, featheredging, featherstitching, feazing, fecundating, federalizing, federating, feeing, feezing, feigning, feinting, felicitating, fellating, fellmongering, fellowing, fellowshiping, fellowshipping, felting, feminising, feminizing, fenagling, feoffing, fermenting, ferreling, ferrelling, ferreting, ferruling, ferrying, fertilizing, feruling, fessing, festinating, festooning, fetching, feting, fettering, fetting, fettling, feudalizing, feuding, feuing, fevering, fianchettoing, fiberglassing, fiberizing, fictioneering, fidgeting, fieldstripping, filagreeing, fileting, filibustering, filigreeing, filleting, filmsetting, filtering, finessing, fingering, fingerling, fingerpicking, fingerprinting, fireballing, firebombing, firefanging, firefighting, fireproofing, flabbergasting, flagellating, flambeing, flameproofing, flanneling, flannelling, flattening, flecking, fledging, fleeching, fleecing, fleering, fleishig, flemishing, flenching, flensing, fleshing, fletching, fleying, flichtering, flittering, fluorescing, flustering, flyspecking, foddering, fomenting, forbearing, forearming, foreboding, forecasting, forechecking, foreclosing, foredating, foredoing, foredooming, forefeeling, forefending, foregathering, foregoing, foregrounding, forejudging, foreknowing, forelocking, foreordaining, forereaching, forerunning, foreseeing, foreshadowing, foreshortening, foreshowing, forespeaking, forestalling, foresting, foreswearing, foretasting, foretelling, foretokening, forewarning, forewing, forfeiting, forfending, forgathering, forswearing, fortressing, fortunetelling, fostering, fosterling, foundering, fragmentating, fragmenting, fragmentizing, freebasing, freebooting, freestanding, freethinking, freewheeling, freewriting, freighting, frenchifying, frenching, frenzying, frequenting, frescoing, freshing, fricasseeing, friending, frittering, fuelling, fullering, funneling, funnelling, furbelowing
All words that fit FEIGstarts with I and ends with S, with N then E then R in between, in that order.
influencers, inherits, insecurities, inspectors, interests, interferes, interns, interrogations, interruptions, interrupts, interviews, intruders, invaders, investigators, investors, islanders, iconographers, identifiers, igniters, ignorers, imaginers, immunochemistries, immunocytochemistries, immunoelectrophoreses, immunoelectrophoresis, immunohistochemistries, immunotherapies, impenetrabilities, impingers, implanters, implementers, imponderabilities, imponderables, importuners, imprinters, impugners, inadvertences, inadvertencies, inalterabilities, inalterableness, inalterablenesses, incarcerates, incarcerations, incendiaries, incendiarisms, incenters, inceptors, incertitudes, incinerates, incinerations, incinerators, inciters, incliners, inclinometers, inclosers, incoherences, incomers, incommensurabilities, incommensurables, inconsiderableness, inconsiderablenesses, inconsiderateness, inconsideratenesses, inconsiderations, inconvertibilities, increasers, incumbers, indecorous, indecorousness, indecorousnesses, indecorums, indemnifiers, indenters, indentors, indentures, indescribableness, indescribablenesses, indestructibilities, indestructibleness, indestructiblenesses, indeterminacies, indeterminateness, indeterminatenesses, indeterminations, indeterminisms, indeterminists, indexers, indicters, indifferences, indifferencies, indifferentisms, indifferentists, inditers, indorsers, inducers, indulgers, indwellers, inearths, inebriants, inebriates, inebriations, inebrieties, ineradicabilities, inerrancies, inertias, inertness, inertnesses, inerts, inexorabilities, inexorableness, inexorablenesses, inexperiences, inexpertness, inexpertnesses, inexperts, inexpressibilities, inexpressibleness, inexpressiblenesses, inexpressiveness, inexpressivenesses, inextricabilities, infecters, infectors, inferences, inferiorities, inferiors, infernos, inferrers, infers, infertilities, infesters, infielders, infighters, inflamers, inflaters, inflicters, infolders, infomercials, informers, infringers, infusers, ingatherings, ingathers, inhabiters, inhalers, inhaulers, inherences, inheres, inheritabilities, inheritableness, inheritablenesses, inheritances, inheritors, inheritress, inheritresses, inheritrices, inheritrixes, inhumers, injectors, injurers, inkberries, inkers, inlanders, inlayers, inliers, innermosts, inners, innersoles, innervates, innervations, innerves, innkeepers, innumeracies, innumerates, innumerous, inobservances, inoperativeness, inoperativenesses, inoperculates, inquirers, inscribers, insectaries, insectivores, insectivorous, insecureness, insecurenesses, inselbergs, inseminators, inseparabilities, inseparableness, inseparablenesses, inseparables, inserters, insertions, inserts, insetters, insiders, insincerities, insisters, insnarers, inspectorates, inspectorships, inspheres, inspirers, installers, instillers, instituters, insufferableness, insufferablenesses, insulters, insurers, insurrectionaries, integers, integrabilities, integralities, integrals, integrands, integrates, integrationists, integrations, integrators, integrities, intellectualizers, intelligencers, intemperances, intemperateness, intemperatenesses, intenders, intenerates, intenerations, intensifiers, interabangs, interactants, interactions, interacts, interanimations, interassociations, interavailabilities, interbeds, interbehaviors … and 305 more
All words that fit INERSstarts with R and ends with D, with O then L then E in between, in that order.
reconciled, remodeled, resolved, revolved, rolled, radiolabeled, radiolabelled, rationalised, rationalized, reboiled, rebottled, recoaled, recoiled, recollected, recolonized, recolored, recompiled, reconceptualized, reconsolidated, recontextualized, recoupled, redissolved, redoubled, reenrolled, refolded, reformulated, regionalized, rehospitalized, reinoculated, reinstitutionalized, remobilized, remodelled, remolded, remythologized, renationalized, renormalized, reoiled, repeopled, repolarized, repolished, repolled, repopularized, repopulated, rerolled, reschooled, resocialized, resoldered, resoled, resolidified, retooled, reupholstered, revolted, revolutionised, revolutionized, roadblocked, robocalled, roiled, rolfed, rollicked, rototilled, rouletted, roweled, rowelled
All words that fit ROLEDQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #15?
- 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.