Wordspine #26
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Answers for puzzle #26. 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 PT. A word like pac looks close but doesn't count — it starts with P but ends with C, not T. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with P and ends with T.
pacifist, packet, pact, pageant, paint, paleontologist, pamphlet, pant, paperweight, parakeet, parchment, parent, parfait, parliament, parrot, part, participant, passport, past, pat, patent, pathologist, patient, patriot, pavement, payment, peanut, peasant, peat, pellet … and 630 more
All words that fit PTScoring on this level: PAT = 5 points, PALEONTOLOGIST = 16 points.
starts with R and ends with E, with G in between, in that order.
rage, ragtime, rampage, range, ravage, rearrange, recharge, recognise, recognizable, recognizance, recognize, rectangle, refuge, refugee, regenerate, reggae, regime, regrettable, regulate, regurgitate, renegade, renege, renegotiate, reorganize, retrograde, revenge, ridge, ringside, rogue, rouge … and 106 more
All words that fit RGEScoring on this level: RAGE = 8 points, RECOGNIZABLE = 16 points.
starts with L and ends with E, with I then E in between, in that order.
licence, license, liege, lifelike, lifeline, lifestyle, lifetime, likewise, limestone, lineage, lingerie, literate, literature, lavaliere, lavalliere, lenience, leukotriene, libelee, libellee, liberalise, liberalize, liberate, libertinage, libertine, licencee, licensable, licensee, licensure, licente, licentiate … and 26 more
All words that fit LIEEScoring on this level: LIEGE = 11 points, LEUKOTRIENE = 17 points.
starts with D and ends with E, with E then C then V in between, in that order.
deceive, deceptive, decisive, decorative, defective, descriptive, destructive, detective, directive, deactivate, deceivable, decemvirate, declarative, decongestive, deconstructive, decretive, decurve, deductive, deflective, denunciative, depreciative, desiccative, detectivelike, detractive
All words that fit DECVEScoring on this level: DECEIVE = 15 points, DECONSTRUCTIVE = 22 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start26
- Moving Up57
- Good95
- Solid158
- Nice240
- Great328
- Genius441
- Perfect630
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
starts with C and ends with N.
cabin, cain, calculation, cameraman, campaign, can, cancellation, cannon, canteen, canton, canyon, captain, carbon, cardigan, carlin, carmen, carton, cartoon, cauldron, caution, caveman, cavern, cayman, celebration, certain, certification, cerulean, cessation, chain, chairman, chamberlain, chameleon, champion, chaperon, chaplain, chapman, charlatan, cheapen, chevron, chicken, chiffon, children, chin, chosen, christen, churn, cinnamon, circulation, circumcision, citation, citizen, civilian, civilisation, civilization, clan, clarification, classification, clean, clergyman, cloven, clown, coalition, cocoon, coercion, coffin, cohesion, coin, colin, collaboration, collagen, collection, colleen, collision, colon, colonization, column, combination, combustion, comedian, commendation, commission, common, commotion, communication, communion, companion, comparison, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, complain, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, con, concentration, conception, concern, concession, conclusion, concoction, concussion, condemn, condemnation, condensation, condition, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confrontation, confusion, congestion, congregation, congressman, congresswoman, conjunction, conn, connection, conniption, conservation, consideration, consolation, constellation, constipation, constitution, construction, consultation, consumption, contain, contamination, contention, continuation, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contusion, convention, conversation, conversion, conviction, coon, cooperation, cordon, corn, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, cosign, cosmopolitan, cotillion, cotton, countdown, countrymen, coupon, cousin, coven, craftsmen, creation, cremation, crewman, crimson, criterion, croon, crown, crucifixion, culmination, cumin, curmudgeon, curran, curtain, cushion, custodian, cyclotron, cabezon, cabman, cabmen, cabochon, cachinnation, cacodemon, caducean, caecilian, caesarean, caesarian, caffein, caftan, caiman, cairn, caisson, cajon, calamondin, calcification, calcination, calcitonin, caldron, calfskin, calibration, calkin, callan, callipygian, callithumpian, calmodulin, calumniation, calutron, calypsonian, cameramen, cameraperson, camerawoman, camerawomen, camion, campion, canakin, canalization, cancan, cancelation, candlepin, canikin, cannabin, cannelon, cannibalization, cannikin, canon, canonization, cantharidin, canthaxanthin, cantillation, capacitation, caparison, capelan, capelin, capeskin … and 571 more
All words that fit CNstarts with B and ends with O.
bambino, bamboo, banjo, barrio, bimbo, bingo, bio, bistro, blotto, bongo, boo, bordello, bozo, bravado, bravo, bro, bronco, buckaroo, bucko, buffalo, burrito, burro, baboo, bacalao, bagnio, baldachino, ballyhoo, banco, banderillero, barbasco, bargello, barranco, barricado, basso, bastinado, bayamo, bazoo, beano, beefalo, bilbo, bocaccio, boffo, bolero, boliviano, bolo, bonito, booboo, boohoo, boyo, bracero, braggadocio, brio, bromo, broncho, broo, bubo, buckayro, buckeroo, buffo, bugaboo, bunco, bunko, burgoo, burladero, bushido, buteo
All words that fit BOstarts with R and ends with E, with S in between, in that order.
raise, ransomware, rattlesnake, realise, reasonable, reassemble, reassurance, reassure, reclusive, recognise, reconnaissance, recourse, recuse, refuse, rehearse, reimburse, reinstate, relapse, release, reminisce, remorse, renaissance, rephrase, representative, repulsive, requisite, reschedule, rescue, resemblance, resemble, reserve, residence, residue, resistance, resolute, resolve, resonance, resource, respectable, response, responsible, responsive, restorative, restore, resume, reverse, reversible, revise, rhinestone, ringside, rinse, rise, riverside, roadhouse, roscoe, rose, rotisserie, rouse, ruse, rustle, racecourse, racehorse, racemose, radarscope, radicalise, radioimmunoassayable, radioisotope, radiosensitive, radiosonde, radwaste, raffinose, raisable, raisonne, ramose, ramshackle, ramulose, rase, rashlike, rassle, rasure, rationalise, ratsbane, rawinsonde, reaccuse, readjustable, reappraise, rearmouse, rearouse, reassemblage, reassume, recessive, rechoose, rechose, reclosable, recluse, recompense, recompose, recondense, reconsecrate, reconsolidate, reconstitute, reconstructible, reconstructive, recrudesce, recrudescence, recrystallize, recursive, redescribe, redhorse, rediscountable, redispose, redissolve, redistribute, redistributive, reductase, reemphasize, reescalate, reestimate, reexpose, reexposure, registerable, registrable, regressive, rehospitalize, rehouse, reimbursable, reimmerse, reimpose, reindustrialize, reinfuse, reinspire, reinstitute, reinstitutionalize, reinsurance, reinsure, reinvestigate, reissue, rejuvenescence, relandscape, releasable, relicense, relicensure, religiose, relishable, remeasure, reminiscence, remise, remissible, remonstrance, remonstrate, remonstrative, renascence, rennase, reobserve, reoppose, reorchestrate, repassage, repercussive, replenishable, replicase, repose, repousse, reprehensible, reprehensive, representable, repressible, repressive, repressurize, reprise, repristinate, repulse, repurchase, repursue, reraise, rerelease, reremouse, rerise, rerose, resaddle, resalable, resale, resalute, resample, rescale, rescore, rescuable, resealable, researchable, resectable, resecure, resee, resegregate, reseize, resensitize, resentence, reserpine, reservable, reservice, resettable, resettle, reshape, reshave, reshine, reshingle, reshoe, reshone, reshuffle, reside, resile, resilience, resinate, resistible, resistive, resite, resize, reslate, resocialize, resole, resoluble, resolvable, resonate, resorptive, respace, respade, respective, respirable, respire, respiritualize, respite, resplendence, resplice, respoke, restabilize, restage, restartable, restate, restimulate, restitute, restive, restoke … and 73 more
All words that fit RSEstarts with M and ends with S, with I in between, in that order.
machinations, machines, magazines, magicians, maidens, maids, mailboxes, mails, maintains, makings, malfunctions, malicious, maniacs, manicures, manifestations, manifests, manipulates, manipulations, mannequins, mansions, mantis, manuscripts, margaritas, margins, mariners, marines, markings, marquis, marriages, marries, martinis, martins, masterpieces, materials, mathematicians, mathematics, mavis, meaningless, meanings, mechanics, mechanisms, medications, medicines, medics, meetings, memoirs, memories, meningitis, mentions, mercenaries, merits, mermaids, metamorphosis, metaphysics, meticulous, microbes, microchips, microphones, middies, midgets, midterms, midwives, miggs, mikes, miles, militants, milligrams, millionaires, millions, mills, mimes, mimosas, mindless, minds, minerals, miners, mines, minimums, minions, ministers, minks, minorities, minors, mints, minus, minuses, minutes, miracles, miraculous, mirrors, mis, miscellaneous, misconceptions, misdeeds, misdemeanors, misfits, misgivings, miss, misses, missiles, missionaries, missions, missis, missus, mistakes, mistress, mistresses, mites, mittens, mitts, mixers, mixes, modifications, moldings, mommies, monitors, mornings, morris, mosquitoes, mosquitos, motions, motivates, motivations, motives, mountains, movies, muffins, muggings, multiples, mummies, munchkins, munitions, musicals, musicians, mysteries, mysterious, macadamias, macadamizes, macaronics, macaronies, macaronis, macedoines, macerations, machicolations, machinabilities, machinates, machinators, machineabilities, machineries, machinists, machismos, macintoshes, mackinaws, mackintoshes, macrobiotics, macrocytosis, macroeconomics, macroevolutions, macrofossils, macroglobulinemias, macroglobulins, macroinstructions, macronutrients, macrophotographies, maculations, madeiras, madeleines, mademoiselles, madreporians, madreporites, madrigalists, madrigals, madrilenes, maffias, mafficks, mafias, maftirs, magazinists, magians, magics, magilps, magisteriums, magisters, magistracies, magistrates, magistratures, magnanimities, magnanimous, magnanimousness, magnanimousnesses, magnesias, magnesites, magnesiums, magnetics, magnetises, magnetisms, magnetites, magnetizations, magnetizers, magnetizes, magnetofluiddynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, magnetometries, magnetoresistances, magnetostrictions, magnifications, magnificats, magnificences, magnificoes, magnificos, magnifiers, magnifies, magniloquences, magnitudes, magnolias, magpies, maharanis, maharishis, mahlsticks, mahoganies, mahonias, maidenhairs, maidenheads, maidenhoods, maidenliness, maidenlinesses, maidhoods, maidservants, maihems, mailabilities, mailbags, mailers, mailes, mailings, mailless, maillots, maills, maimers, maims, mainframes … and 2162 more
All words that fit MISstarts with R and ends with T, with L in between, in that order.
radiologist, realist, rebuilt, redevelopment, reflect, relevant, reluctant, repellent, replacement, resilient, result, rabblement, racialist, radioallergosorbent, radiobiologist, radioelement, radiolucent, rallyist, rambouillet, rationalist, ravelment, realest, realignment, reallot, recalcitrant, recitalist, recollect, reconcilement, redeployment, redolent, reelect, reemployment, reenlist, reenlistment, reestablishment, refelt, reflet, refloat, refluent, refulgent, regilt, regionalist, reglet, rehabilitant, reimplant, relativist, relaxant, relearnt, relent, relet, reliant, relict, relight, religionist, relinquishment, relist, relit, relucent, reluct, remelt, repellant, replant, replenishment, replot, representationalist, resculpt, resemblant, resettlement, resmelt, resolutest, resolvent, respelt, resplendent, resplit, restfullest, resultant, revealment, revilement, revivalist, revolt, revolutionist, rheologist, rheumatologist, riblet, rillet, ringbolt, ringlet, ripplet, rippliest, ritualist, rivulet, roentgenologist, roiliest, rollout, rondelet, rootlet, roundlet, royalist, rubbliest, ruffliest, ruliest, rumpliest, rundlet, runlet, ruralist, rushlight, rutilant
All words that fit RLTstarts with I and ends with E, with N then T in between, in that order.
identifiable, ignite, illuminate, imaginative, impenetrable, impersonate, inaccurate, inactive, inadequate, inappropriate, incapacitate, incarcerate, incentive, incinerate, incite, incompatible, incompetence, incomplete, inconsiderate, incorporate, incriminate, indefinite, indelicate, indestructible, indeterminate, indicate, indicative, ineffective, inevitable, infantile, infertile, infiltrate, infinite, inflate, infrastructure, infuriate, ingratitude, inheritance, initiate, initiative, injustice, inmate, innovative, inopportune, insatiable, inscrutable, insensitive, insistence, instance, institute, insurmountable, intake, integrate, intelligence, intense, intensive, interactive, intercede, intercourse, interface, interfere, interference, interlude, intermediate, interpretive, interrogate, interstate, intervene, intimate, intimidate, intolerable, intrigue, introduce, intrude, intubate, intuitive, invalidate, inventive, investigate, investigative, invite, ichnite, ignimbrite, ignitable, ignitible, illuminative, ilmenite, immunocompetence, immunoprecipitate, immunoreactive, impenitence, implantable, implementable, importunate, impregnate, inactivate, inadvertence, inalterable, inanimate, inappetence, inapposite, inappreciative, inaptitude, inarticulate, inattentive, inaugurate, inbreathe, incarnate, inceptive, incertitude, inchoate, inchoative, incombustible, incommensurate, incommunicative, incommutable, incomputable, incondite, inconsecutive, inconsistence, incontestable, incontinence, incontrollable, incontrovertible, inconvertible, incorporative, incorruptible, increate, incubate, incubative, incudate, inculcate, inculpate, incurvate, incurvature, indagate, indefatigable, indefectible, indemonstrable, indenture, indeterminable, indictable, indictee, indigestible, indiscriminate, indisputable, indistinctive, indistinguishable, indite, individuate, indoctrinate, indomitable, indubitable, inductance, inductee, inductive, indurate, indurative, industrialise, industrialize, inebriate, ineluctable, ineptitude, inequitable, inertiae, inestimable, inexactitude, inexhaustible, inexistence, inextinguishable, inextricable, infante, infanticide, infantilize, infantine, infatuate, infective, infibulate, infiltrative, infinitive, infinitude, inflatable, inflectable, inflective, inflictive, informative, ingate, ingestible, ingestive, ingrate, ingratiate, ingurgitate, inhabitable, inheritable, inhibitive, inhospitable, inimitable, initialize, injectable, injective, injunctive, inkstone, innate, innervate, innominate, innovate, innumerate, inoculate, inoculative, inoperative, inoperculate, inordinate, inosculate, inosite, inquietude, inquisitive, insatiate, inscriptive, insecticide, insectile, insectivore, inseminate, insensate, insentience, insinuate, insinuative, insolate, inspective, inspectorate, inspissate, instable, instantiate, instate, instigate, instigative, instinctive, institutionalise, institutionalize, instroke, instructive … and 157 more
All words that fit INTEstarts with I and ends with L, with R then A in between, in that order.
immaterial, immoral, immortal, impartial, imperial, impersonal, impractical, inaugural, industrial, infernal, infomercial, informal, informational, inspirational, integral, internal, international, interracial, irrational, iatrical, iconographical, icosahedral, illiberal, illustrational, immemorial, immigrational, imperatorial, improvisational, improvisatorial, incorporeal, incremental, inertial, inferential, infrugal, inquisitorial, inscriptional, insertional, instructional, instrumental, insurrectional, interactional, interannual, interbehavioral, intercensal, intercessional, interchannel, interchromosomal, intercoastal, intercolonial, intercommunal, intercontinental, intercortical, intercostal, intercultural, interdenominational, interdental, interdepartmental, interdialectal, interdivisional, interfacial, interfamilial, interferential, interfluvial, intergenerational, interglacial, intergovernmental, intergradational, interindividual, interinstitutional, interjectional, interjurisdictional, interlocal, intermarginal, intermenstrual, interministerial, intermodal, intermural, interneuronal, internodal, internuncial, interorbital, interorganizational, interparochial, interparoxysmal, interperceptual, interpersonal, interphalangeal, interpluvial, interpopulational, interpretational, interprofessional, interprovincial, interproximal, interregional, interrenal, interrogational, intersectional, intersegmental, intersexual, intersocietal, interstadial, interstitial, interterminal, interterritorial, intertestamental, intertidal, intertrial, intertribal, intertropical, interval, intervertebral, interzonal, inthral, inthrall, intracardial, intracerebral, intracranial, intradermal, intramural, intranasal, intraperitoneal, intrapersonal, intrapreneurial, intrathecal, intravital, intrazonal, intrinsical, introspectional, inventorial, involucral, ipsilateral, irenical, ironical, irreal, irrotational, isochronal, isothermal
All words that fit IRALstarts with E and ends with Y, with M then R in between, in that order.
elementary, embarrassingly, emergency, emery, exemplary, econometrically, electrochemistry, electrometallurgy, electromyographically, electromyography, eleemosynary, elementarily, embarrassedly, emblazonry, embracery, embracingly, embroidery, embryogeny, embryologically, embryology, embryonically, emissary, empery, empirically, endomorphy, enumerability, ephemerality, ephemerally, eudiometrically, exclamatory, exemplarily, exemplarity, extemporally, extemporaneity, extemporaneously, extemporarily, extemporary, exterminatory, extramurally
All words that fit EMRYstarts with C and ends with S, with A then L then O in between, in that order.
calamitous, calculations, calculators, callous, calories, calzones, cancellations, chivalrous, caballeros, cabildos, cachalots, calabooses, calamondins, calathos, calcareous, calcicoles, calcicolous, calciferols, calciferous, calcifications, calcifugous, calcinations, calcinoses, calcinosis, calcitonins, calculous, caldrons, calefactories, calibrations, calibrators, calicoes, calicos, californiums, caliginous, callaloos, callboys, calliopes, callipygous, calloses, callosities, callouses, callousness, callousnesses, callowness, callownesses, calmodulins, calomels, calorics, calorimeters, calorimetries, calorizes, calottes, calotypes, caloyers, calthrops, caltrops, calumniations, calumniators, calumnious, calutrons, calvados, calvadoses, calypsoes, calypsonians, calypsos, camelopards, camerlengos, campanologies, campanologists, campylobacters, campylotropous, canalizations, cancelations, cancellous, candleholders, candlepowers, candlewoods, candyfloss, candyflosses, cannelons, cannibalizations, cantaloupes, cantaloups, cantillations, capitalizations, capitulations, carbonylations, carboxylations, carboxymethylcelluloses, cardiologies, cardiologists, carillonneurs, carillons, carloads, cartelizations, cartilaginous, cartloads, caseloads, cataloes, catalogers, catalogs, cataloguers, catalogues, catalos, catholicons, catholicos, catholicoses, cattaloes, cattalos, caudillismos, caudillos, cauldrons, cauliflowerets, cauliflowers, cavaleros, cavernicolous, cembalos, centralizations, cephalizations, cephalometries, cephalopods, cephaloridines, cephalosporins, cephalothins, cephalothoraces, cephalothoraxes, chalazions, chalcedonies, chalcocites, chalcogenides, chalcogens, chalcopyrites, chaldrons, chalkboards, chalones, chameleons, chancellories, chancellors, chancellorships, channelizations, charlocks, charlottes, chaulmoogras, chivalrousness, chivalrousnesses, chloraloses, cholecalciferols, chorioallantoides, chorioallantois, cigarillos, cimbaloms, circumambulations, circumvallations, climatologies, climatologists, coagulations, coalboxes, coalholes, coalifications, coalitionists, coalitions, cobaltous, cockalorums, codswallops, commercializations, compartmentalizations, conceptualizations, confabulations, confabulators, congratulations, congratulators, constitutionalizations, contraltos, conventionalizations, counterretaliations, cradlesongs, craniologies, crapulous, criminalizations, crystallizations, crystallographers, crystallographies, crystalloids, cyanoethylations, cymbaloms, cytomegalovirus, cytomegaloviruses
All words that fit CALOSstarts with C and ends with D, with N then T then E in between, in that order.
caffeinated, centered, centerfold, centred, commented, communicated, compensated, conceited, concentrated, concocted, conditioned, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congratulated, connected, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constructed, construed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contained, contaminated, contemplated, contented, continued, contracted, contradicted, contributed, contrived, controlled, converted, convicted, coordinated, counted, cachinnated, calumniated, candlelighted, canted, cantered, cantilevered, cantillated, cantoned, canulated, carbonated, carinated, carpentered, catenated, cemented, centerboard, centralised, centralized, centrifuged, centupled, chanted, chaunted, chickenhearted, chlorinated, chuntered, cinctured, cinematized, circumnavigated, circumstantiated, circumvented, coenacted, cointerred, coinvented, commentated, comminuted, compartmentalised, compartmentalized, compartmented, compassionated, complemented, complimented, concatenated, concelebrated, concentered, conceptualised, conceptualized, concerted, concertinaed, concertized, conciliated, concreted, concretized, confabulated, confected, confederated, conflated, confuted, congested, conglobated, conglomerated, conglutinated, congregated, conjectured, conjugated, connoted, conscripted, conservatized, consociated, consorted, constellated, consternated, constipated, constituted, constitutionalized, constrained, constricted, constringed, containerboard, containerised, containerized, contemned, contemporized, contend, contended, contested, contextualized, contorted, contoured, contradistinguished, contraindicated, contrasted, contravened, controverted, contused, convected, convented, conventionalized, convoluted, copresented, cornuted, coronated, cotransported, countenanced, counteracted, counterargued, counterattacked, counterbalanced, counterbid, counterblockaded, counterchanged, countercharged, counterchecked, counterclaimed, counterdemand, counterdemonstrated, countered, counterfeited, counterfired, counterinfluenced, countermand, countermanded, countermarched, countermined, countermoved, counterordered, counterpetitioned, counterpicketed, counterplotted, counterpointed, counterpoised, counterposed, counterpunched, counterquestioned, counterraid, counterraided, counterrallied, countersigned, counterstained, counterstated, counterstepped, countersued, countertrend, countervailed, counterweighted, counterworld, countrified, countryfied, covenanted, credentialed, credentialled, crenated, crenelated, crenellated, crenulated, criminated, culminated, cuneated, cyanoethylated, cybernated
All words that fit CNTEDQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #26?
- 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.