Wordspine #48
Friday, October 9, 2026
Answers for puzzle #48. 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 DL. A word like dab looks close but doesn't count — it starts with D but ends with B, not L. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with D and ends with L.
dahl, damsel, daredevil, deal, deceitful, decibel, del, delightful, dell, delusional, denial, denominational, dental, departmental, derail, detail, detrimental, devil, diabolical, diagonal, dial, diesel, differential, digital, dill, dimensional, disapproval, disloyal, dismal, dismissal … and 251 more
All words that fit DLScoring on this level: DEL = 5 points, DENOMINATIONAL = 16 points.
starts with M and ends with E, with U in between, in that order.
magnitude, manicure, manipulate, manipulative, manufacture, manure, marquee, masculine, masquerade, masseuse, mature, measure, menopause, meringue, mesquite, miniature, miniscule, minuscule, minute, misfortune, misuse, mixture, module, moisture, moisturize, molecule, monologue, morgue, mosque, mountainside … and 224 more
All words that fit MUEScoring on this level: MANURE = 10 points, MANIPULATIVE = 16 points.
starts with P and ends with S, with E then T in between, in that order.
packets, pamphlets, parameters, parents, patents, patients, payments, peanuts, pedestrians, pediatrics, pellets, pelts, percentages, perceptions, perimeters, permits, perpetrators, persists, personalities, perspectives, pertains, perverts, pesticides, pests, petals, peters, pets, pheasants, pickpockets, planets … and 1210 more
All words that fit PETSScoring on this level: PETS = 10 points, PERSONALITIES = 19 points.
starts with S and ends with G, with O then P then N in between, in that order.
scooping, scoping, shoplifting, shopping, snooping, stomping, stooping, stopping, swooping, scalloping, scolloping, scrooping, sharecropping, showstopping, sloping, slopping, snowplowing, soaping, sophisticating, sopiting, sopping, soundproofing, souping, stenotyping, stereographing, stereotyping, stockpiling, stoping, stoppering, stoppling … and 5 more
All words that fit SOPNGScoring on this level: SCOPING = 15 points, SOPHISTICATING = 22 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start25
- Moving Up56
- Good93
- Solid155
- Nice236
- Great323
- Genius434
- Perfect620
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
starts with P and ends with E.
pace, package, paddle, padre, page, palace, pale, palette, palpable, panache, pancake, pane, panhandle, pantyhose, parable, parachute, parade, paradise, paralyze, parasite, pare, parole, participate, particle, partridge, passable, passage, passionate, passive, paste, pastime, pasture, pate, patience, patronize, pause, pave, payable, peace, peacetime, pebble, peddle, pedicure, pedigree, pedophile, pee, pele, penalize, penance, pence, penetrate, penne, penthouse, people, perceive, percentage, percentile, perceptive, perchance, performance, perfume, periscope, perishable, perjure, permissible, peroxide, perpetrate, persecute, persistence, personable, personalize, perspective, persuade, persuasive, peruse, perverse, pestilence, petite, phase, phoebe, phone, phosphate, phrase, physique, pickle, picture, pie, piece, pierce, piffle, pike, pile, pilgrimage, pillage, pimple, pinafore, pine, pineapple, pinecone, pinkie, pinochle, pipe, pipeline, pirate, pittance, pixie, placate, place, plague, plane, plaque, plate, plausible, playhouse, playmate, playtime, please, pleasure, pledge, plunge, pointe, poise, poke, pole, police, polite, pollute, pomegranate, poodle, poolside, poorhouse, pope, porcupine, pore, porridge, portable, porterhouse, pose, positive, posse, possessive, possible, postage, postpone, posture, pothole, potsie, pounce, powerhouse, practice, practise, prairie, praise, prance, preamble, precedence, precipice, precise, predictable, prednisone, preemptive, preface, preferable, preference, prejudice, prelude, premature, premiere, premise, prepare, preppie, prerequisite, prerogative, prescribe, presence, presentable, preserve, preside, pressure, prestige, presume, pretense, preventative, preventive, price, pride, primate, prime, primitive, prince, principle, prioritize, private, privilege, prize, proactive, probable, probate, probe, procedure, procrastinate, procreate, procure, produce, productive, profile, profitable, programme, progressive, projectile, promenade, promise, promote, prone, pronounce, propane, propose, prose, prosecute, prospective, prostate, prostitute, protective, prototype, prove, provenance, provide, providence, provocative, provoke, provolone, prude, prudence, prune, psyche, psychoanalyze, psychobabble, puce, puddle, puke … and 1203 more
All words that fit PEstarts 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 CRstarts with A and ends with D, with S in between, in that order.
absconded, absolved, absorbed, absurd, abused, accomplished, accursed, accused, accustomed, addressed, adjusted, administered, admonished, advertised, advised, amassed, ambushed, amused, anguished, answered, appeased, apprised, aroused, arrested, ashamed, asked, assaulted, assembled, assessed, assigned, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, assumed, assured, asteroid, astonished, astound, abased, abashed, abolished, abscessed, abscised, abscond, abseiled, absented, absentminded, absolutized, absquatulated, abstained, absterged, abstracted, abstricted, accessed, accessioned, accessorised, accessorized, acclimatised, accosted, acquiesced, admeasured, administrated, adrenocorticosteroid, adsorbed, aerosolized, aestheticized, aestivated, afforested, aforesaid, aggrandised, aggressed, agisted, agonised, airbrushed, airshed, airspeed, aisled, aliased, alkalised, allegorised, allseed, ambuscaded, amnestied, amortised, ampersand, analysand, analysed, anastomosed, anatomised, ancestored, anesthetized, anglicised, aniseed, ankylosed, ansated, antiskid, aphorised, apologised, apostatised, apostatized, apostrophised, apostrophized, apotheosized, apposed, appraised, appressed, archaised, arrased, ascarid, ascend, ascended, ascertained, asclepiad, ascribed, ashed, ashlared, ashlered, asperated, aspersed, asphalted, asphyxiated, aspirated, aspired, assagaied, assailed, assassinated, assayed, assegaied, assented, asserted, asseverated, assoiled, assuaged, asswaged, astarboard, asteriated, asterisked, astonied, astounded, astricted, astringed, atmosphered, atomised, attested, attitudinised, auscultated, ausformed, authorised, autolysed, autopsied, autosuggested, avulsed, axised, axseed, azotised
All words that fit ASDstarts with W and ends with R, with E in between, in that order.
wager, waiter, waiver, walker, wallpaper, wander, wanderer, wangler, warmer, warner, washer, watcher, water, weaker, wear, wearer, weather, weaver, weber, webinar, webster, weiner, weir, weirder, welder, wetter, whatever, whatsoever, wheelchair, wheeler, whenever, wherever, whether, whichever, whimper, whiner, whipper, whisker, whisper, whistler, whiter, whoever, wholesaler, whomever, whopper, wider, widower, wiener, wilder, willpower, windbreaker, windjammer, winger, winner, winter, wiper, wiser, wither, womanizer, wonder, woodpecker, worker, worrier, wrangler, wrapper, wrecker, wrestler, wringer, writer, wabbler, wabblier, wacker, wackier, wadder, waddler, wader, wafer, waffler, wafflestomper, wafter, wagerer, wageworker, wagger, waggoner, wagoner, wailer, waister, wakener, waker, waler, walkover, wallflower, walloper, wallower, waltzer, wamblier, wanier, wanner, wanter, wantoner, warbler, warder, warehouser, warier, warmaker, warmonger, warper, warpower, warranter, warrener, warsler, warstler, wartier, washier, waspier, wassailer, wastepaper, waster, wastewater, watchmaker, watchtower, watercolor, watercooler, waterer, waterfowler, waterier, waterpower, waterproofer, watter, wattmeter, waver, waverer, wavier, waxer, waxier, wayfarer, waylayer, weakener, weaklier, wealthier, weaner, wearier, weathercaster, webbier, webmaster, wedder, wedgier, weeder, weedier, weekender, weenier, weensier, weeper, weepier, weer, weever, weigher, weighter, weightier, weightlifter, weimaraner, weisenheimer, welcher, welcomer, weldor, welldoer, welsher, welter, wencher, wennier, wester, westerner, wether, whacker, whackier, whaler, whapper, wharfinger, wharfmaster, wheatear, wheedler, wheezer, wheezier, whelkier, whencesoever, whensoever, wheresoever, whetter, whichsoever, whicker, whiffer, whiffler, whinier, whinnier, whippersnapper, whippier, whirler, whirlier, whisperer, whistleblower, whitener, whitewasher, whither, whithersoever, whitier, whitter, whittler, whizzer, whomsoever, whooper, whoremaster, whoremonger, whosesoever, whosever, whosoever, wickeder, wicker, widder, widener, wielder, wieldier, wifelier, wiftier, wiggier, wiggler, wigglier, wigmaker, wildcatter, wildflower, wildfowler, wilier, willer, willinger, willower, willowier, wimpier, wincer, wincher, winder, windflower … and 82 more
All words that fit WERstarts with R and ends with T, with N in between, in that order.
radiant, raincoat, rant, reacquaint, reassignment, recant, recent, receptionist, recipient, recombinant, reconnect, reconstruct, recount, redevelopment, redundant, refinement, regent, regiment, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvent, relevant, reluctant, rent, repaint, repayment, repellent, repent, replacement, represent, repugnant, requirement, resent, resentment, resident, resilient, resistant, restaurant, restraint, retirement, rodent, roundabout, runt, rabblement, radioallergosorbent, radioelement, radiolucent, raiment, rainiest, rainout, rainspout, rampant, randiest, rangiest, rankest, rapprochement, rationalist, raunchiest, ravagement, ravelment, ravishment, reaccent, reactant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reanoint, reappoint, reappointment, reapportionment, reargument, rearmament, rearrangement, reascent, reassessment, reattachment, reboant, recalcitrant, recentest, recommencement, recommitment, reconcilement, reconquest, reconstructionist, recontact, reconvert, reconvict, recoupment, recreant, recreationist, recrudescent, recruitment, recumbent, recurrent, recusant, redeployment, rediscount, redistributionist, redolent, reductant, reductionist, reemployment, reenact, reenactment, reengagement, reenlist, reenlistment, reentrant, reequipment, reestablishment, referent, refluent, refrainment, refreshment, refrigerant, refront, refulgent, refurbishment, regardant, regionalist, registrant, regnant, regrant, rehabilitant, reimbursement, reimplant, reindict, reindictment, reinduct, reinfect, reinhabit, reinject, reinsert, reinspect, reinterpret, reinvest, reinvestment, rejuvenescent, reknit, relaxant, relearnt, relent, reliant, religionist, relinquishment, relucent, remanent, remeasurement, reminiscent, remint, remitment, remittent, remnant, remonstrant, remount, renascent, renest, renitent, rennet, renouncement, reorient, repellant, repentant, replant, replenishment, representationalist, repressionist, reprint, reptant, repudiationist, rescindment, resemblant, reservationist, resettlement, resolvent, resonant, resplendent, respondent, ressentiment, restatement, restrictionist, resultant, resurgent, resurrectionist, retardant, reticent, retint, retirant, retransmit, retreatant, retrenchment, reunionist, revanchist, revealment, revehent, revenant, reverberant, reverent, revertant, revetment, revilement, revisionist, reviviscent, revolutionist, riant, rident, rinderpest, ringbolt, ringent, ringgit, ringlet, riverfront, roborant, roentgenologist, romanticist, romaunt, rondelet, rottenest, roundest, roundlet, rousement, rubefacient, rudiment, rufescent, ruminant, runabout, rundlet, runlet, runniest, runout, runtiest, rutilant
All words that fit RNTstarts with F and ends with L, with I then U in between, in that order.
faithful, fanciful, fistful, frightful, fruitful, fiducial, figural, fitful, floricultural, foresightful
All words that fit FIULstarts with C and ends with D, with A then E in between, in that order.
caffeinated, caged, calculated, called, calmed, campaigned, camped, canceled, cancelled, canned, capsized, captivated, captured, cared, carried, carted, carved, cased, caseload, cashed, castrated, categorized, caused, caved, ceased, celebrated, chagrined, chained, chalked, challenged, changed, channeled, chaperoned, chapped, characterized, charged, charmed, charred, charted, chartered, chased, chatted, cheated, circulated, claimed, clammed, clamped, clapped, classified, clawed, cleaned, cleansed, cleared, coached, collaborated, collapsed, communicated, compared, compensated, complained, complicated, concealed, concentrated, confiscated, congratulated, consecrated, consolidated, consummated, contacted, contained, contaminated, contemplated, contracted, contradicted, cooperated, coordinated, cracked, crafted, crammed, cramped, crapped, crashed, crated, crawled, crazed, creamed, creased, created, cremated, cultivated, caballed, cabbaged, cabbed, cabined, cabled, caboched, caboshed, cached, cacheted, cachinnated, cackled, caddied, cadenced, cadged, cairned, cajoled, caked, cakewalked, calamined, calcified, calcimined, calcined, calendared, calendered, calibrated, calibred, calipered, calked, callipered, calloused, callused, calorized, calqued, calumniated, calved, camailed, cambered, camelopard, cameoed, camouflaged, camphorated, campused, canaled, canalised, canalized, canalled, candied, candled, candlelighted, candlewood, caned, canfield, cankered, cannibalised, cannibalized, cannonaded, cannonballed, cannoned, canoed, canonised, canonized, canoodled, canopied, canted, cantered, cantilevered, cantillated, cantoned, canulated, canvased, canvassed, capacitated, caparisoned, caped, capered, capitalised, capitalized, capitulated, caponized, capped, caprioled, capsulated, capsuled, capsulized, captained, captioned, capuched, caracoled, caracolled, caramelised, caramelized, caravaned, caravanned, carbonadoed, carbonated, carbonized, carboxylated, carboyed, carbuncled, carbureted, carburetted, carburised, carburized, carded, careened, careered, caressed, caricatured, caried, carillonned, carinated, carjacked, carked, carnified, caroled, carolled, caromed, carotenoid, caroused, carped, carpentered, carpetbagged, carpeted, carpetweed, carpooled, carromed, carrottopped, cartelised, cartelized, cartoned, cartooned, cartwheeled, cascaded, caseated, casefied, cashiered, casked, casketed, casqued, casseroled, castellated, castigated, castled, catabolized, cataloged, catalogued, catalyzed, catapulted, catcalled, catechized … and 335 more
All words that fit CAEDstarts with S and ends with T, with T then S in between, in that order.
scientist, shortest, slightest, smartest, smoothest, softest, southeast, southwest, stardust, steadfast, strangest, strategist, strongest, stupidest, stylist, sweatshirt, sweetest, sacerdotalist, sacramentalist, saintliest, saltest, saltiest, salvationist, satanist, satirist, scantest, scantiest, scattershot, scattiest, schmaltziest, scratchiest, secretest, sedatest, sedimentologist, segregationist, selectionist, semanticist, semioticist, semitist, semitranslucent, semitransparent, sensationalist, sentimentalist, separationist, separatist, sericulturist, shiftiest, shirtiest, shirtwaist, shittiest, shmaltziest, shortlist, sightliest, silentest, silhouettist, siltiest, silviculturist, sitarist, sketchiest, skitteriest, slatiest, sleetiest, sluttiest, smutchiest, smuttiest, snatchiest, snippetiest, snootiest, snottiest, snoutiest, soothest, soothfast, sootiest, southeasternmost, southernmost, southwesternmost, spectroscopist, spiritist, spiritualist, spitefullest, splotchiest, sportiest, sportscast, spottiest, sprightliest, squattest, squattiest, squintest, squintiest, stablest, stablishment, staggiest, stagiest, staidest, stalest, stalkiest, stanchest, starchiest, starkest, starriest, stateliest, statist, statoblast, statocyst, staunchest, steadiest, stealthiest, steamiest, stedfast, steeliest, steepest, stemmiest, stenchiest, stenotypist, sternest, sternforemost, sternmost, sternpost, stickiest, stiffest, stigmatist, stillest, stilliest, stingiest, stinkiest, stockiest, stockist, stodgiest, stolidest, stoniest, stormiest, stoutest, straggliest, straightest, straitest, strawiest, streakiest, streamiest, stretchiest, strictest, stringiest, stripiest, stroppiest, structuralist, stubbiest, stubbliest, stubbornest, studliest, stuffiest, stumpiest, sturdiest, subjectivist, subtest, subtilest, subtlest, succinctest, sultriest, supernaturalist, supranationalist, suprematist, sveltest, swarthiest, sweatiest, sweltriest, swiftest, syncretist, synthesist, systematist
All words that fit STSTstarts with D and ends with D, with I then V then E in between, in that order.
deceived, delivered, deprived, disapproved, discovered, disheveled, dissolved, diverted, divided, divorced, divulged, deactivated, derivatized, derived, desilvered, disadvantaged, disavowed, disbelieved, disfavored, dishevelled, disinvested, disinvited, disproved, dissaved, disserved, dissevered, disvalued, divagated, divaricated, divebombed, dived, diverged, diversified, divested, dividend, divined, divinised, divinized, divvied, driveled, drivelled
All words that fit DIVEDstarts with K and ends with S, with N then C then K in between, in that order.
knickers, knickknacks, knockers, knocks, knuckles, kinnikinnicks, knackeries, knackers, knacks, knackwursts, knapsacks, kneesocks, knickerbockers, knockabouts, knockdowns, knockoffs, knockouts, knockwursts, knuckleballers, knuckleballs, knucklebones, knuckleheads, knucklers
All words that fit KNCKSQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #48?
- 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.