Wordspine #44
Monday, October 5, 2026
Answers for puzzle #44. 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 WD. A word like wack looks close but doesn't count — it starts with W but ends with K, not D. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with W and ends with D.
wad, waistband, waited, waitressed, waived, walked, walled, wand, wandered, wanted, ward, warhead, warlord, warmed, warned, warped, warranted, washed, wasted, watched, waterbed, watered, waved, wavered, waxed, wayward, weakened, weathered, wed, wedded … and 354 more
All words that fit WDScoring on this level: WAD = 5 points, WAITRESSED = 12 points.
starts with T and ends with H, with T in between, in that order.
tablecloth, teeth, tenth, thirteenth, thirtieth, tooth, toothbrush, topnotch, truth, twelfth, twentieth, twitch, tallith, tallitoth, tartish, telepath, terebinth, teth, tetrarch, textbookish, thatch, thenceforth, therewith, thirtyish, thousandth, throatlatch, tilth, tinsmith, tolbooth, tollbooth … and 15 more
All words that fit TTHScoring on this level: TETH = 8 points, TEXTBOOKISH = 15 points.
starts with S and ends with D, with E then E in between, in that order.
saddened, scampered, scattered, scented, scheduled, schemed, screamed, screened, screwed, sealed, searched, seared, seasoned, seated, seaweed, secluded, seconded, secured, sedated, seduced, seed, seemed, seized, selected, sensed, sentenced, separated, sequestered, sequined, served … and 506 more
All words that fit SEEDScoring on this level: SEED = 10 points, SEQUESTERED = 17 points.
starts with B and ends with S, with O then A then R in between, in that order.
billboards, billionaires, binoculars, boards, bodyguards, boundaries, backboards, bardolaters, bardolatries, bargeboards, baseboards, beaverboards, becowards, benzoapyrenes, bezoars, bibliographers, bibliolaters, bibliolatries, bibliolatrous, binocularities, biogeographers, biographers, biohazards, biomaterials, bioreactors, biostratigraphies, biotransformations, bipolarities, bipolarizations, bipolarizes … and 52 more
All words that fit BOARSScoring on this level: BOARDS = 14 points, BIOTRANSFORMATIONS = 26 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 P and ends with S.
paces, packages, packets, packs, paddles, pads, pagers, pages, painkillers, painless, pains, painters, paintings, paints, pairs, pajamas, palaces, pales, palms, palpitations, pals, pampers, pamphlets, pancakes, panels, panics, pans, pantaloons, panties, pants, papayas, papers, parachutes, paragraphs, parallels, paralysis, paramedics, parameters, parasites, paratroopers, pardons, parents, paris, parishioners, parks, parlors, parrots, parsons, participants, particles, particulars, parties, partners, partnerships, parts, pas, pass, passages, passageways, passengers, passes, passions, passports, pastels, pasties, pasts, pastures, patches, patents, pathos, paths, pathways, patients, patois, patriots, patrons, patterns, patties, pauses, paws, paychecks, payments, payoffs, pays, peaches, peaks, peanuts, pearls, peas, pecans, peckers, pecks, pecs, pedals, pedestrians, pediatrics, pedicures, peeks, peels, peepers, peeps, peerless, peers, pees, pellets, pelts, pencils, penguins, penis, penises, pennies, penniless, pens, pensioners, pensions, peoples, peppers, percentages, perceptions, performances, performers, performs, perfumes, perhaps, perils, perimeters, periods, perks, permits, perpetrators, persists, personalities, personals, persons, perspectives, pertains, perverts, pesos, pesticides, pests, petals, peters, pets, phantoms, pharaohs, phases, pheasants, pheromones, philosophers, philosophies, phobias, phones, phonies, phosphorous, photographers, photographs, photos, phrases, physicals, physicists, physics, pianos, pickings, pickles, pickpockets, picks, pickups, picnics, pictures, piddles, pieces, pies, pigeons, piggies, pigs, pigtails, piles, pilgrims, pillars, pillows, pills, pilots, pimples, pinches, pineapples, pines, pinheads, pinks, pins, pints, pious, pipes, piranhas, pirates, pis, piss, pisses, pistachios, pistols, pistons, pitchers, pitches, pitfalls, pits, pixels, pixies, pizzas, placebos, places, plagues, plainclothes, plains, plaintiffs, planes, planets, planners, plans, plantations, plants, platelets, plates, platforms, platitudes, platters, platypus, playboys, players, playgrounds, playoffs, plays, playthings, pleadings, pleads, pleas, pleasantries, pleases, pleasures, pledges, pliers, plots … and 5381 more
All words that fit PSstarts with E and ends with G.
earning, earring, earwig, easing, easygoing, eating, eavesdropping, edging, editing, educating, effacing, effecting, egg, egging, eggnog, eking, electing, eliminating, eloping, embalming, embarking, embarrassing, embezzling, embracing, employing, emptying, emulating, enabling, enchanting, encouraging, endangering, endearing, ending, endorsing, enduring, enforcing, eng, engaging, engineering, engraving, engrossing, enjoying, enlisting, enriching, enrolling, ensuing, ensuring, entering, enterprising, entertaining, erasing, eroding, escalating, escaping, establishing, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evening, everlasting, everything, evolving, exacting, exaggerating, examining, exasperating, exceeding, exchanging, exciting, excluding, excruciating, excusing, executing, exercising, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, existing, exiting, expanding, expecting, expelling, experiencing, experimenting, explaining, exploding, exploiting, exploring, exporting, exposing, expressing, extending, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, eyeing, eanling, earing, earmarking, earplug, earsplitting, earthing, earthling, earthmoving, earthshaking, earwigging, easting, ebbing, ebonising, ebonizing, echeloning, eching, echoing, eclipsing, economising, economizing, eddying, edifying, editorializing, educing, edulcorating, effectuating, effervescing, efflorescing, effulging, effusing, egesting, egressing, ejaculating, ejecting, elaborating, elapsing, elating, elbowing, electioneering, electrifying, electrocuting, electrodepositing, electrofishing, electroforming, electroing, electrolyzing, electrophoresing, electroplating, electrotyping, electrowinning, elegising, elegizing, elevating, eliciting, eliding, eloigning, eloining, elongating, elucidating, elucubrating, eluding, eluting, elutriating, eluviating, emaciating, emailing, emanating, emancipating, emasculating, embanking, embargoing, embarring, embattling, embaying, embedding, embellishing, embittering, emblazing, emblazoning, emblematizing, embleming, embodying, emboldening, embordering, embosking, embosoming, embossing, emboweling, embowelling, embowering, embowing, embrangling, embrittling, embroidering, embroiling, embrowning, embruing, embruting, emceeing, emendating, emending, emerging, emigrating, emitting, emoting, emotionalizing, empaling, empaneling, empanelling, empathising, empathizing, emphasising, emphasizing, emplacing, emplaning, empoisoning, empowering, empurpling, emulsifying, enacting, enameling, enamelling, enamoring, enamouring, encaging, encamping, encapsulating, encapsuling, encashing, encasing, enchaining, enchasing, enciphering, encircling, enclasping, enclosing, encoding, encompassing, encoring, encountering, encrimsoning, encroaching … and 273 more
All words that fit EGstarts with S and ends with T, with E in between, in that order.
sacrament, saddest, safest, salient, sanest, sauerkraut, scapegoat, scariest, scarlet, scent, scientist, seat, secret, segment, select, sent, sentient, sentiment, sergeant, serpent, servant, set, settlement, sexiest, sexist, sharpest, sheet, shipment, shortest, sickest, silent, silliest, simplest, sincerest, skillet, skyrocket, sleet, sleight, slept, slightest, slowest, smallest, smartest, smelt, smoothest, socket, softest, solvent, somerset, somewhat, sonnet, soonest, sorbet, southeast, southwest, soviet, spacecraft, specialist, speedboat, spelt, spent, spreadsheet, stakeout, starlet, statement, steadfast, straitjacket, strangest, strategist, street, strongest, strumpet, student, stupidest, subbasement, subject, sublet, subservient, subtext, subvert, succulent, sufficient, suggest, sunset, superintendent, supermarket, supplement, suspect, sweat, sweatshirt, sweet, sweetest, sweetheart, swept, sacerdotalist, sachet, sacramentalist, safelight, sagest, saggiest, sagiest, saintliest, sallet, sallowest, saltest, saltiest, samlet, sandiest, sapient, sappiest, sarcenet, sarkiest, sarment, sarsenet, sassiest, satinet, sauceboat, sauciest, savagest, savoriest, savouriest, savviest, sayest, scabbiest, scaliest, scandent, scantest, scantiest, scarcest, scarriest, scattershot, scattiest, scenarist, schiziest, schizziest, schmaltziest, schmalziest, scilicet, scrabbliest, scraggiest, scraggliest, scramjet, scrappiest, scratchiest, scrawliest, scrawniest, screechiest, screenshot, screwiest, scrimpiest, scroggiest, scroungiest, scrubbiest, scruffiest, scummiest, scurfiest, scurviest, scuttlebutt, scuzziest, seaboot, seacoast, seacraft, seafront, seagirt, sealant, seamiest, seamount, seaport, searchlight, searest, seascout, seawant, secant, secessionist, secretariat, secretest, sect, secularist, securement, securest, sedatest, sederunt, sedgiest, sediment, sedimentologist, seducement, seediest, seemliest, seepiest, segregant, segregationist, seismologist, sejant, sejeant, selectionist, selenologist, sellout, semanticist, semiabstract, semidesert, semidominant, semierect, semifinalist, semifit, semimat, semimatt, semimoist, seminarist, semiologist, semioticist, semipermanent, semiretirement, semisecret, semisoft, semisweet, semitist, semitranslucent, semitransparent, senescent, sennet, sennight, sennit, sensationalist, sensiblest, sensualist, sentimentalist, separationist, separatist, sept, septet, sequent, serenest, serest, serialist, sericulturist, serjeant, serologist, seropurulent, sestet, setenant … and 463 more
All words that fit SETstarts with M and ends with E, with L in between, in that order.
madeleine, mademoiselle, magdalene, mainline, male, malfeasance, malice, malpractice, malware, manhandle, manhole, manipulate, manipulative, mantle, maple, marble, marketplace, marmalade, masculine, materialize, meanwhile, meddle, meddlesome, memorable, merle, mescaline, mettle, middle, midlife, mile, mileage, milestone, millionaire, mingle, miniscule, minuscule, miracle, miserable, misplace, missile, mistletoe, mobile, mobilize, module, mole, molecule, mollie, monologue, morale, motorcycle, muddle, mule, multiple, multitude, mumble, muscle, mutilate, muzzle, myrtle, machinable, machineable, machinelike, mackle, macle, macromolecule, macroscale, maculae, maculate, macule, madrilene, magnetizable, magniloquence, mailable, maile, maintainable, majuscule, makable, makeable, malachite, maladaptive, maladjustive, malaise, malamute, malate, maleate, maleficence, malemute, malevolence, malgre, malignance, maline, malleable, mallee, maltase, maltose, mameluke, mammillae, manacle, manageable, manciple, mandible, mandibulate, mandoline, maneuverable, mangle, manille, maniple, manipulable, manipulatable, manlike, mantelpiece, maplike, mappable, maquillage, marbleise, marbleize, marchlike, marginalize, mariculture, marketable, marline, marlinespike, marlinspike, marlite, marlstone, marriageable, martingale, masculinise, masculinize, maskable, masklike, mastlike, matchable, matelote, materialise, matriculate, maxillae, mayapple, maypole, mazelike, mealie, mealtime, measle, measurable, mecamylamine, mechanizable, meclizine, medicable, medicinable, medullae, megacycle, meikle, melamine, melange, melanite, melanize, melanocyte, melanophore, melanosome, melee, melilite, melinite, meliorate, meliorative, mellophone, melodise, melodize, melodramatise, melodramatize, meltable, meltage, memorialise, memorialize, memorizable, mendable, mensurable, mentionable, mercantile, merchantable, mesalliance, mesocyclone, mesoscale, messaline, metabolite, metabolizable, metabolize, metalanguage, metalise, metalize, metallize, metallophone, metalware, metastable, methacrylate, methaqualone, methoxyflurane, methylamine, methylase, methylate, methylcellulose, methylcholanthrene, methylene, methylnaphthalene, methylphenidate, methylprednisolone, methylxanthine, metronidazole, mettlesome, micellae, micelle, mickle, microbalance, microcapsule, microclimate, microcline, microcrystalline, microculture, microelectrode, microencapsulate, microfilariae, microfilmable, microflorae, micromole, microparticle, micropyle, microscale, microtubule, microvasculature, microwavable, microwaveable, midlatitude, midline, midsole, miggle, milage, militance, militarise, militarize, militate, milkshake … and 161 more
All words that fit MLEstarts with C and ends with Y, with A in between, in that order.
cacophony, caddy, cagey, calamity, calmly, canary, candidacy, candy, cannery, canopy, capacity, captivity, cardiology, carefully, carney, carpentry, carry, casually, casualty, catchy, categorically, category, catty, cautionary, cautiously, cavalry, cavity, celibacy, certainly, certainty, certifiably, chardonnay, charity, charley, charmingly, chastity, chatty, chemically, chocolatey, choreography, chronically, circulatory, clammy, clarify, clarity, classify, classy, clay, clearly, clinically, coincidentally, comfortably, commentary, commercially, commissary, company, comparatively, compatibility, complacency, complimentary, conceivably, confederacy, confidentially, congeniality, conservatory, considerably, conspiracy, constantly, contemporary, continually, contradictory, contrary, corollary, coronary, cosmically, cowardly, crabby, crafty, cranberry, cranky, cranny, crappy, crawly, crazy, creaky, creamy, creatively, creativity, criminally, critically, culinary, culpability, culturally, customarily, customary, cutaway, cabby, cabinetry, cableway, cachexy, cacography, cacophonously, cadastrally, cadaverously, caddishly, cadency, cadgy, caducity, caecally, cagily, cagy, cairny, cajolery, cakey, caky, calamary, calamitously, calcareously, calcify, calculatedly, calculatingly, calefactory, callboy, calligraphically, calligraphy, callosity, callously, calorically, calorimetrically, calorimetry, calory, calumniously, calumny, calvary, campanology, campily, campy, cancerously, candidly, candleberry, caninity, cannily, cannonry, canny, canonically, canonicity, canonry, canorously, cantankerously, canty, capability, capably, capaciously, capacitively, capillarity, capillary, capitalistically, capitally, capitulary, capriciously, captaincy, captiously, caravansary, caraway, carboy, carcinogenicity, cardinality, cardinally, cardiography, cardiomyopathy, cardiopathy, cardiopulmonary, cardiorespiratory, carelessly, caressingly, caressively, carnality, carnally, carnify, carnivorously, carny, carpellary, carpetbaggery, carpingly, carriageway, carroty, cartographically, cartography, cartoonishly, cartoony, cartulary, casefy, casky, cassowary, castability, castaway, castratory, casuistry, catabolically, catachrestically, cataclysmically, catalepsy, cataleptically, catalytically, cataphoretically, cataplexy, catarrhally, catastrophically, catatonically, catchfly, catchpenny, catenary, cathodally, cathodically, catholically, catholicity, cationically, cattery, cattily, caudally, causality, causally, causatively, causeway, causey, caustically, causticity, cautery, cavalierly, cavally, cavernously, cavitary, cavy, cay, ceaselessly, cecally, celebratory, celestially, cellularity, centaury … and 454 more
All words that fit CAYstarts with S and ends with T, with L then E in between, in that order.
salient, scarlet, select, settlement, silent, silliest, simplest, skillet, sleet, sleight, slept, slightest, slowest, smallest, solvent, starlet, sublet, succulent, supplement, saintliest, sallet, sallowest, saltest, saltiest, samlet, scaliest, schmaltziest, schmalziest, scilicet, scrabbliest, scraggliest, scrawliest, scuttlebutt, seemliest, selectionist, selenologist, semitranslucent, sensiblest, seropurulent, sextuplet, shaliest, shallowest, shapeliest, shelliest, shelterbelt, shelviest, shmaltziest, shoalest, shoaliest, shouldest, shrillest, sickliest, sightliest, signalment, silentest, silhouettist, silkiest, siltiest, silverpoint, singlet, sklent, slackest, slaggiest, slangiest, slaphappiest, slatiest, sleaziest, sleekest, sleekiest, sleekit, sleepiest, sleetiest, sleevelet, slenderest, slickest, sliest, slimiest, slimmest, slimpsiest, slimsiest, slinkiest, slipperiest, slippiest, slobbiest, sloppiest, sloshiest, slouchiest, sloughiest, slovenliest, sludgiest, slugfest, slummiest, slushiest, sluttiest, slyest, smelliest, snarliest, snellest, snuffliest, solacement, solecist, solemnest, soleret, solidest, solleret, somnolent, spangliest, sparkliest, specialest, speleologist, spikelet, spindliest, spitefullest, splashiest, splayfeet, spleeniest, spleenwort, splendent, splendidest, splent, splotchiest, splurgiest, sprawliest, sprightliest, squalidest, squalliest, squelchiest, squiggliest, stablest, stablishment, stalest, stalkiest, startlement, stateliest, stealthiest, steeliest, sterlet, stillest, stilliest, stolidest, straggliest, streamlet, stubbliest, studliest, stylet, subadolescent, subdevelopment, subdialect, subemployment, sublieutenant, sublimest, subproletariat, subtilest, subtlest, sulfuret, sulkiest, sullenest, sultriest, superintelligent, supplest, surliest, sveltest, swellest, sweltriest, swiftlet, swirliest
All words that fit SLETstarts with T and ends with R, with N then E in between, in that order.
tanker, tanner, teenager, teenybopper, tender, tenner, thermonuclear, thinner, thunder, toner, trainer, tranquilizer, transfer, transmitter, transponder, turner, tailender, tanager, tangier, tangler, tanglier, tantalizer, taunter, taverner, tawnier, teener, teenier, teensier, teentsier, telephoner, teleprinter, tenderer, tenderizer, tenderometer, tenoner, tenpounder, tenser, tensiometer, tensioner, tenter, tentier, thanker, thankfuller, thereinafter, thereunder, thickener, thinker, thornier, threatener, thunderer, thundershower, tightener, tinder, tingler, tinglier, tinier, tinker, tinkerer, tinkler, tinklier, tinner, tinnier, tinter, tobogganer, tonger, tonier, tonner, tonometer, topnotcher, tormenter, townwear, trainbearer, trampoliner, tranquiler, tranquiller, tranquillizer, transceiver, transcriber, transducer, transferor, transferrer, transformer, transgressor, transmissometer, transplanter, transporter, trencher, trendier, trendsetter, trilinear, trinketer, trochanter, trouncer, trundler, tuner, tunneler, turbogenerator, turnover, twanger, twangier, twangler, twiner, twinflower, twinier, twinkler, typefounder, tyrannizer
All words that fit TNERstarts with F and ends with T, with R then O in between, in that order.
foremost, forethought, forgot, front, frost, farthermost, ferromagnet, ferryboat, feverwort, fibroblast, fingerpost, fireboat, firepot, flowerpot, fluoroscopist, forecourt, forefoot, forefront, forlornest, foxtrot, freakout, freeboot, froggiest, frontcourt, frontlet, frostbit, frostiest, frothiest, frouziest, frowsiest, frowst, frowstiest, frowziest, furthermost, futurologist
All words that fit FROTstarts with A and ends with G, with N then I then N in between, in that order.
abandoning, accompanying, accounting, administering, advancing, agonizing, alienating, aligning, alternating, analyzing, anchoring, angling, announcing, annoying, answering, antagonizing, anticipating, antiquing, anything, appointing, arranging, assigning, astonishing, astounding, attending, auctioning, auditioning, awakening, abnegating, abominating, aborning, abounding, absconding, absenting, abstaining, accenting, accentuating, accessioning, acknowledging, acquainting, adjoining, adjourning, administrating, admonishing, adorning, advantaging, adventuring, affiancing, affronting, agenizing, agenting, agglutinating, aggrandising, aggrandizing, agnizing, agonising, aliening, alimenting, alining, alkalinizing, allowancing, aluminizing, ambitioning, amending, ammoniating, ammonifying, amnestying, amounting, anagrammatizing, anagramming, analogizing, analysing, anastomosing, anathematizing, anatomising, anatomizing, ancestoring, anearing, aneling, anesthetizing, angeling, angering, anglicising, anglicizing, anguishing, angulating, animadverting, animalizing, animating, ankling, ankylosing, annealing, annexing, annihilating, annotating, annualizing, annulling, annunciating, anodizing, anointing, anteceding, antedating, anteing, anteverting, antheming, anthologizing, anthropomorphizing, antiaging, antibusing, anticaking, anticking, anticling, anticlotting, anticounterfeiting, antidoting, antidumping, antifoaming, antifogging, antifouling, antigambling, antihunting, antijamming, antiking, antilittering, antilynching, anting, antipoaching, antiprofiteering, antiquating, antiracketeering, antishoplifting, antismoking, antismuggling, antispending, antiwhaling, anviling, anvilling, appending, appertaining, apportioning, apprehending, apprenticing, aproning, aquaplaning, aquatinting, arointing, aroynting, arraigning, ascending, ascertaining, assassinating, assenting, astonying, astringing, atoning, attaining, attainting, attenuating, attitudinising, attitudinizing, attorning, attuning, augmenting, authenticating, avalanching, avenging, avianizing, awning
All words that fit ANINGstarts with C and ends with D, with S then H then E in between, in that order.
cashed, cherished, crashed, crushed, caboshed, cashiered, catfished, clashed, closemouthed, coalshed, contradistinguished, copublished, coshed, coshered, cowshed, crawfished, creeshed, crosschecked, crosshatched, crosshead, cushioned
All words that fit CSHEDQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #44?
- 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.