Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Answers for puzzle #4. 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 AT. A word like aardvark looks close but doesn't count — it starts with A but ends with K, not T. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with A and ends with T.
abandonment, abbot, abduct, abort, about, abreast, abrupt, absent, absorbent, abstract, abundant, abut, accelerant, accent, accept, accident, accomplishment, account, accountant, achievement, acquaint, acrobat, act, acupuncturist, adamant, adapt, addict, adept, adjacent, adjust … and 517 more
All words that fit ATScoring on this level: ACT = 5 points, ACCOMPLISHMENT = 16 points.
starts with C and ends with G, with I in between, in that order.
cackling, calculating, calling, calming, campaigning, camping, canceling, capping, captioning, captivating, capturing, caring, carjacking, caroling, carolling, carpeting, carrying, carting, carving, cashing, casing, casting, cataloging, catching, catering, caterwauling, causing, ceiling, celebrating, chafing … and 1066 more
All words that fit CIGScoring on this level: CARING = 10 points, CATERWAULING = 16 points.
starts with F and ends with S, with O then L in between, in that order.
foibles, folds, folks, followers, follows, foolishness, fools, formulas, foxholes, frivolous, factionalisms, factorials, falderols, faldstools, fanfolds, farandoles, farnesols, fascioliases, fascioliasis, fashionabilities, fashionableness, fashionablenesses, fashionables, fathomless, fathomlessness, fathomlessnesses, favorableness, favorablenesses, feedholes, ferroelectricities … and 249 more
All words that fit FOLSScoring on this level: FOLDS = 11 points, FERROELECTRICITIES = 24 points.
starts with D and ends with G, with A then T then I in between, in that order.
dating, daunting, debating, debilitating, decorating, dedicating, departing, deprecating, detonating, devastating, dictating, disappointing, discriminating, disheartening, dismantling, distracting, dominating, donating, drafting, drawstring, daguerreotyping, darting, dartling, datelining, dauting, dawting, daylighting, deactivating, deadlifting, deaerating … and 138 more
All words that fit DATIGScoring on this level: DATING = 14 points, DAGUERREOTYPING = 23 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start26
- Moving Up59
- Good98
- Solid163
- Nice247
- Great338
- Genius455
- Perfect650
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
starts with G and ends with T.
gadget, gallant, gambit, gamut, garment, garnet, gasket, gaslight, gat, gault, gauntlet, gayest, gearshift, geneticist, geologist, get, ghost, giant, gift, gilbert, gimlet, gist, git, glint, gloat, gnat, goat, goblet, got, gourmet, gout, government, grandparent, grant, grapefruit, gravest, great, greatest, greet, grift, grunt, guest, guilt, guitarist, gunpoint, gunshot, gut, gynecologist, gabbart, gabbiest, gabfest, gadabout, gainliest, gainst, gait, galavant, galiot, galipot, galivant, gallet, galliot, gallipot, gallivant, gallnut, galloot, galoot, gamest, gamiest, gammiest, gangliest, gannet, gantlet, gappiest, gardant, garget, garnishment, garret, gashest, gaslit, gassiest, gast, gastight, gastroenterologist, gastronomist, gastroscopist, gatepost, gauchest, gaudiest, gaunt, gauntest, gauziest, gavot, gawkiest, gedankenexperiment, geekiest, geest, gelant, gellant, gelt, gemeinschaft, gemmiest, gemmologist, gemologist, gemot, gemutlichkeit, genealogist, generalist, genet, gent, genteelest, gentlest, genuflect, geobotanist, geochemist, geochronologist, geodesist, geohydrologist, geomorphologist, geophysicist, geoscientist, geostrategist, gerent, germiest, gerontocrat, gerontologist, gesellschaft, gest, gestalt, gestaltist, gesticulant, gesundheit, ghast, ghastliest, ghat, ghaut, ghostiest, ghostliest, gibbet, giblet, giddiest, gigabit, gigawatt, giggliest, giglet, giglot, gigot, gillnet, gilt, gimpiest, gingerroot, ginniest, girt, gjetost, glabrescent, glaciologist, gladdest, gladiest, gladliest, gladsomest, glaiket, glaikit, glairiest, glariest, glasnost, glassiest, glasswort, glaziest, gleamiest, gleet, gleetiest, glibbest, glitziest, globalist, globbiest, gloomiest, glossarist, glossiest, glossolalist, glost, glout, gluepot, gluiest, glummest, glumpiest, glut, gnarliest, gnattiest, gnomist, goalpost, gobbet, godet, godliest, godparent, godwit, goggliest, goglet, goldenest, goldest, goodliest, goofiest, gooiest, goopiest, goosefoot, goosiest, gorget, goriest, gorsiest, gosport, goutiest, governmentalist, grabbiest, gracefullest, gradient, gradualist, graffitist, graft, grainiest, grandaunt, grandest, grandiloquent, grapeshot, grapholect, graphologist, grapiest, grassiest, grassroot, grat, gratefullest, grayest, grayout, greasepaint, greasiest, greatcoat, greediest, greenbelt, greenest, greenheart, greeniest, greenlet, grewsomest … and 68 more
All words that fit GTstarts with M and ends with E.
mace, mache, machete, machine, madame, made, madeleine, mademoiselle, madre, mae, magazine, magdalene, magistrate, magnificence, magnitude, mainframe, mainline, maintenance, make, male, malfeasance, malice, malpractice, malware, mamie, manage, manatee, mandate, mandrake, manhandle, manhole, manicure, manipulate, manipulative, manticore, mantle, manufacture, manure, maple, marble, mare, marge, marinate, marine, maritime, marketplace, marmalade, marquee, marriage, masculine, masquerade, massacre, massage, masseuse, massive, masterpiece, mate, materialize, matinee, mature, maximize, maybe, mayonnaise, maze, meanie, meantime, meanwhile, measure, meddle, meddlesome, medicare, medicate, medicine, mediocre, meditate, megaphone, membrane, meme, memorable, memorize, menace, menage, menagerie, menopause, merchandise, mere, meringue, merle, mescaline, mesquite, message, metaverse, meteorite, methadone, mettle, mezzanine, mice, microphone, microscope, microwave, middle, midge, midlife, midwife, migraine, migrate, mike, mile, mileage, milestone, millionaire, mime, mince, mine, mingle, miniature, minimize, miniscule, minuscule, minute, miracle, mirage, misbehave, miscarriage, miserable, misfortune, misplace, missile, misspoke, mistake, mistletoe, misuse, mite, mixture, mobile, mobilize, mode, module, moisture, moisturize, mole, molecule, mollie, monde, mongoose, monologue, monoxide, montage, monte, moose, mope, morale, more, morgue, morphine, morse, mortgage, mosque, mote, motivate, motive, motorbike, motorcade, motorcycle, mountainside, mouse, mousse, moustache, mouthpiece, move, movie, moxie, muddle, mule, multiple, multitude, mumble, mundane, muscle, muse, muskie, mustache, mute, mutilate, muzzle, myrtle, mabe, macabre, macadamize, macaque, macchie, macedoine, macerate, machinable, machinate, machineable, machinelike, machree, mackle, macle, macrame, macroaggregate, macrocyte, macrogamete, macromere, macromolecule, macrophage, macrophyte, macroscale, macrostructure, maculae, maculate, macule, madhouse, madrepore, madreporite, madrilene, madrone, mage, magistrature, magnate, magnesite, magnetise, magnetite, magnetizable, magnetize, magnetopause, magnetoresistance, magnetosphere, magnetostrictive, magniloquence, magpie, maharanee, mahoe, maigre, mailable, maile, maintainable, maisonette, maize … and 721 more
All words that fit MEstarts with C and ends with S, with M in between, in that order.
calamitous, calms, camels, cameras, campaigns, campers, campos, camps, campus, campuses, cams, caymans, cellmates, cemeteries, centimeters, ceremonies, chambers, champions, championships, champs, charms, chemicals, chimps, chompers, chromosomes, chumps, chums, circumstances, claims, clams, classmates, classrooms, claymores, climbers, clumps, clumsiness, columnists, columns, comas, combines, comebacks, comedians, comedies, comers, comes, comforts, comics, commanders, commandments, commandos, commands, commentaries, comments, commercials, commies, commissioners, commitments, commits, committees, commodities, communications, communists, communities, companies, companions, compares, compartments, compass, compels, competitions, competitors, complains, complaints, completes, complexities, complicates, complications, compliments, components, composers, compounds, compressions, compromises, computers, comrades, condoms, confirms, consumers, consumes, cosmetics, cosmos, costumes, courtrooms, cramps, crimes, criminalistics, criminals, crumbles, crumbs, crumpets, customers, customs, cabalisms, cabbageworms, cabinetmakers, cabinetmakings, cablegrams, cabombas, caciquisms, cacodemons, cacomistles, cacomixls, caddisworms, cadmiums, caeomas, caesiums, cafetoriums, caimans, cairngorms, cajolements, caladiums, calamanders, calamaries, calamaris, calamars, calamines, calamints, calamites, calamities, calamondins, calamus, calcimines, calciums, californiums, callithumps, calmatives, calmness, calmnesses, calmodulins, calomels, calorimeters, calorimetries, calumets, calumniates, calumniations, calumniators, calumnies, calumnious, camails, camaraderies, camarillas, camas, camases, camass, camasses, cambers, cambisms, cambists, cambiums, cambogias, cambrics, camcorders, camelbacks, cameleers, camelias, camellias, camelopards, cameos, camerapersons, camerlengos, cames, camions, camisades, camisadoes, camisados, camisas, camises, camisias, camisoles, camlets, camomiles, camorras, camouflages, campaigners, campaniles, campanologies, campanologists, campanulas, campcrafts, campesinos, campfires, campgrounds, camphenes, camphines, camphires, camphols, camphoraceous, camphorates, camphors, campiness, campinesses, campings, campions, campongs, camporees, campsites, campylobacters, campylotropous, camshafts, candelabrums, cankerworms, cannibalisms, cantonments, capitalisms, capmakers, caprolactams, capsicums, capsomers, carambolas, caramelises, caramelizes, caramels, carbamates, carbamides, carbamyls, carboxymethylcelluloses, carcinomas, carcinomatoses, carcinomatosis, carcinomatosises, carcinomatous, carcinosarcomas, cardamoms, cardamons, cardamums, cardiograms, cardiomyopathies, careerisms, carmagnoles, carmakers … and 1060 more
All words that fit CMSstarts with A and ends with C, with H in between, in that order.
aesthetic, alcoholic, anaesthetic, anaphylactic, anesthetic, aphrodisiac, archaic, arithmetic, athletic, authentic, achlorhydric, achondritic, achondroplastic, achromatic, achromic, acidophilic, actinomorphic, adrenocorticotrophic, aerothermodynamic, aetheric, agoraphobic, agraphic, ahistoric, alchemic, alchemistic, aldehydic, algorithmic, aliphatic, alkahestic, allelomorphic, allelopathic, allographic, allomorphic, allophonic, alphabetic, alphameric, alphanumeric, amenorrheic, amphibrachic, amphictyonic, amphipathic, amphiphilic, amphisbaenic, amphitheatric, amphoteric, anachronic, anachronistic, anacoluthic, anaglyphic, analphabetic, anamorphic, anaphasic, anaphoric, anaphrodisiac, anarchic, anarchistic, anchoritic, anechoic, anencephalic, angiocardiographic, angiographic, anhedonic, anorthic, anorthitic, anorthositic, anthelmintic, anthracitic, anthropic, anthropocentric, anthropogenic, anthropometric, anthropomorphic, antiaphrodisiac, antiarrhythmic, antiarthritic, anticholinergic, antiheroic, antihistaminic, antihumanistic, antihysteric, antilogarithmic, antipathetic, antiphlogistic, antipornographic, antipsychotic, antirachitic, antirheumatic, antischizophrenic, antistrophic, antisyphilitic, antithetic, aortographic, apathetic, aphaeretic, aphanitic, aphasiac, aphasic, aphetic, aphonic, aphoristic, aphotic, apochromatic, apostrophic, apothegmatic, archaistic, archangelic, archbishopric, archipelagic, architectonic, arrhythmic, arteriographic, arthralgic, arthritic, arthroscopic, arythmic, asphaltic, aspheric, asthenic, asthenospheric, asthmatic, atechnic, atheistic, atherogenic, atherosclerotic, atmospheric, atrophic, autarchic, autobiographic, autographic, autohypnotic, autoradiographic, autotrophic, auxotrophic
All words that fit AHCstarts with S and ends with T, with U in between, in that order.
sauerkraut, sawdust, scout, shootout, shortcut, shout, shunt, shut, slut, snout, sought, southeast, southwest, spurt, squat, squirt, stakeout, stardust, strumpet, strut, student, stunt, stupidest, subbasement, subject, sublet, submit, subservient, subtext, subvert, succinct, succulent, sufficient, sugarcoat, suggest, suit, summit, sunlight, sunset, superintendent, supermarket, supplement, support, suspect, swimsuit, sacbut, sackbut, sagbut, saturant, sauceboat, sauciest, sault, savouriest, schuit, scoutcraft, scroungiest, scrubbiest, scruffiest, sculpt, scummiest, scurfiest, scurviest, scut, scuttlebutt, scuzziest, seamount, seascout, secularist, securement, securest, sederunt, seducement, sellout, semitranslucent, sensualist, sequent, sericulturist, seropurulent, setout, sextuplet, shakeout, shouldest, shouldst, shrubbiest, shutout, sickout, silhouettist, silviculturist, simulant, simulcast, sinciput, slipout, slouchiest, sloughiest, sludgiest, slugfest, slummiest, slungshot, slushiest, sluttiest, smudgiest, smuggest, smut, smutchiest, smuttiest, snoutiest, snowsuit, snubbiest, snuffiest, snuffliest, snuggest, sobriquet, sociolinguist, soliloquist, somersault, somnambulant, somnambulist, soubriquet, soundest, soupiest, sourest, southeasternmost, southernmost, southwesternmost, spacesuit, spinout, spiritualist, spitefullest, splurgiest, spout, sprout, sprucest, spruciest, spumiest, spunkiest, squabbiest, squalidest, squalliest, squarest, squashiest, squattest, squattiest, squawroot, squeakiest, squelchiest, squiffiest, squiggliest, squinniest, squint, squintest, squintiest, squirmiest, squishiest, squooshiest, standout, starfruit, staunchest, stickout, stimulant, stirabout, stout, stoutest, strikeout, structuralist, strunt, stubbiest, stubbliest, stubbornest, studliest, stuffiest, stumpiest, sturdiest, sturt, suavest, subabbot, subadolescent, subadult, subagent, subcabinet, subcompact, subcomponent, subcontinent, subcontract, subcult, subdepartment, subdepot, subdevelopment, subdialect, subdistrict, subdominant, subduct, subedit, subemployment, suberect, subgovernment, subjacent, subjectivist, sublieutenant, sublimest, sublot, submarket, submediant, subnet, subpart, subplot, subpotent, subproduct, subproject, subproletariat, subrent, subscript, subsect, subsegment, subsequent, subset, subshaft, subsist, subsistent, subspecialist, substituent, subtenant, subtest, subtilest, subtlest, subtract, subtweet, subunit, succedent, succinctest, sudsiest, suet, suffragist, sugariest, suint, sukkot, sulfuret, sulkiest, sullenest, sultriest, summeriest … and 80 more
All words that fit SUTstarts with P and ends with Y, with C then K in between, in that order.
panicky, persnickety, picky, plucky, prickly, packability, packly, peacocky, pecky, pernickety, pickaninny, picnicky, plasticky, pluckily, pockily, pocky, pricky, puckery, puckishly
All words that fit PCKYstarts with P and ends with G, with I then N in between, in that order.
pacing, packing, padding, paddling, paging, painting, pampering, pandering, panicking, panting, parachuting, parading, paralyzing, parasailing, parenting, parking, participating, parting, partying, passing, patching, patrolling, patronizing, patting, paving, pawing, pawning, paying, pecking, pedaling, peddling, peeing, peeking, peeling, peeping, peering, pelting, pending, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, performing, permitting, perpetuating, persecuting, pertaining, pestering, petitioning, petting, phasing, philandering, photographing, picketing, picking, picturing, piddling, piecing, piercing, piling, pimping, pinching, ping, pining, pinning, piping, pissing, pitching, pitting, pitying, placing, plaguing, planing, planning, planting, plating, playing, plaything, pleading, pleasing, pleasuring, pledging, plotting, plowing, plucking, plugging, plumbing, plummeting, plunging, poaching, pointing, poisoning, poking, policing, polishing, polling, polluting, pooling, popping, poring, posing, positioning, possessing, posting, postponing, potting, pounding, pouring, pouting, powering, practicing, practising, praising, prancing, prattling, praying, preaching, preceding, predicting, preparing, prepping, prescribing, presenting, presiding, pressing, pressuring, presuming, pretending, preventing, preying, primping, printing, prioritizing, proceeding, processing, prodding, producing, profiling, programming, progressing, projecting, promising, promoting, prompting, proofing, proposing, propositioning, propping, prosecuting, protecting, protesting, protruding, providing, proving, provoking, pruning, prying, publishing, pudding, puffing, puking, pulling, pulsating, pumping, punching, punishing, purchasing, purging, pursuing, pushing, putting, puzzling, pacemaking, pacesetting, pacifying, packaging, packeting, paddocking, padlocking, paganising, paganizing, paginating, paiking, paining, painkilling, painstaking, pairing, palatalizing, palavering, paling, palisading, palletising, palletizing, palliating, palling, palming, palpating, palpitating, palsying, paltering, pamphleteering, panbroiling, pancaking, pandying, paneling, panelling, panfrying, panging, panhandling, panning, pantomiming, paperhanging, papering, papermaking, paradropping, paraffining, paragoning, paragraphing, paralleling, parallelling, paralysing, parameterizing, parametrizing, paraphrasing, parasitising, parasitizing, parawing, parboiling, parbuckling, parceling, parcelling, parching, pardoning, parenthesizing, parfocalizing, pargeting, pargetting, parging, paring, parlaying, parleying … and 663 more
All words that fit PINGstarts with T and ends with N, with O then W in between, in that order.
takedown, thrown, touchdown, town, turndown, teardown, thindown, thistledown, toilworn, townsman, townsmen, townswoman, townswomen, tumbledown
All words that fit TOWNstarts with A and ends with E, with N then O then N in between, in that order.
announce, annoyance, antagonize, anyone, adenosine, amazonstone, aminophylline, aminopyrine, aminotransferase, ancone, androgyne, androsterone, anemone, anglophone, anklebone, anodyne, anopheline, anthraquinone, anticholinesterase, anticonglomerate, anticonvulsive, anticyclone, antifashionable, antiheroine, antimonide, antiviolence
All words that fit ANONEstarts with R and ends with E, with A then A then G in between, in that order.
rampage, ravage, rearrange, reassemblage, redamage, remarriage, repackage, repassage
All words that fit RAAGEQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #4?
- 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.