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Wordspine #43

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Answers for puzzle #43. 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.

Why words fit

Take EE. A word like each looks close but doesn't count — it starts with E but ends with H, not E. Order is the whole game.

Pro — four levels

Level 1EE767 words fit

starts with E and ends with E.

eagle, earlobe, earpiece, earthquake, ease, eclipse, edge, edgewise, edible, educate, eerie, effective, effeminate, ejaculate, elaborate, elective, electorate, electrocute, electrolyte, elegance, elevate, eligible, eliminate, elite, elope, eloquence, else, elsewhere, elude, elusive … and 737 more

All words that fit EE

Scoring on this level: EASE = 6 points, ELECTROCUTE = 13 points.

Level 2SUD507 words fit

starts with S and ends with D, with U in between, in that order.

safeguard, saluted, saturated, scheduled, scoured, scouted, scrubbed, scrutinized, scud, scuttled, secluded, secured, seduced, sequestered, sequined, should, shouted, shroud, shrugged, shuffled, shunned, simulated, situated, slaughtered, slugged, slumlord, slumped, smudged, smuggled, snubbed … and 477 more

All words that fit SUD

Scoring on this level: SCUD = 8 points, SCRUTINIZED = 15 points.

Level 3SAED577 words fit

starts with S and ends with D, with A then E in between, in that order.

sabotaged, sacred, sacrificed, saddened, saddled, safeguard, sailed, salted, saluted, salvaged, sampled, sanctioned, sanded, satisfied, saturated, saved, savored, sawed, scaled, scalped, scammed, scampered, scanned, scared, scarred, scattered, scrambled, scraped, scrapped, scratched … and 547 more

All words that fit SAED

Scoring on this level: SAVED = 11 points, SACRIFICED = 16 points.

Level 4EEGES62 words fit

starts with E and ends with S, with E then G then E in between, in that order.

emergencies, emerges, everglades, ecclesiologies, eelgrasses, egregiousness, egregiousnesses, eisegeses, eisegesis, electrocardiographies, electroencephalographers, electroencephalographies, electrogeneses, electrogenesis, electrologies, electromagnetisms, electromagnets, electrometallurgies, electromyographies, electronegativities, electrooculographies, electrophotographies, electrophysiologies, electroretinographies, electrosurgeries, elegances, elegancies, elegies, elegises, elegizes … and 32 more

All words that fit EEGES

Scoring on this level: EMERGES = 15 points, ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHERS = 32 points.

Ranks on this day

  • Beginner0
  • Good Start27
  • Moving Up61
  • Good101
  • Solid168
  • Nice255
  • Great349
  • Genius469
  • Perfect670
Play this Pro day

Sprint — ten rounds

Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.

Round 1CR936 words fit

starts with C and ends with R.

cabdriver, caesar, calculator, calendar, calender, caliber, caller, calmer, camcorder, camper, cancer, candor, canter, caper, capper, car, carburetor, cardiovascular, career, caregiver, caretaker, carpenter, carr, carrier, carter, carver, cashier, castor, catcher, cater, caterer, caterpillar, catheter, cauliflower, cavalier, caviar, cedar, cellar, cellular, censor, center, centimeter, chair, challenger, chamber, chancellor, chandelier, chandler, chapter, character, charger, charmer, charter, chaser, chatter, chauffeur, cheaper, cheater, checker, cheddar, cheer, cheerleader, cheeseburger, chevalier, chigger, chipper, chiropractor, choir, choker, chopper, chowder, cider, cigar, cinder, cinnabar, cipher, circular, clapper, classier, cleaner, cleanser, clear, clearer, clever, clicker, cliffhanger, clincher, clipper, closer, clover, clunker, clutter, coaster, cobbler, cocksucker, colder, collaborator, collar, collector, collier, color, colour, comer, comforter, commander, commentator, commissioner, commoner, communicator, compactor, competitor, composer, compressor, computer, concealer, concur, conditioner, condor, conductor, confer, confessor, conner, connoisseur, conquer, consider, conspirator, constrictor, consumer, container, contender, contractor, contributor, controller, conveyor, cooker, cooler, cooper, coordinator, copier, copper, copter, cor, coriander, corker, corner, coroner, corridor, cougar, councillor, counsellor, counselor, counter, counteroffer, courier, cover, cower, coworker, cozier, cracker, crapper, crasher, crater, crazier, creamer, creator, crier, critter, croaker, croupier, crowbar, cruiser, crusader, crusher, cucumber, cur, curator, customer, cuter, cutler, cutter, cylinder, cypher, caber, cabinetmaker, cackler, cadaster, cadaver, cadger, cager, cagier, cahier, cajoler, cakewalker, cakier, calamander, calamar, calcar, calcspar, calenderer, calibrator, caliper, calker, calligrapher, calliper, callower, calorimeter, caloyer, calumniator, calypter, camber, cameleer, campaigner, camphor, campier, campylobacter, canalicular, canaller, canceler, canceller, candider, candleholder, candlelighter, candlepower, candler, candlesnuffer, candour, canephor, caner, canicular, canister, canker, canner, cannier, cannister, cannoneer, cannular, cantilever, cantor, canvaser, canvasser … and 696 more

All words that fit CR
Round 2PY1207 words fit

starts with P and ends with Y.

paddy, painfully, paisley, paleontology, palsy, paltry, panicky, pansy, pantry, panty, paperboy, pappy, paramilitary, parkway, parliamentary, parody, parsley, partially, particularly, partly, party, passageway, passionately, passkey, pastry, patently, paternity, pathetically, pathologically, pathology, patiently, patsy, patty, pay, payday, peacefully, peachy, pearly, penalty, penitentiary, penny, perfectly, periphery, perjury, perky, permanently, perry, persnickety, personality, personally, pesky, petty, pharmacy, phenomenally, philosophy, phoney, phony, phooey, photocopy, photography, physically, physiology, picky, piggy, pigsty, pimply, pinky, pithy, pity, plainly, planetary, play, playboy, pleasantly, plenty, ploy, plucky, podiatry, poetry, pointy, pokey, polarity, policy, politely, politically, poly, pony, poofy, poorly, poppy, popularity, porky, pornography, portray, positively, possibility, possibly, potency, potentially, pottery, potty, poultry, poverty, practicality, practically, pray, preachy, precautionary, precisely, predatory, preferably, pregnancy, preliminary, prematurely, preppy, presently, presidency, presumably, pretty, previously, prey, pricey, prickly, primarily, primary, princely, priority, prissy, privacy, privately, privy, probability, probably, probationary, productivity, profanity, professionally, profoundly, profusely, progeny, promptly, propensity, properly, property, prophecy, proprietary, propriety, prosperity, proudly, proximity, proxy, pry, psychiatry, psychically, psychology, psychotherapy, puberty, publically, publicity, publicly, puffy, pulmonary, punchy, punctuality, punky, puny, puppy, purely, purgatory, purity, purposefully, purposely, pushy, pussy, putty, pygmy, pacifically, pacifistically, pacify, packability, packly, paduasoy, paedogenetically, pageantry, pageboy, painlessly, painstakingly, painterly, painty, palatability, palatably, palatally, palatially, palely, paleoanthropology, paleobiology, paleobotanically, paleobotany, paleoclimatology, paleoecology, paleogeographically, paleogeography, paleographically, paleography, paleomagnetically, paleopathology, paleozoology, palfrey, palimony, palliatively, pallidly, pally, palmary, palmately, palmistry, palmy, palpability, palpably, paltrily, paly, palynologically, palynology, pancreatectomy, pandowdy, pandy, panegyrically, panfry, panoply, panoramically, pansexuality, pansophy, pantheistically, pantisocracy, papacy, papally, papery, papillary, papistry, papyrology, parabiotically … and 967 more

All words that fit PY
Round 3CLC119 words fit

starts with C and ends with C, with L in between, in that order.

cataclysmic, catholic, classic, claustrophobic, clinic, colic, cabalistic, calcic, calcific, calcitic, calendric, calisthenic, calligraphic, caloric, calorific, calorimetric, calpac, camouflagic, cannibalistic, capitalistic, carbocyclic, carbolic, carbonylic, carboxylic, catabolic, catalatic, catalectic, cataleptic, catalytic, catecholaminergic, causalgic, celeriac, celiac, cellulolytic, cellulosic, centralistic, cephalic, cephalometric, chalcedonic, chameleonic, chemoprophylactic, chiliastic, chivalric, chloric, chloritic, chloroplastic, chlorotic, chocoholic, cholangiographic, choleric, cholestatic, cholesteric, cholinergic, choplogic, chorioallantoic, chromatolytic, chromolithographic, chronobiologic, chronologic, cladistic, cladogenetic, classicistic, clastic, clavieristic, cleidoic, cleistogamic, cleric, climacteric, climactic, climatic, clinicopathologic, cliometric, clitic, clitoric, clonic, cobaltic, coeliac, coelomic, colitic, collectivistic, colonialistic, colonic, colorific, colorimetric, coloristic, columbic, columnistic, commercialistic, conceptualistic, conglomeratic, copolymeric, coprolitic, coprophiliac, coulombic, coulometric, councilmanic, coxalgic, cresylic, crosslinguistic, cryophilic, cryptanalytic, cryptologic, crystallographic, cultic, cyclic, cycloaliphatic, cyclonic, cycloolefinic, cyclopedic, cycloramic, cyclothymic, cyclotomic, cylindric, cytologic, cytolytic, cytomegalic, cytophilic, cytoplasmic, cytosolic

All words that fit CLC
Round 4SEG521 words fit

starts with S and ends with G, with E in between, in that order.

scattering, scavenging, scheduling, scheming, screaming, screeching, screening, screwing, sealing, searching, seating, securing, seducing, seeing, seeking, seeping, seg, seizing, selecting, selling, sending, sensing, sentencing, separating, sequencing, servicing, serving, setting, settling, sewing, sharpening, shattering, shebang, shedding, shelling, shimmering, shivering, shoveling, showering, shrieking, sickening, sketching, slaughtering, sleazebag, sledding, sleeping, sleepwalking, slithering, slobbering, smearing, smelling, smoldering, smothering, sneaking, sneezing, snickering, snivelling, snorkeling, sobering, softening, something, speaking, specializing, speculating, speeding, spelling, spending, spewing, spreading, squeaking, squeezing, staggering, stammering, stealing, steaming, steering, stepping, sterling, straightening, strategizing, streaming, stressing, stretching, stuttering, subjecting, subletting, suffering, suggesting, supervising, surrendering, suspending, swearing, sweating, sweeping, swelling, sweltering, swerving, sabeing, sabering, saddening, saddlebag, safecracking, safeguarding, safekeeping, safetying, saggering, sanderling, sandpapering, satelliting, sauntering, sauteing, scampering, scandalmongering, scapegoating, scarpering, scending, scenting, sceptering, sceptring, schematizing, schlepping, schmeering, schnorkeling, scientizing, sclerosing, scouthering, scowdering, screaking, screeding, scrieving, scunnering, scuppering, scuppernong, scuttering, seabag, seadog, seafaring, seagoing, seaming, searing, seasoning, seceding, secerning, secluding, seconding, secreting, sectarianizing, sectioning, sectoring, secularising, secularizing, securitizing, sedating, sedimenting, seeding, seedling, seeling, seeming, seesawing, seething, segmenting, segregating, segueing, seining, seising, seladang, selfing, semaphoring, semiconducting, semideifying, semidrying, semilog, sensating, sensationalising, sensationalizing, sensitising, sensitizing, sensualizing, sentimentalising, sentimentalizing, sentineling, sentinelling, septupling, sepulchering, sepulchring, sequestering, sequestrating, serenading, serging, serialising, serializing, seriating, sering, sermonizing, serrating, serrying, severing, sewering, sexing, sexting, sextuplicating, sextupling, sexualizing, sharecropping, shaveling, sheafing, shealing, shearing, shearling, sheathing, sheaving, sheening, sheepdog, sheepherding, sheepshearing, sheering, sheeting, shellacking, sheltering, shelving, shending, shepherding, shewing, shielding, shieling, shinneying, shipwrecking, shivareeing, shlepping, shoehorning, shoeing, shoestring, shortening, shouldering, shovelling, shredding, shrewing, shrieving, shriveling, shrivelling … and 281 more

All words that fit SEG
Round 5URT127 words fit

starts with U and ends with T, with R in between, in that order.

undercurrent, undercut, undergarment, undershirt, understatement, unimportant, unrest, upfront, upright, uproot, upstart, urgent, urologist, ultracompact, ultracompetent, ultraconvenient, ultradistant, ultraefficient, ultrafast, ultraheat, ultrahot, ultraist, ultraleft, ultraleftist, ultralight, ultralightweight, ultramilitant, ultramodernist, ultranationalist, ultraquiet, ultrarealist, ultraright, ultrarightist, ultraroyalist, ultrasecret, ultrasegregationist, ultrashort, ultrasmart, ultrasoft, ultraviolent, ultraviolet, unabsorbent, unapparent, unarrogant, unbelligerent, unbright, unbrilliant, unburnt, unclearest, unconstraint, uncorrupt, uncurrent, underachievement, underact, underbought, undercoat, undercount, undercroft, underdevelopment, undereat, underemployment, underfoot, undergirt, underinvestment, underlayment, underlet, underlit, undermost, undernourishment, underpart, underpayment, underplot, underreact, underreport, underset, undershoot, undershot, underskirt, undertenant, underthrust, underweight, underwent, undreamt, undrest, unexpert, unfairest, unforgot, unfriendliest, ungirt, unhurt, uniformest, uninterest, unitrust, universalist, unlearnt, unobservant, unperfect, unpregnant, unreadiest, unreluctant, unreminiscent, unrent, unrepentant, unresistant, unrestraint, unripest, unroot, unruliest, unsmart, untruest, unwariest, unworthiest, updart, updraft, upgirt, upmarket, uppercut, uppermost, upperpart, upthrust, urbanest, urbanist, urbanologist, urtext, urticant, usufruct, uttermost

All words that fit URT
Round 6MHES302 words fit

starts with M and ends with S, with H then E in between, in that order.

machines, marches, matches, mathematicians, mathematics, microphones, motherfuckers, motherless, mothers, maches, machetes, machinabilities, machinates, machineabilities, machineries, machrees, macintoshes, mackintoshes, macrophages, macrophotographies, macrophytes, madhouses, magnetospheres, maharanees, mahoes, mahoganies, maidenheads, maihems, mainsheets, malachites, mammographies, manches, manchets, manchineels, manhandles, manholes, mannishness, mannishnesses, manslaughters, mantelshelves, marathoners, marchers, marchioness, marchionesses, marchpanes, marishes, marshalcies, marshes, marshiness, marshinesses, mashers, mashes, mashies, mastheads, mastiches, matchboxes, matchers, matchless, matchmakers, mathematizations, mathematizes, matriarchates, matriarchies, mawkishness, mawkishnesses, maybushes, mayhems, meanwhiles, meatheads, mechanizers, mechanizes, mechanochemistries, mechanoreceptions, mechanoreceptors, meetinghouses, megachurches, megagametophytes, megaphones, melancholies, melanophores, mellophones, menarches, menhadens, meningoencephalitides, mensches, menthenes, mephitises, merchandisers, merchandises, merchandizes, merchantabilities, mesembryanthemums, mesenchymes, meshes, meshuggeners, mesomorphies, mesophytes, mesospheres, mesotheliomas, mesothoraces, mesothoraxes, metallographers, metallographies, metallophones, metamathematics, metamorphoses, metaphases, metaphosphates, metaphrases, metapsychologies, metatheses, metathesis, metathoraces, metathoraxes, metempsychoses, methacrylates, methadones, methamphetamines, methanes, methaqualones, methedrines, metheglins, methemoglobinemias, methemoglobins, methenamines, methionines, methodicalness, methodicalnesses, methodises, methodizes, methodologies, methotrexates, methoxyfluranes, methylamines, methylases, methylates, methylcelluloses, methylcholanthrenes, methylenes, methylmercuries, methylnaphthalenes, methylphenidates, methylprednisolones, methylxanthines, methysergides, miches, microcephalies, microearthquakes, microelectrophoreses, microelectrophoresis, microfiches, microinches, micromorphologies, microphages, microphotographers, microphotographies, microphotometers, microphotometries, micropublishers, microradiographies, microspectrophotometers, microspectrophotometries, microspheres, microswitches, microtechniques, midwatches, mightiness, mightinesses, mijnheers, milkfishes, milkshakes, milksheds, millihenries, millihenrys, minishes, mirthfulness, mirthfulnesses, mirthless, misanthropes, misanthropies, misapprehends, misapprehensions, misbehavers, misbehaves, mischances, mischannels, mischaracterizations, mischaracterizes, mischarges, mischiefs, mischievous, mischievousness, mischievousnesses, mischoices, miscomprehensions, misemphases, misemphasizes, mishandles, mishanters, mishears, mishmashes, mishmoshes, mismatches, mispatches, misshapes, misteaches, mistouches, mithers, mithridates, modishness, modishnesses, mohels, monarchies, monishes, monkeyshines, monkfishes, monochromaticities, monochromes, monophagies, monophonies, monophylies, monorhymes, monosaccharides, monotheisms, monotheists, monthlies, moochers, mooches, moonfishes, moonlighters, moonshiners, moonshines, moorhens, morphallaxes, morphemes, morphemics, morphines, morphogeneses, morphogenesis, morphogens … and 62 more

All words that fit MHES
Round 7DEFD68 words fit

starts with D and ends with D, with E then F in between, in that order.

debriefed, defaced, defeated, defected, defend, defended, deferred, defied, defined, deflated, defraud, defused, deacidified, deadlifted, deafened, decaffeinated, decalcified, decertified, declassified, dedifferentiated, defalcated, defamed, defanged, defatted, defaulted, defecated, defeminized, defenestrated, defensed, defibrillated, defibrinated, defiladed, defiled, definitized, deflagrated, defleaed, deflected, deflexed, deflowered, defoamed, defocused, defocussed, defogged, defoliated, deforced, deforested, deformalized, deformed, defragmented, defrauded, defrayed, defrocked, defrosted, defund, defunded, defuzed, dehumidified, deified, demystified, denazified, denitrified, densified, desulfured, desulfurized, detoxified, devitrified, disenfranchised, diversified

All words that fit DEFD
Round 8CHMS220 words fit

starts with C and ends with S, with H then M in between, in that order.

chambers, champions, championships, champs, charms, chemicals, chimps, chompers, chromosomes, chumps, chums, callithumps, cashmeres, catastrophisms, catchments, catechisms, catecholamines, catechumens, cephalometries, chacmas, chairmans, chairmanships, chamades, chamaephytes, chamberlains, chambermaids, chambrays, chameleons, chamfers, chamfrons, chamises, chamisos, chammies, chamois, chamoises, chamomiles, champacs, champagnes, champaigns, champaks, champers, champerties, champertous, champignons, champleves, chams, charismatics, charisms, charlatanisms, charmers, charmeuses, charmless, chasms, chastisements, chaulmoogras, chauvinisms, checkmarks, checkmates, checkrooms, chefdoms, chemics, chemiluminescences, chemises, chemisettes, chemisms, chemisorbs, chemisorptions, chemistries, chemists, chemoautotrophies, chemoprophylaxes, chemoprophylaxis, chemoreceptions, chemoreceptors, chemos, chemosurgeries, chemosyntheses, chemosynthesis, chemotaxes, chemotaxis, chemotaxonomies, chemotaxonomists, chemotherapeutics, chemotherapies, chemotherapists, chemotropisms, chemurgies, cheongsams, cherimoyas, chernozems, cherubims, chetrums, chiasmas, chiasms, chiasmus, chiefdoms, chiliasms, chillums, chimaeras, chimaerisms, chimars, chimbleys, chimblies, chimbs, chimeras, chimeres, chimerisms, chimers, chimes, chimichangas, chimlas, chimleys, chimneypieces, chimneys, chimpanzees, chipmucks, chipmunks, chirimoyas, chirms, chiromancers, chiromancies, chironomids, chlamydes, chlamydospores, chlamys, chlamyses, chloramines, chloramphenicols, chlorenchymas, chlorofluoromethanes, chloroforms, chlorpromazines, chlorpropamides, choirmasters, cholangiograms, cholecystectomies, cholestyramines, chomps, chondriosomes, chondrocraniums, chordamesoderms, choriambs, choriocarcinomas, chowtimes, chrestomathies, chrismations, chrismons, chrisms, chrisoms, chromas, chromates, chromaticisms, chromaticities, chromatics, chromatids, chromatins, chromatograms, chromatographers, chromatographies, chromatographs, chromatolyses, chromatolysis, chromatophores, chromes, chromides, chrominances, chromings, chromites, chromiums, chromizes, chromocenters, chromodynamics, chromogens, chromolithographers, chromolithographies, chromolithographs, chromomeres, chromophores, chromoplasts, chromoproteins, chromos, chromospheres, chromous, chromyls, chronograms, chronometers, chronometries, chrysanthemums, chrysomelids, chumminess, chumminesses, chumships, churchmanships, chylomicrons, chymes, chymics, chymists, chymosins, chymotrypsinogens, chymotrypsins, chymous, cinchonisms, cochampions, cohomologies, colchicums, collenchymas, collenchymatous, cologarithms, cosmochemistries, cosmochemists, cryptarithms, cryptorchidisms, cryptorchisms, cycloheximides, cyclohexylamines, cyclophosphamides, cyclothymias, cytochemistries, cytochromes, cytophotometries

All words that fit CHMS
Round 9TSTED46 words fit

starts with T and ends with D, with S then T then E in between, in that order.

tasted, tested, testified, toasted, translated, transmitted, transported, trusted, twisted, tapestried, tearstained, telecasted, tempested, tergiversated, tessellated, testcrossed, thermostated, thermostatted, thirsted, thrusted, tightfisted, topstitched, transacted, transected, transfected, transilluminated, transistorised, transistorized, transited, transitioned, transliterated, translocated, transmigrated, transmuted, transparentized, transplanted, transubstantiated, transvaluated, trapnested, travestied, trisected, trisubstituted, troubleshooted, trusteed, trysted, tsktsked

All words that fit TSTED
Round 10PIPLE9 words fit

starts with P and ends with E, with I then P then L in between, in that order.

pimple, pineapple, pipeline, principle, participle, pimpmobile, pipelike, pitchpole, precipitable

All words that fit PIPLE

Questions

What were the answers to Wordspine #43?
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.