Wordspine #33
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Answers for puzzle #33. 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 RE. A word like rabbi looks close but doesn't count — it starts with R but ends with I, not E. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with R and ends with E.
rabble, race, radiance, radioactive, raffle, rage, ragtime, raise, rake, ramble, rampage, range, ransomware, rape, rapture, rare, rate, rathole, rationalize, rattle, rattlesnake, ravage, rave, ravine, rawhide, reactive, realise, realize, rearrange, reasonable … and 1024 more
All words that fit REScoring on this level: RACE = 6 points, RADIOACTIVE = 13 points.
starts with U and ends with D, with T in between, in that order.
ultrasound, unaffected, unappreciated, unattached, unattended, unauthorized, unbuttoned, uncomplicated, uncontrolled, underestimated, understand, understood, undetected, undisputed, unearthed, uneducated, unexpected, unidentified, uninhibited, uninterrupted, uninvited, united, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unprecedented, unprotected, unrelated, unsatisfied, unscathed … and 435 more
All words that fit UTDScoring on this level: UNITED = 10 points, UNDERESTIMATED = 18 points.
starts with S and ends with N, with R then E in between, in that order.
screen, shorten, shrunken, siren, sovereign, straighten, strengthen, strewn, stricken, sturgeon, subterranean, sunscreen, suppression, surgeon, sabermetrician, salarymen, sarsen, sauerbraten, schlieren, schoolchildren, scleroprotein, screwbean, scrubwomen, secretin, secretion, segregation, semievergreen, semiporcelain, serein, seroconversion … and 56 more
All words that fit SRENScoring on this level: SIREN = 11 points, SABERMETRICIAN = 20 points.
starts with T and ends with D, with E then R then E in between, in that order.
tampered, tapered, tattered, tempered, terminated, terrified, terrorized, tinkered, tolerated, transferred, treasured, triggered, tabered, tabernacled, tapestried, tasered, teared, teargassed, tearstained, teetered, teleconferenced, telegrammed, telegraphed, telemetered, teleported, telfered, telphered, temporalized, temporised, temporized … and 53 more
All words that fit TEREDScoring on this level: TEARED = 14 points, TELECONFERENCED = 23 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 W and ends with S.
wackos, waffles, wages, wagons, waiters, waitress, waitresses, waits, wakes, walks, wallets, walls, wants, warehouses, wares, warheads, warlocks, warms, warnings, warrants, warriors, wars, warts, was, washes, washrooms, wasps, wastes, watchers, watches, waters, waterworks, watts, wavelengths, waves, waxes, ways, weakness, weaknesses, weapons, wears, weasels, weathers, webinars, webs, websites, weddings, wedges, wedgies, weds, weeds, weekends, weeks, weenies, weighs, weightless, weights, weirdness, weirdoes, weirdos, welcomes, wellness, wells, welts, werewolves, westerns, wetlands, wets, whales, wharves, whats, wheelchairs, wheels, whereabouts, whereas, whims, whispers, whistles, whiteness, whites, whoops, whores, whys, wickedness, widows, wieners, wiggles, wigs, wildcats, wilderness, willies, willingness, willows, wills, wimps, windmills, windows, winds, wings, winks, winners, winnings, winos, wins, winters, wipers, wipes, wireless, wires, wiretaps, wiseass, wisecracks, wishes, witches, withdrawals, withdraws, withers, witless, witness, witnesses, wits, wives, woes, wolves, wonders, wondrous, woods, woops, wops, words, workers, workings, works, worlds, worms, worries, worshippers, worships, worthless, wounds, wrappers, wraps, wreaks, wreaths, wrecks, wrinkles, wrists, writers, writes, writings, wrongs, wuss, wussies, wabblers, wabbles, wabs, wackes, wackiness, wackinesses, wacks, wadders, waddies, waddings, waddlers, waddles, waders, wades, wadies, wadis, wadmaals, wadmals, wadmels, wadmolls, wadmols, wads, wadsets, waeness, waenesses, waes, waesucks, wafers, waffies, wafflers, wafflestompers, wafflings, waffs, waftages, wafters, wafts, waftures, wageless, wagerers, wagers, wageworkers, waggeries, waggers, waggishness, waggishnesses, waggles, waggoners, waggons, wagonages, wagoners, wagonettes, wags, wagtails, wahcondas, wahines, wahoos, waifs, wailers, wails, wains, wainscotings, wainscots, wainscottings, wainwrights, wairs, waistbands, waistcoats, waisters, waistings, waistlines, waists, waitings, waitpersons, waivers, waives, wakandas, wakefulness, wakefulnesses, wakeless, wakeners, wakenings, wakens, wakers, wakikis, walers, wales, walies … and 1209 more
All words that fit WSstarts with V and ends with E.
vacate, vaccine, vague, valentine, validate, valise, valuable, value, valve, vamoose, vampire, vantage, vape, vaporize, variable, variance, varicose, vase, vee, vegetable, vegetative, vehicle, venerable, vengeance, ventilate, ventricle, venture, venue, verge, veritable, versatile, verse, vertebrae, vestibule, viable, vibe, vice, videotape, vie, vigilance, vigilante, vile, village, vindictive, vine, vintage, violate, violence, virile, virtue, visage, visible, visualize, vive, vogue, voice, volatile, voltage, volume, vote, voyage, vulnerable, vulture, vaccinate, vaccinee, vacillate, vacuolate, vacuole, vadose, vagabondage, vagile, vaginae, vaginate, vahine, valance, vale, valence, valerate, valiance, valine, valkyrie, vallate, valleculae, valorise, valorize, valse, valuate, valvate, valvulae, valvule, vambrace, vamose, vanadate, vandalise, vandalize, vandyke, vane, vanquishable, vaporise, vaporizable, vaporware, variate, varicocele, variegate, variole, varve, vasculature, vasectomize, vaselike, vasoactive, vasoconstrictive, vassalage, vastitude, vaticide, vaticinate, vaudeville, vauntie, vawntie, vedette, veepee, vegetate, vegete, vegetive, veggie, vegie, vehemence, veillike, veinlike, veinule, velarize, velate, veloce, velocipede, velodrome, veloute, velure, velvetlike, venae, vendable, vendace, vendee, vendeuse, vendible, vendue, venenate, venenose, venerate, venge, venine, venipuncture, venire, venose, ventage, ventricose, ventriloquize, venturesome, venule, venulose, veratridine, veratrine, verbalize, verbiage, verbicide, verbile, verbose, verdure, vergence, verifiable, verisimilitude, verite, verjuice, vermicide, vermiculate, vermiculite, vermifuge, vernacle, vernalize, vernicle, vernissage, verrucae, verrucose, versicle, versine, verste, vertebrate, verticillate, verve, vesicae, vesicate, vesicle, vesiculae, vesiculate, vespertine, vespine, vestee, vestige, vestlike, vesture, vesuvianite, vibrance, vibraphone, vibrate, vibratile, vibrissae, vicarage, vicarate, vicariance, vicariate, vicereine, vichyssoise, vicinage, vicissitude, vicomte, victimise, victimize, vide, videocassette, videoconference, videophile, videophone, vidette, viewable, vignette, villae, villanelle, villenage, villose, vinaigrette, vinasse, vinblastine, vincible, vincristine, vindicable, vindicate, vindicative, viniculture, vinylidene, violable, violative, violone … and 79 more
All words that fit VEstarts with S and ends with S, with R in between, in that order.
sabers, sacrifices, safeguards, sailors, salaries, sanders, sapphires, sarcoidosis, sarcophagus, sardines, saucers, scanners, scares, scars, scarves, scenarios, scholarships, scissors, scores, scorpions, scoundrels, scrapes, scrapings, scraps, scratches, screams, screens, screws, screwups, scripts, scriptures, scrolls, scrubs, scruples, sculptures, seamstress, searches, sears, secretaries, secrets, sectors, securities, seekers, seizures, seminars, senators, seniors, sensors, separates, series, serious, seriousness, sermons, servants, servers, serves, services, servings, sesterces, sewers, shakers, shards, shares, sharks, sharpens, sharpshooters, shelters, shepherds, shirtless, shirts, shivers, shooters, shoplifters, shores, shortcomings, shortness, shorts, shoulders, showers, shreds, shrinks, shrouds, shrubs, shrugs, shutters, sideburns, signatures, similarities, singers, sinners, sirens, sirs, sisters, sitters, skateboards, skaters, skeeters, skirmishes, skirts, skyscrapers, slackers, slanderous, slayers, sleepers, sleepovers, slippers, smackers, smartass, smartphones, smarts, smears, smithereens, smithers, smokers, smugglers, snatchers, sneakers, snickers, snipers, snores, soars, soldiers, somewheres, sopranos, sorcerers, sores, sororities, sorrows, sorts, sources, sourpuss, souvenirs, spareribs, sparklers, sparkles, sparks, speakers, spears, spectators, spencers, spiders, spirals, spirits, splinters, sponsors, spores, sports, spotters, sprays, spreads, spreadsheets, springs, sprinklers, sprinkles, sprints, sprouts, spurs, squares, squatters, squirrels, squirts, staffers, stairs, stalkers, standards, stares, starlets, stars, starters, starts, stereotypes, steroids, stewardess, stewardesses, stewards, stickers, stirs, stockbrokers, stockholders, stores, stories, storms, straights, strains, straits, strangeness, strangers, strapless, straps, strategies, strawberries, straws, streaks, streams, streetlights, streets, strengths, strenuous, stress, stresses, stretches, strides, strikes, strings, stripes, strippers, strips, strokes, strolls, struggles, struts, submarines, subscriptions, suburbs, suckers, suffers, sugars, suitors, summers, sundress, sunflowers, superfluous, superheroes, superiors, supermarkets, superpowers, superstars, superstitious, supports, suppress, surfaces, surfers, surgeons, surgeries, surpass, surplus, surprises, surroundings, surrounds, survives … and 3139 more
All words that fit SRSstarts with S and ends with L, with A in between, in that order.
sabbatical, sacrificial, sail, sal, sandal, satchel, saul, scalpel, scandal, screwball, seagull, seal, seashell, seasonal, secretarial, seminal, sensational, sensual, sentimental, serial, several, sexual, shall, shameful, shawl, shoal, shrapnel, signal, skeletal, skeptical, sleazeball, small, snarl, snowball, social, softball, spaniel, spatial, special, spectral, spinal, spiral, spiritual, squall, squeal, stairwell, stall, standstill, statistical, steal, steamroll, structural, subdural, substantial, suicidal, superficial, supernatural, surgical, surreal, survival, symmetrical, saccharoidal, sacerdotal, sackful, sacksful, sacral, sacramental, safrol, sagittal, sahiwal, salal, salesgirl, sall, salol, saltatorial, salutational, salvational, samiel, santalol, santol, sapropel, sarcolemmal, sarcosomal, sartorial, satchelful, satchelsful, satirical, saurel, sawbill, sawmill, scall, scarlatinal, scatological, scenical, sceptical, sceptral, schismatical, schistosomal, sciential, scissortail, scleral, sclerotial, scrannel, scrawl, scribal, scriptural, scrotal, sculptural, seafowl, seawall, secobarbital, sectional, sectoral, sectorial, sedimentological, segetal, segmental, seigneurial, seignorial, seismal, seismological, selenological, selfheal, semantical, semasiological, semestral, semestrial, semiannual, semiarboreal, semiautobiographical, semicentennial, semiclassical, semicolonial, semicommercial, semicylindrical, semidiurnal, semiempirical, semifeudal, semifinal, semiformal, semigovernmental, semilethal, semimetal, semimystical, seminatural, semiofficial, semiological, semipolitical, semipostal, semiprofessional, semirural, semiterrestrial, semitonal, semitropical, sempiternal, senatorial, sendal, seneschal, sensorial, sensorineural, sentential, sepal, septal, septennial, septentrional, septical, septicidal, sepulchral, sequential, serail, seral, sericultural, serological, serosal, serotinal, serumal, serval, sesquicentennial, sessional, setal, sexagesimal, shaul, shavetail, sheal, sheathbill, shirttail, shogunal, shortfall, shrieval, sial, sidereal, sidewall, sigmoidal, silvical, silvicultural, simoniacal, simplicial, sincipital, sinistral, sinoatrial, sinological, sinusoidal, siphonal, sisal, situational, skatol, skoal, skysail, slimeball, snail, snowfall, societal, sociobiological, sociocultural, sociohistorical, sociological, sociopolitical, sociopsychological, sociosexual, sodomitical, solenoidal, solstitial, somatological, somedeal, somital, sonantal, sophistical, sororal, soteriological, sourball, spacial, spadeful, spail, spall, spancel, spandrel, spandril, spathal, spatiotemporal, speciational … and 185 more
All words that fit SALstarts with F and ends with N, with R in between, in that order.
fabrication, federation, fern, fertilization, filtration, fireman, firemen, firstborn, fisherman, fishermen, florin, forbidden, foreign, foreman, foreskin, forgiven, forgotten, formation, fornication, forsaken, fourteen, fraction, franklin, fraternization, fraulein, freedman, freeman, freshen, freshman, freshmen, friction, frighten, frown, frozen, fruition, frustration, factorization, familiarization, fanfaron, featherbrain, federalization, fenestration, fenuron, fermentation, fermion, ferredoxin, ferritin, ferromagnesian, ferrosilicon, ferryman, ferrymen, fetoprotein, fiberization, fibrillation, fibrin, fibrinogen, fibrinolysin, fibroin, fibronectin, figuration, filarian, fimbriation, firepan, firethorn, firkin, firman, firn, fisherwoman, fisherwomen, flatiron, flavoprotein, flirtation, floriation, florigen, fluegelhorn, flugelhorn, fluorescein, fluoridation, fluorin, fluorination, fluorocarbon, foghorn, footworn, foramen, foraminiferan, forebrain, foreknown, foremen, forenoon, foreordain, foreordination, foreran, forerun, foreseen, foreshorten, foreshown, forespoken, forestation, foresworn, foretoken, foretopman, foretopmen, forewarn, forewoman, forewomen, foreworn, forlorn, formalin, formalization, formularization, formulation, forsworn, fortification, forworn, fourgon, fractionalization, fractionation, fragmentation, francolin, freeborn, freedmen, freedwoman, freedwomen, freemartin, freemen, frenchification, frequentation, frisson, frogman, frogmen, frontiersman, frontiersmen, fronton, frostbitten, fructification, fruitarian, frypan, fulguration, furan, furcation, furfuran, futilitarian
All words that fit FRNstarts with B and ends with H, with R then U in between, in that order.
blabbermouth, breakthrough, brunch, brush, backrush, bitterbrush, borough, bottlebrush, broguish, brugh, brutish, bullrush, bulrush
All words that fit BRUHstarts with S and ends with G, with M then N in between, in that order.
sampling, scamming, scheming, schmoozing, scrambling, screaming, shaming, shimmering, skimming, slamming, slimming, slumming, smashing, smearing, smelling, smiling, smirking, smoking, smoldering, smooching, smothering, smuggling, something, stammering, steaming, stimulating, stomping, storming, streaming, stumbling, sublimating, submitting, summoning, swarming, swimming, salaaming, sambaing, scampering, scamping, scandalmongering, schematizing, schismatizing, schlumping, schmeering, schmoosing, scramming, scrimmaging, scrimping, scrimshawing, scrummaging, scrumming, scumbling, scumming, seaming, sedimenting, seeming, segmenting, semaphoring, semiconducting, semideifying, semidrying, sentimentalising, sentimentalizing, sermonizing, shambling, shamming, shammying, shamoying, shampooing, shimming, shimmying, shlumping, shmoozing, shortcoming, shrimping, siamang, silversmithing, simmering, simonizing, simpering, simplifying, simulating, simulcasting, sjamboking, skimping, skirmishing, slaloming, sledgehammering, sliming, slipforming, slipstreaming, slumbering, slumping, smacking, smallholding, smartening, smarting, smattering, smeeking, smelting, smerking, smirching, smiting, smocking, smoothening, smoothing, smouldering, smudging, smutching, smutting, snowmaking, snowmobiling, sodomizing, solemnifying, solemnizing, somersaulting, somerseting, somersetting, somnambulating, spamming, splenectomizing, spuming, squirming, stalemating, stampeding, stamping, steamering, steamrollering, steamrolling, steelmaking, stemming, stigmatizing, stimying, stomaching, streamlining, strumming, stumming, stumping, stymieing, stymying, subliming, submarining, submerging, submersing, suboptimizing, subsampling, subsuming, succumbing, summarising, summarizing, summating, summering, summerlong, summersaulting, summing, summiting, summonsing, superimposing, superstimulating, supplementing, surmising, surmounting, surnaming, swamping, symboling, symbolising, symbolizing, symbolling, symmetrizing, sympathising, sympathizing, synonymizing, systematising, systematizing, systemizing
All words that fit SMNGstarts with A and ends with E, with O then L in between, in that order.
abominable, absolute, accomplice, accountable, acknowledge, actionable, adolescence, adorable, aeroplane, allowable, apocalypse, apologise, apologize, apostle, asshole, automobile, abolishable, abollae, absolutive, absolutize, absolve, absorbable, accolade, accomplishable, acetazolamide, acetonitrile, acetylcholine, acetylcholinesterase, acidophile, acoelomate, acolyte, acrylonitrile, actinolite, adobelike, adoptable, adsorbable, aerolite, aerosolize, affordable, ailurophile, airhole, airmobile, aldolase, allocable, allocatable, aluminosilicate, alveolate, aminophylline, amitrole, amole, amortizable, amphibole, amphibolite, amphiprostyle, ampoule, anchorpeople, andouille, andouillette, anethole, anisole, anole, anolyte, anopheline, anthologize, anthophyllite, anticholinesterase, anticonglomerate, anticonvulsive, antifashionable, antiforeclosure, antimetabolite, antipole, antipolice, antiviolence, apholate, apologiae, apologue, apolune, apophyllite, apostolate, apportionable, approachable, appropriable, approvable, arboriculture, arecoline, areolae, areolate, areole, armhole, arteriole, astrolabe, atonable, audiophile, aureolae, aureole, autoclave, autolysate, autolyse, autolyzate, autolyze, automatable, avoidable, avowable, azole
All words that fit AOLEstarts with F and ends with C, with N then T then I in between, in that order.
fanatic, fantastic, frantic, faunistic, feministic, ferrimagnetic, ferromagnetic, fibrinolytic, frenetic, functionalistic, fundamentalistic, fungistatic
All words that fit FNTICstarts with W and ends with D, with R then N then E in between, in that order.
warned, warranted, worsened, wrenched, wrinkled, wronged, warrantied, westernised, westernized, windburned, wrangled, wringed, wrongheaded
All words that fit WRNEDQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #33?
- 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.