Wordspine #29
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Answers for puzzle #29. 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 CD. A word like cab looks close but doesn't count — it starts with C but ends with B, not D. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with C and ends with D.
cad, caffeinated, caged, calculated, called, calmed, campaigned, camped, canceled, cancelled, candid, canned, capsized, captivated, captured, card, cardboard, cared, carotid, carried, carted, carved, cased, caseload, cashed, castrated, categorized, caused, caved, ceased … and 1328 more
All words that fit CDScoring on this level: CAD = 5 points, CAFFEINATED = 13 points.
starts with S and ends with N, with T in between, in that order.
salvation, samaritan, sanction, sanitation, satin, satisfaction, saturation, section, sedation, seduction, selection, selectman, sensation, separation, serotonin, seventeen, shorten, shotgun, shutdown, simpleton, simulation, singleton, situation, sixteen, skeleton, smitten, soften, solicitation, solution, sophistication … and 332 more
All words that fit STNScoring on this level: SATIN = 9 points, SOPHISTICATION = 18 points.
starts with F and ends with D, with T then E in between, in that order.
fabricated, facilitated, fainted, faltered, fantasized, farted, fascinated, fastened, fathered, fatherhood, featured, fetched, filtered, fisted, fitted, fixated, flatbed, flattened, flattered, flirted, floated, flustered, footed, forfeited, fortified, fostered, fountainhead, fractured, frightened, frustrated … and 156 more
All words that fit FTEDScoring on this level: FARTED = 12 points, FOUNTAINHEAD = 18 points.
starts with C and ends with S, with R then T then A in between, in that order.
caritas, cartographers, certainties, certificates, circumstances, confrontations, credentials, crystals, curtains, cabrestas, cabrettas, caprolactams, carboxypeptidases, caretakers, caretakes, caretakings, caritases, carpetbaggeries, carpetbaggers, carpetbags, cartages, cartelizations, cartilages, cartilaginous, cartloads, cartographies, cartularies, ceratopsians, certifications, certioraris … and 132 more
All words that fit CRTASScoring on this level: CARITAS = 15 points, CARBOXYPEPTIDASES = 25 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start26
- Moving Up58
- Good96
- Solid160
- Nice244
- Great333
- Genius448
- Perfect640
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
starts with S and ends with G.
sabotaging, sacrificing, sagging, sailing, saluting, salvaging, sampling, sandbag, sanding, sang, satisfying, saving, savoring, sawing, saying, scag, 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, scumbag, scurrying, sealing, searching, seating, securing, seducing, seeing, seeking, seeping, seg, seizing, selecting, selling, sending, sensing, sentencing, separating, sequencing, servicing, serving, setting, settling, sewing, shading, shadowing, shag, shagging, shaking, shaming, shaping, sharing, sharking, sharpening, shattering, shaving, shebang, shedding, shelling, shifting, shimmering, shindig, shining, shipping, shirking, shitting, shivering, shocking, shooting, shoplifting, shopping, shouting, shoveling, shoving, showering, showing, shrieking, shrinking, shrug, shrugging, shuffling, shushing, shutting, sibling, sickening, siding, sifting, sighing, sighting, signaling, signifying, signing, sing, singing, singling, sinking, siphoning, sipping, sitting, sizing, sizzling, skag, skating, sketching, skiing, skimming, skipping, slamming, slang, slapping, slashing, slaughtering, slaying, sleazebag, sledding, sleeping, sleepwalking, sliding, slimming, sling, slinging, slinking, slipping, slithering, slobbering, slowing, slug, slugging, slumming, slung, slurping, smashing, smearing, smelling, smiling, smirking, smog, smoking, smoldering, smooching, smothering, smug, smuggling, snacking, snag, snagging, snapping, snarling, snatching, sneaking, sneezing, snickering, sniffing, sniffling, sniping, snivelling, snooping, snoring, snorkeling, snorting, snowballing, snowing, snug, snuggling, soaking, soaring, sobbing, sobering, socializing, sodding, softening, soliciting, solving, something, song, 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, sprang, spraying, spreading, spring, springing, sprouting, sprung, spying, squaring … and 1237 more
All words that fit SGstarts with L and ends with L.
label, landfall, landfill, lapel, larval, laurel, lawful, legal, lethal, level, libel, liberal, literal, local, logical, loyal, lull, lyrical, labial, labiodental, lachrymal, lackadaisical, lacrimal, lactational, lacteal, lacunal, ladleful, lagoonal, laical, lall, lambkill, laminal, lampshell, langrel, lanital, lapful, larvicidal, laryngal, laryngeal, lateral, latitudinal, latosol, leal, legislatorial, leishmanial, lemniscal, lenticel, lentil, lepidopterological, leptospiral, leukorrheal, levitational, lexical, lexicographical, libidinal, librational, lichenological, lienal, lifeful, lightful, liminal, limitational, limnological, linalol, linalool, lineal, lineamental, lingual, linguistical, lintel, lintol, lipoidal, liposomal, listel, lithological, lithosol, litoral, littoral, liturgical, lixivial, loathful, locational, lochial, loculicidal, locustal, loessal, loessial, logistical, lognormal, logroll, loll, longitudinal, loral, loreal, losel, lowball, lubrical, lugsail, lumbosacral, lumenal, luminal, lungful, lustful, lustral, luteal, lysosomal
All words that fit LLstarts with D and ends with E, with E in between, in that order.
dateline, deadline, dearie, debacle, debatable, debate, debutante, decade, decadence, decapitate, deceive, deceptive, decide, decisive, declare, decline, decompose, decorate, decorative, decoupage, decree, dedicate, deduce, deductible, dee, deepfake, defective, defence, defense, defensive, defiance, define, definite, definitive, deflate, defuse, degenerate, degenerative, degrade, degree, deke, delectable, delegate, delete, deliberate, delicate, delude, deluge, deluxe, delve, demise, demonstrate, demure, denounce, dense, departure, dependable, deplete, deplorable, deplore, depose, deprive, derivative, derive, derriere, describe, descriptive, desecrate, deserve, designate, desirable, desire, desolate, desperate, despicable, despise, despite, destabilize, destitute, destructive, detective, detente, determine, detestable, detonate, deuce, devastate, device, devise, devote, difference, digestive, dilettante, diligence, dinnertime, directive, directorate, disagree, disappearance, discotheque, discrete, disease, disintegrate, disobedience, dispense, disperse, displeasure, disservice, divorcee, dredge, daggerlike, daguerreotype, damascene, danceable, danseuse, dateable, daydreamlike, deactivate, deadeye, deaerate, dealate, deaminase, deaminate, deathlike, deave, debase, debauchee, debenture, debilitate, debone, debouche, debride, debruise, debye, decaffeinate, decalogue, decane, decarbonate, decarbonize, decarboxylase, decarboxylate, decarburize, decare, decasyllable, decathlete, decease, deceivable, decelerate, decemvirate, decentralize, decentre, decerebrate, dechlorinate, deciare, decidable, deciduae, deciduate, decile, decimalize, decimate, decipherable, deckhouse, deckle, declarable, declarative, declasse, declinable, decode, decollate, decolletage, decollete, decolonize, decolorize, decompensate, decomposable, deconcentrate, decongestive, deconsecrate, deconstructive, decontaminate, decorticate, decouple, decrease, decrepitate, decrepitude, decretive, decriminalize, decuple, decurve, decussate, dedicatee, dedifferentiate, deducible, deductive, deerlike, deescalate, deface, defalcate, defame, defeasance, defeasible, defeature, defecate, defeminize, defendable, defenestrate, defensible, deference, deferrable, defervescence, defibrillate, defibrinate, defilade, defile, definable, definitize, definitude, deflagrate, deflectable, deflective, defoliate, deforce, deformable, deformalize, deformative, defrayable, defuze, degage, degame, deglamorize, deglaze, degradable, degradative, degrease, degressive, degringolade, dehisce, dehiscence, dehumanize, dehydrate … and 336 more
All words that fit DEEstarts with F and ends with S, with R in between, in that order.
factories, factors, failures, fairgrounds, fairies, fairness, familiars, farewells, farmers, farms, farts, fathers, favorites, favors, favours, fearless, fears, feathers, features, feeders, feelers, fellers, fenders, ferrets, fiberglass, fibers, fibrosis, fighters, figures, figurines, filmmakers, filters, finders, fingernails, fingerprints, fingers, fingertips, firearms, fireballs, firecrackers, firefighters, fireflies, fireplaces, fires, fireworks, firms, firs, fixtures, flares, flatters, flavors, flavours, fliers, flippers, flirtatious, floorboards, floors, florists, flowers, flurries, flyers, followers, footprints, forbids, forceps, forces, forefathers, foreigners, forensics, forests, forfeits, forgeries, forgets, forgiveness, forgives, forks, formations, forms, formulas, forties, fortress, fortuitous, fortunes, fours, fractions, fractures, fragments, framers, frames, franchises, francs, franks, fraternities, frauds, freaks, freedoms, frees, freeways, freezers, freezes, frequencies, freshness, friendless, friends, friendships, fries, frightens, frills, fringes, fritters, frivolous, frogs, frontiers, fronts, fruitless, fruits, frustrates, fuckers, fundraisers, funerals, furious, furs, futures, fablers, fabricants, fabricates, fabrications, fabricators, fabrics, facers, facilitators, factorages, factorials, factorizations, factorizes, factorships, factures, faders, faeries, faggotries, fagoters, fainters, faintheartedness, faintheartednesses, fairings, fairleaders, fairleads, fairnesses, fairs, fairways, fairyisms, fairylands, faitours, fakeers, fakeries, fakers, fakirs, falconers, falconries, falderals, falderols, fallaleries, fallers, falseworks, falsifiers, falterers, falterings, falters, familiarises, familiarities, familiarizations, familiarizes, familiarness, familiarnesses, fanciers, fancyworks, fanfares, fanfaronades, fanfarons, fanners, fantasizers, fanworts, faqirs, faquirs, faradays, faradises, faradisms, faradizes, farads, farandoles, farcers, farces, farceurs, farcicalities, farcies, fardels, fards, farers, fares, farfals, farfels, farfetchedness, farfetchednesses, farinaceous, farinas, farinhas, farkleberries, farles, farls, farmerettes, farmhands, farmhouses, farmings, farmlands, farmsteads, farmwives, farmworkers, farmworks, farmyards, farnesols, farness, farnesses, faros, farraginous, farragoes, farrieries, farriers, farrows, farsides, farsightedness, farsightednesses, farthingales, farthings, fascinators, fashioners, fashionmongers, fastballers, fasteners, fatbirds, fatherhoods … and 1178 more
All words that fit FRSstarts with R and ends with T, with G in between, in that order.
radiologist, reassignment, regent, regiment, regret, repugnant, rethought, right, radioallergosorbent, radiobiologist, raggedest, raggediest, ragout, ragwort, rangiest, ravagement, reagent, realignment, reargument, rearrangement, rebought, redigest, reengagement, refight, refought, refrigerant, refulgent, regardant, regilt, regionalist, registrant, reglet, regnant, regraft, regrant, regreet, relight, religionist, resight, resought, resurgent, retarget, retaught, rewrought, rheologist, rheumatologist, ridgiest, rightest, rightist, rightmost, rigorist, ringbolt, ringent, ringgit, ringlet, roentgenologist, rotgut, roughcast, roughest, ruggedest, rugrat, rushlight
All words that fit RGTstarts with V and ends with S, with I then E in between, in that order.
vacancies, valentines, vampires, vanishes, variables, varies, veggies, vehicles, vibes, viciousness, victimless, victories, videos, videotapes, viewers, views, villagers, villages, vindictiveness, vineyards, violates, violets, vipers, viruses, vixens, voices, vacationers, vaccinates, vaccinees, vaccines, vacillates, vacuities, vagaries, vagilities, vaginismuses, vaginitises, vagotomies, vagrancies, vahines, vainglories, vaingloriousness, vaingloriousnesses, vainness, vainnesses, valedictories, valencies, valetudinaries, valiances, valiancies, valiantness, valiantnesses, validates, validities, validness, valines, valises, valkyries, valorises, valorizes, valpolicellas, valvulites, valvulitides, valvulitises, vandalises, vandalizes, vanishers, vanities, vanitories, vanquishers, vanquishes, vapidities, vapidness, vapidnesses, vaporises, vaporishness, vaporishnesses, vaporizers, vaporizes, variabilities, variableness, variablenesses, variances, variates, varicellas, varices, varicoceles, varicosities, variegates, variegations, variegators, variers, varietals, varieties, varioles, variometers, variousness, variousnesses, varletries, varnishers, varnishes, varsities, vascularities, vasculitides, vasectomies, vasectomizes, vasoactivities, vasotomies, vastities, vastitudes, vaticides, vaticinates, vaudevilles, veeries, vegetativeness, vegetativenesses, vegies, veilers, veiners, veinless, veinlets, veinules, veinulets, velarizes, veligers, velites, velleities, velocimeters, velocipedes, velocities, venalities, vendibilities, vendibles, venerabilities, veneries, venialness, venialnesses, venines, venipunctures, venires, venographies, venosities, ventilates, ventricles, ventriloquies, ventriloquizes, veraciousness, veraciousnesses, veracities, veratridines, veratrines, verbalizers, verbalizes, verbiages, verbicides, verbifies, verbigerations, verbiles, verbosities, verdancies, verdigrises, verditers, veridicalities, verifiabilities, verifiableness, verifiablenesses, verifiers, verifies, verisimilitudes, veritableness, veritablenesses, veritates, verites, verities, verjuices, vermicellis, vermicides, vermiculites, vermifuges, vernalizes, vernicles, verniers, vernissages, vernixes, versatileness, versatilenesses, versatilities, versicles, versifiers, versifies, versines, verticalities, verticalness, verticalnesses, vertices, vertigines, vertigoes, vesicates, vesicles, vesicularities, vesiculates, vespiaries, vestiaries, vestibules, vestiges, vestries, vesuvianites, veterinaries, vetivers, vetiverts, vexatiousness, vexatiousnesses, vexillologies, viabilities, viatores, vibrances, vibrancies, vibraphones, vibrates, vibrationless, vibratoless, vibrioses, vicarages, vicarates, vicariances, vicariates, vicariousness, vicariousnesses, vicegerencies, vicegerents, viceless, vicereines, viceroyalties, viceroys, viceroyships, vices, vichies, vichyssoises, vicinages, vicinities, viciousnesses … and 259 more
All words that fit VIESstarts with R and ends with D, with C then R in between, in that order.
recaptured, reconsidered, record, recorded, recovered, recreated, recruited, reincarnated, racketeered, rancored, reaccelerated, reaccredited, reacquired, recalibrated, recarried, recentrifuged, recertified, recharged, recharted, rechartered, rechoreographed, rechristened, rechromatographed, reciprocated, recircled, recirculated, recolored, reconcentrated, reconfigured, reconfirmed, reconnoitered, reconnoitred, reconquered, reconsecrated, reconstructed, recontoured, reconverted, recorked, recrated, recriminated, recrossed, recrowned, recrudesced, recrystallized, recuperated, recurred, recurved, redecorated, redescribed, rediscovered, reencountered, reflectorized, reincorporated, reincurred, relacquered, remanufactured, rencountered, reoccurred, reorchestrated, rerecord, rerecorded, rescored, rescreened, resecured, restructured, ricebird, ripcord
All words that fit RCRDstarts with E and ends with L, with M then I in between, in that order.
economical, ecumenical, egomaniacal, email, emotional, empirical, extramarital, electrochemical, electromechanical, emblematical, embroil, embryological, emulsoidal, endemial, endometrial, enigmatical, entomological, epidemical, epidemiological, epistemological, epitomical, eremitical, ethmoidal, ethnomusicological, etymological, examinational, extralimital, extramusical, extrapyramidal
All words that fit EMILstarts with C and ends with S, with R then E then R in between, in that order.
careers, carolers, carriers, cartographers, carvers, caterers, characters, cheerleaders, cheeseburgers, corners, coroners, couriers, crackers, crashers, crawlers, creatures, creepers, critters, cruisers, curlers, cabdrivers, calenderers, calligraphers, calorimeters, calorimetries, camaraderies, camcorders, camerapersons, caperers, capturers, carabineers, carabineros, carabiners, carabiniers, caravaners, caravanners, caravanserais, carboniferous, carburetors, carburetters, carburettors, carders, cardholders, cardplayers, cardsharpers, careeners, careerers, careerisms, careerists, caregivers, carers, caressers, caretakers, carillonneurs, carjackers, carmakers, carollers, carousers, carpenters, carpentries, carpers, carpetbaggeries, carpetbaggers, carpoolers, carrefours, carryovers, carters, cartoppers, cartwheelers, casebearers, caseworkers, catbriers, cavorters, cellarers, censurers, centralizers, centromeres, cerebrals, cerebrates, cerebrations, cerebrosides, cerebrums, certifiers, chafferers, chairpersons, characteries, characteristics, characterizations, characterizes, characterless, charbroilers, charcuteries, chargers, charioteers, charmers, charterers, charters, chatterers, checkerberries, cheerers, chemoreceptors, chemosurgeries, cherishers, chirographers, chiromancers, chiropterans, chirpers, chlortetracyclines, choirmasters, chordamesoderms, choreographers, choreographies, choreographs, choristers, chorographers, chortlers, chresards, chromatographers, chromocenters, chromolithographers, chromomeres, chromospheres, chroniclers, chronologers, chronometers, chronometries, chronotherapies, chrysoberyls, churchgoers, churners, cinematographers, circlers, circumcenters, circumcisers, circumferences, clamberers, clamorers, clarifiers, clatterers, clearers, clerestories, cochairpersons, cocreators, codirectors, codiscoverers, codrivers, coercers, coherers, coinsurers, colorers, colorimeters, colorimetries, colourers, colporteurs, comforters, comparers, compressors, compromisers, comptrollers, comptrollerships, comraderies, concertgoers, concertmasters, concertmeisters, conferrers, conformers, confraternities, confreres, confronters, conglomerateurs, congregators, congresspersons, conjecturers, conjurers, conservers, contraveners, contrivers, controllers, controllerships, controversialisms, controversialists, controversies, controverters, controverts, conversers, converters, coparcenaries, coparceners, copartners, copartnerships, coprisoners, coprocessors, coproducers, copromoters, coproprietors, coproprietorships, coprosperities, copyreaders, copywriters, coralberries, corders, cordierites, cordilleras, cordwaineries, cordwainers, corepressors, corers, coresearchers, corianders, corkers, cornerbacks, cornerstones, cornerways, cornflowers, cornhuskers, correctors, correlators, corrupters, corsetieres, corsetries, corticosteroids, corticosterones, corulers, cosmographers, costermongers, cotransfers, counteradvertisings, counterattackers, countercountermeasures, counterdemonstrates, counterdemonstrations, counterdemonstrators, counterefforts, counterfeiters, countergovernments, counterguerillas, counterguerrillas, counterinterpretations, countermeasures, counteroffers … and 115 more
All words that fit CRERSstarts with M and ends with S, with S then O then N in between, in that order.
manifestations, mansions, masons, misconceptions, missionaries, missions, macroinstructions, magnetostrictions, maisonettes, malabsorptions, maladministrations, maldistributions, malisons, malocclusions, malpositions, malversations, manumissions, marlstones, mascarpones, mascons, masculinizations, masonries, mastications, mastigophorans, mastodons, mastodonts, masturbations, meddlesomeness, meddlesomenesses, megasporogeneses, megasporogenesis, menstruations, mensurations, mesocyclones, mesonephros, mesons, mesotrons, methylprednisolones, microaggressions, microdissections, microencapsulations, microinstructions, micropulsations, microseconds, microsporogeneses, microsporogenesis, midsections, milestones, milliseconds, millstones, minestrones, ministrations, misadministrations, misallocations, misapplications, misapprehensions, misappropriations, misassumptions, misatones, misattributions, misbuttons, miscalculations, miscaptions, miscegenations, miscellaneousness, miscellaneousnesses, mischaracterizations, mischievousness, mischievousnesses, miscitations, misclassifications, miscoins, miscommunications, miscomprehensions, miscomputations, misconceivers, misconceives, misconducts, misconnections, misconnects, misconstructions, misconstrues, miscorrelations, miscounts, miscreations, misdescriptions, misdirections, misdistributions, misdivisions, misdoings, miseducations, misemployments, misestimations, misevaluations, misfortunes, misfunctions, misgovernments, misgoverns, misidentifications, misimpressions, misinformations, misinterpretations, misjoinders, misjoins, mislocations, misogynies, misogynists, misoneisms, misorientations, misorients, misperceptions, mispoints, mispositions, misprisions, mispronounces, mispronunciations, misquotations, misreckons, misrecollections, misregistrations, misrepresentations, missioners, missionizations, missionizers, missionizes, missounds, mistranscriptions, mistranslations, misunions, misutilizations, misvocalizations, modernisations, molestations, monopsonies, monsoons, monstrousness, monstrousnesses, moonstones, mudstones, multidimensionalities, musicalizations, muskmelons, mysteriousness, mysteriousnesses, mystifications
All words that fit MSONSQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #29?
- 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.