Wordspine #25
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Answers for puzzle #25. 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 WE. A word like wack looks close but doesn't count — it starts with W but ends with K, not E. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with W and ends with E.
waddle, wade, waffle, wage, waive, wake, wardrobe, ware, warehouse, warfare, wartime, waste, wave, wayside, weave, website, wedge, wedgie, wee, weenie, welcome, welfare, were, whale, whee, wheeze, whence, where, wherefore, while … and 235 more
All words that fit WEScoring on this level: WEE = 5 points, WAREHOUSE = 11 points.
starts with T and ends with R, with I in between, in that order.
tailor, terminator, testicular, their, thicker, thinner, thriller, ticker, tier, tiger, tighter, tiller, timber, timer, tipper, trafficker, trailer, trainer, traitor, tranquilizer, transistor, transmitter, triangular, trickier, trickster, trigger, trimester, twister, typewriter, tackier … and 183 more
All words that fit TIRScoring on this level: TIER = 8 points, TRANQUILIZER = 16 points.
starts with A and ends with S, with F then A in between, in that order.
affairs, affidavits, affiliates, afterwards, artifacts, abfarads, abortifacients, acetifications, acidifications, acriflavines, afars, affabilities, affaires, affectabilities, affectations, affiances, affiants, afficionados, affiliations, affirmances, affirmations, affirmatives, affixations, afflatus, afflatuses, affordabilities, afforestations, affrayers, affrays, affricates … and 48 more
All words that fit AFASScoring on this level: AFARS = 11 points, AFFECTABILITIES = 21 points.
starts with N and ends with R, with T then H then E in between, in that order.
neither, nether, norther, northeaster, northerner, northwester, notcher, nother, nowhither
All words that fit NTHERScoring on this level: NETHER = 14 points, NORTHEASTER = 19 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start21
- Moving Up47
- Good78
- Solid130
- Nice198
- Great271
- Genius364
- Perfect520
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
starts with D and ends with Y.
daddy, daffy, daily, dainty, dairy, daisy, dally, dandy, dangerously, davy, day, deadly, dearly, deathly, decay, decency, deceptively, decoy, deejay, deeply, defiantly, deficiency, definitely, definitively, deformity, deftly, defy, deity, delay, deliberately, delicacy, delicately, delightfully, delinquency, delivery, delly, democracy, demonology, density, deny, dependency, deploy, depository, deputy, derby, derogatory, desperately, destiny, destroy, devastatingly, devilishly, dewy, dey, diary, dicey, dicky, dictionary, diddly, differently, difficulty, digitally, dignify, dignity, diligently, dilly, dimly, dingy, dinky, directly, directory, dirty, disability, disarray, disciplinary, discovery, discreetly, discrepancy, disgustingly, dismay, disobey, disparity, dispensary, display, disqualify, distillery, distinctly, ditsy, ditty, diversionary, divinity, divvy, dizzy, documentary, dodgy, doggy, doily, dolly, domesticity, donkey, doohickey, doomsday, doorway, doozy, dopey, dorky, dormitory, dory, dotty, doubly, dowdy, downy, drafty, dragonfly, dramatically, drastically, dreamy, dreary, dressy, drippy, driveway, droopy, drowsy, dry, duality, ducky, duly, dummy, dusky, dusty, duty, dynasty, dysentery, dacoity, dactylology, daffily, daftly, daguerreotypy, daintily, dakoity, damageability, damagingly, damnably, damnatory, damnify, damningly, damply, damselfly, dandify, dandily, dandruffy, dandyishly, dankly, dapperly, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daresay, daringly, darkey, darkly, darky, darlingly, dashingly, dashy, dastardly, datary, datedly, datively, daubery, daubry, dauby, dauntingly, dauntlessly, dayfly, daylily, dazedly, dazzlingly, deacidify, deaconry, deadeningly, deafeningly, deafly, deanery, deary, deathlessly, deathy, debauchery, debility, debonairly, decadency, decadently, decalcify, deceitfully, deceivingly, decenary, decennially, decently, decertify, decidability, decidedly, decimally, decisively, declamatory, declaratively, declaratory, declassify, declivity, decomposability, decoratively, decorously, decreasingly, decrepitly, decretory, decry, decury, dedicatedly, dedicatory, deductibility, deductively, deedy, deerberry, deerfly, defamatory, defeasibility, defectively, defenselessly, defensibility, defensibly, defensively, deferentially, deficiently, definably, deflationary, defray, degeneracy, degenerately, degradedly, degradingly, degressively, dehumidify, deify … and 525 more
All words that fit DYstarts with R and ends with Y.
racy, radically, radiology, raggedy, rainy, rally, randomly, randy, rapidly, rarely, rarity, rashly, raspberry, rationally, ratty, ray, reactionary, readily, ready, realistically, reality, really, realty, reasonably, recently, recklessly, recovery, rectify, rectory, redundancy, refinery, regency, registry, regrettably, regularity, regularly, relatively, relativity, relay, relentlessly, reliability, religiously, reluctantly, rely, remarkably, remarry, remedy, remotely, repay, repeatedly, replay, reply, reportedly, repository, residency, respectability, respectfully, respectively, respiratory, responsibility, responsibly, retaliatory, reverently, revolutionary, rickety, rickey, ridiculously, rightfully, rightly, righty, riley, risky, ritzy, rivalry, roadway, robbery, rocky, romantically, roomy, rosemary, rosy, rotary, roughly, routinely, rowdy, royally, royalty, ruby, rudely, rudimentary, rugby, rummy, runaway, runny, runway, rusty, ruthlessly, rabbinically, rabbitry, rabbity, rabidity, rabidly, raceway, racially, racily, rackety, rackingly, radially, radiancy, radiantly, radiately, radioactively, radioactivity, radioautography, radiobiologically, radiobiology, radiochemically, radiochemistry, radioecology, radiographically, radiography, radioimmunoassay, radioisotopically, radiologically, radiolucency, radiometrically, radiometry, radiosensitivity, radiotelegraphy, radiotelemetry, radiotelephony, radiotherapy, raffishly, raggedly, raggy, ragingly, raillery, railway, rainily, raisiny, rakehelly, rakishly, ramblingly, rambunctiously, ramify, rammy, ramosely, ramosity, rampageously, rampancy, rampantly, rancidity, rancidly, rancorously, rangy, rankly, rantingly, rapaciously, rapacity, rapidity, raptly, rapturously, rarefy, rarify, rascality, rascally, raspingly, raspy, ratably, ratany, rateably, ratify, rationalistically, rationality, rattlingly, rattly, raucity, raucously, raunchily, raunchy, ravelly, ravenously, ravingly, ravishingly, rawly, reactively, reactivity, readability, readably, readerly, reapply, reasonability, reasonlessly, reassembly, reassuringly, rebarbatively, rebelliously, rebody, rebury, rebuy, recalcitrancy, recallability, recarry, recency, receptively, receptivity, recertify, recessionary, recessively, rechromatography, reciprocally, reciprocity, reclassify, reclusively, recodify, recognizability, recognizably, recommendatory, reconcilability, reconciliatory, reconditely, reconvey, recopy, recoverability, recriminatory, rectally, rectangularity, rectangularly, rectifiability, rectilinearly, recumbency, recurrently, recursively, recusancy, redbay, redefy, redelivery, redemptory, redeny, redeploy … and 357 more
All words that fit RYstarts with S and ends with S, with U in between, in that order.
safeguards, salutations, sanctimonious, sarcophagus, saucers, sausages, schedules, scoundrels, scouts, screwups, scriptures, scrubs, scruples, sculptures, scumbags, securities, seduces, seizures, sensuous, sequences, sequins, serious, seriousness, shotguns, shoulders, shouts, shrouds, shrubs, shrugs, shucks, shuts, shutters, shuttles, sideburns, signatures, simulates, simulations, sinus, sinuses, situations, skulls, slanderous, slugs, sluts, smugglers, smugness, snuggles, solutions, soulless, souls, sounds, soups, sources, sourpuss, sous, souvenirs, speculations, spontaneous, sprouts, spurs, squads, squares, squatters, squeaks, squeezes, squirrels, squirts, stakeouts, statues, status, statutes, stimulus, stipulates, strenuous, struggles, struts, stubs, students, studies, studios, studious, studs, stuffs, stumbles, stumps, stunts, stupendous, subconscious, subjects, submarines, subpoenas, subscriptions, subsidies, substances, subtitles, suburbs, subways, succeeds, success, successes, succubus, suckers, sucks, suds, sues, suffers, sugars, suggestions, suggests, suicides, suitcases, suites, suitors, suits, summers, summons, sumptuous, sums, sundaes, sundress, sunflowers, sunglasses, sunless, sunsets, sunspots, superfluous, superheroes, superiors, supermarkets, superpowers, superstars, superstitious, supplements, supplies, supports, suppress, surfaces, surfers, surgeons, surgeries, surpass, surplus, surprises, surroundings, surrounds, survives, survivors, suspects, suspenders, suspicions, suspicious, suss, sutures, swimsuits, syllabus, synonymous, saboteurs, sabulous, sacahuistas, sacahuistes, sacbuts, sacculations, saccules, sacculus, sackbuts, sackfuls, sacques, sacrilegious, sacrilegiousness, sacrilegiousnesses, sacrums, saddhus, sadhus, sagacious, sagaciousness, sagaciousnesses, sagbuts, sagebrushes, saguaros, sahuaros, sajous, salacious, salaciousness, salaciousnesses, saleratus, saleratuses, salmagundis, saltbushes, salubrious, salubriousness, salubriousnesses, salubrities, salukis, salutariness, salutarinesses, salutatorians, salutatories, saluters, salutes, salutiferous, samariums, sambhurs, sambucas, sambukes, samburs, samshus, samurais, sanatoriums, sanctimoniousness, sanctimoniousnesses, sanctuaries, sanctums, sandburrs, sandburs, sandgrouses, sandspurs, sanguinarias, sanguineness, sanguinenesses, sanguineous, sanguines, sanguinities, sanious, sanitariums, sanitoriums, sannups, sansculottes, sansculottisms, santours, santurs, sapajous, saphenous, saponaceous, saponaceousness, saponaceousnesses, saporous, sapours, saprophagous, sapsuckers, sarcomatous … and 2066 more
All words that fit SUSstarts with T and ends with K, with E in between, in that order.
teamwork, textbook, trademark, trek, turtleneck, tweak, twerk, taperstick, teak, telemark, tenterhook, thunderstruck, tidemark, tieback, timberwork, timework, trelliswork, trestlework, tubework, turtleback
All words that fit TEKstarts with W and ends with S, with L in between, in that order.
waffles, walks, wallets, walls, warlocks, wavelengths, weasels, weightless, welcomes, wellness, wells, welts, werewolves, wetlands, whales, wheelchairs, wheels, whistles, wiggles, wildcats, wilderness, willies, willingness, willows, wills, windmills, wireless, withdrawals, witless, wolves, worlds, worthless, wrinkles, wabblers, wabbles, waddlers, waddles, wadmaals, wadmals, wadmels, wadmolls, wadmols, wafflers, wafflestompers, wafflings, wageless, waggles, wagtails, wailers, wails, waistlines, wakefulness, wakefulnesses, wakeless, walers, wales, walies, walkabouts, walkathons, walkaways, walkers, walkings, walkingsticks, walkouts, walkovers, walkups, walkways, walkyries, wallabies, wallahs, wallaroos, wallas, wallboards, walleyes, wallflowers, wallies, wallopers, wallopings, wallops, wallowers, wallows, wallpapers, wallydraigles, walnuts, walrus, walruses, waltzers, waltzes, wambles, wamefuls, wanderlusts, wanglers, wangles, warblers, warbles, warless, warlordisms, warlords, warplanes, warragals, warrantableness, warrantablenesses, warrantless, warrigals, warslers, warsles, warstlers, warstles, wartless, washabilities, washables, washbowls, washcloths, wassailers, wassails, wastefulness, wastefulnesses, wastelands, wastelots, wastrels, watchables, watchfulness, watchfulnesses, watercolorists, watercolors, watercoolers, waterfalls, waterfloods, waterfowlers, waterfowlings, waterfowls, waterleafs, waterless, waterlessness, waterlessnesses, waterlines, waterlogs, waterloos, watermelons, waterwheels, wattlebirds, wattles, wattless, wauls, waveless, wavelets, wawls, waxbills, waxplants, waybills, waylayers, waylays, wayless, weakliness, weaklinesses, weaklings, wealds, weals, wealthiness, wealthinesses, wealths, weanlings, weaponless, wearabilities, wearables, wearifulness, wearifulnesses, weariless, weatherabilities, weatherglass, weatherglasses, webless, wedelns, wedels, wedlocks, weedless, weeklies, weevils, weigelas, weigelias, weightlessness, weightlessnesses, weightlifters, weightliftings, welchers, welches, welcomeness, welcomenesses, welcomers, welders, weldless, weldments, weldors, welds, welfares, welfarisms, welfarists, welkins, welladays, wellaways, wellcurbs, welldoers, wellheads, wellholes, wellies, wellnesses, wellsites, wellsprings, welshers, welshes, weltanschauungs, welters, welterweights, weltings, weltschmerzes, wentletraps, weregilds, wergelds, wergelts, wergilds, werwolves, westerlies, wettabilities, whalebacks, whaleboats, whalebones, whalers, whalings, whatchamacallits, wheals, wheedlers, wheedles, wheelbarrows, wheelbases, wheelers, wheelhorses, wheelhouses, wheelies, wheelings, wheelless … and 240 more
All words that fit WLSstarts with S and ends with Y, with T then E in between, in that order.
separately, simultaneously, spontaneity, spontaneously, staggeringly, stately, stationery, steadily, steady, stealthy, steamy, steely, stoney, strangely, strategically, strategy, strawberry, strenuously, subtlety, systematically, satiety, scatteringly, schoolmasterly, sculpturesquely, secretively, sedately, seductively, selectively, semiconservatively, semiquantitatively, sempiternally, sempiternity, sensately, sensitively, sensitometry, sententiously, sentiently, sentimentality, sentimentally, septennially, seriately, serpentinely, sesquicentenary, shantey, shatteringly, shiftlessly, shortsightedly, sightlessly, simultaneity, sinisterly, sinterability, sisterly, skittery, slatey, slatternly, slaughterously, slithery, smeltery, smithery, smothery, softheadedly, softheartedly, somatosensory, sophisticatedly, soteriology, southeasterly, southerly, southwesterly, spatiotemporally, spectrofluorometry, spectroheliography, spectrometry, spectrophotometrically, spectrophotometry, speculatively, spinsterly, spiritedly, spiritlessly, spitefully, splintery, spluttery, sportively, spotlessly, stagey, staggery, stainlessly, stalely, stapedectomy, statedly, statesmanly, statuesquely, steadfastly, stealthily, steamily, steeply, steerageway, stellify, stemmery, stemmy, stenchy, stenographically, stenography, stenoky, stenotypy, stepfamily, stereochemistry, stereography, stereologically, stereology, stereomicroscopically, stereophonically, stereophony, stereophotography, stereoregularity, stereoscopically, stereoscopy, stereospecifically, stereospecificity, stereotaxically, stereotypically, stereotypy, sterically, sterilely, sterility, sterlingly, sternly, sternway, stertorously, stey, stiltedly, stipendiary, stitchery, stogey, stoichiometrically, stoichiometry, stonefly, stonemasonry, storey, stoutheartedly, straitlacedly, strathspey, streaky, streamy, strenuosity, stressfully, stretchability, stretchy, stridency, stridently, stringency, stringently, studiedly, stupefy, stupefyingly, stupendously, subacutely, subcategory, subcutaneously, subjectively, subliteracy, subliterary, subordinately, subpotency, substantively, substitutively, subtenancy, subterraneanly, subterraneously, subtilely, subtreasury, suggestively, superintendency, superintensity, superlatively, supersensitively, supersubtlety, surefootedly, sustainedly, sveltely, swelteringly, sympathectomy, sympathetically, syncategorematically, synthetically, systemically
All words that fit STEYstarts with C and ends with R, with I then S in between, in that order.
cardiovascular, commissioner, connoisseur, cruiser, canister, cannister, chastiser, cherisher, chiseler, chiseller, choirmaster, chorister, circumciser, circumstellar, cisgender, cislunar, cloister, codiscover, codiscoverer, coinsurer, coinvestigator, coinvestor, commissar, compromiser, concertmeister, conciser, confiscator, conquistador, coprisoner, copublisher, crisper, crispier, criticaster, cuirassier, curiouser
All words that fit CISRstarts with F and ends with N, with U then T in between, in that order.
foundation, fountain, fourteen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, futon, fasciculation, fecundation, feudalization, feuilleton, figuration, flocculation, fluctuation, fluidization, fluoridation, fluorination, formularization, formulation, foughten, frequentation, fructification, fruitarian, fucoxanthin, fulguration, fulmination, furcation, fustian, fustigation, futilitarian
All words that fit FUTNstarts with C and ends with G, with P then I then N in between, in that order.
campaigning, camping, capping, captioning, captivating, capturing, carpeting, chaperoning, chipping, chirping, chomping, chopping, clamping, clapping, clipping, collapsing, comparing, compelling, competing, compiling, complaining, completing, complicating, comprehending, compromising, conspiring, contemplating, cooperating, coping, copping, copying, corresponding, corrupting, coupling, cramping, crapping, creeping, calipering, callipering, camphorating, campusing, canopying, capacitating, caparisoning, capering, capitalising, capitalizing, capitulating, caponizing, caprioling, capsizing, capsuling, capsulizing, captaining, carpentering, carpetbagging, carping, carpooling, catapulting, catnapping, centupling, champing, championing, chapping, chaptering, cheapening, cheeping, cheeseparing, childproofing, chippering, chirruping, choppering, choreographing, chromatographing, chromolithographing, chumping, ciphering, clapboarding, clapperclawing, clasping, cleping, clodhopping, clomping, clopping, clumping, coappearing, coapting, cocaptaining, codeveloping, coemploying, coempting, compacting, companioning, companying, comparting, compartmentalising, compartmentalizing, compartmenting, compassing, compassionating, compeering, compensating, compering, comping, complecting, complementing, complexifying, complexing, complimenting, complotting, complying, comporting, composing, compositing, composting, compounding, compressing, comprising, comprizing, compting, computerising, computerizing, computing, conceptualising, conceptualizing, conscripting, constipating, contemporizing, coopering, cooping, coopting, copartnering, coplotting, copolymerizing, coppering, coppicing, copresenting, coprocessing, coproducing, copublishing, copulating, copurifying, copycatting, copyediting, copyreading, copyrighting, coscripting, cosponsoring, cotransporting, counterpetitioning, counterpicketing, counterplotting, counterpointing, counterpoising, counterposing, counterprogramming, counterpunching, counterstepping, couping, couponing, craping, creping, crepitating, crimping, crimpling, crippling, crispening, crisping, cropping, crumping, crumpling, cryopreserving, cupeling, cupelling, cupolaing, cupping, cyphering
All words that fit CPINGstarts with E and ends with N, with T then I then O in between, in that order.
edition, education, ejection, election, elevation, elimination, emancipation, emotion, encryption, equation, erection, eruption, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evolution, exaggeration, examination, exception, exclamation, execution, exemption, exertion, exhaustion, exhibition, exhilaration, exhumation, expectation, expedition, expiration, explanation, exploitation, exploration, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, ebullition, echolocation, edification, editorialization, eduction, effectuation, egestion, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, electrocution, electrodeposition, electrodesiccation, elicitation, elocution, elongation, elucidation, elucubration, elution, elutriation, eluviation, emaciation, emanation, emargination, emasculation, embarkation, embolization, embrocation, emendation, emigration, emulation, emulsification, enamoration, enation, encapsulation, encrustation, energization, enervation, entropion, enucleation, enumeration, enunciation, envenomization, epilation, epithalamion, epithelialization, epithelization, epoxidation, equalization, equilibration, equitation, equivocation, eradication, eroticization, erotization, eructation, erudition, escalation, esterification, estivation, eternization, etherealization, etherization, ethion, ethnohistorian, etiolation, eutrophication, evagination, evangelization, evaporation, evapotranspiration, evection, eviction, evisceration, evocation, exacerbation, exaction, exaltation, exasperation, excavation, excerption, excitation, excogitation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, excruciation, exculpation, execration, exemplification, exenteration, exercitation, exfoliation, exhalation, exhortation, exoneration, expatiation, expatriation, expectoration, experimentation, expiation, explantation, explication, exponentiation, exportation, exposition, expostulation, expropriation, expunction, expurgation, exsanguination, exsertion, exsiccation, exsolution, extemporisation, extemporization, extenuation, exteriorization, externalisation, externalization, extirpation, extrapolation, extravasation, extraversion, extrication, extroversion, extrusion, exudation, exultation, exuviation
All words that fit ETIONQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #25?
- 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.