Wordspine #59
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Answers for puzzle #59. 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 ST. A word like sabbath looks close but doesn't count — it starts with S but ends with H, not T. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with S and ends with T.
sacrament, saddest, sadist, safest, sailboat, saint, salient, salt, sanest, sat, sauerkraut, sawdust, scant, scapegoat, scariest, scarlet, scat, scent, scientist, scoot, scot, scout, script, seat, secret, segment, select, sent, sentient, sentiment … and 967 more
All words that fit STScoring on this level: SAT = 5 points, SAUERKRAUT = 12 points.
starts with E and ends with S, with L in between, in that order.
eagles, earlobes, earplugs, earthlings, editorials, eels, effortless, eggshells, elbows, elders, elections, electricians, electrodes, electrolytes, electronics, electrons, elements, elephants, elevates, elevators, eliminates, elks, elms, eludes, elves, emails, emeralds, employees, employers, enables … and 913 more
All words that fit ELSScoring on this level: EELS = 8 points, ELECTRICIANS = 16 points.
starts with F and ends with E, with G then U in between, in that order.
fatigue, figurative, figure, fugue, figuline, figurate, figurine, fulgurate, fulgurite
All words that fit FGUEScoring on this level: FUGUE = 11 points, FIGURATIVE = 16 points.
starts with S and ends with R, with O then W then E in between, in that order.
shower, showstopper, slower, songwriter, sportswear, sunflower, superpower, safflower, sallower, scowder, scowler, shadower, shadowier, shallower, shipowner, showerer, showier, snowblower, snowboarder, snowier, snowmaker, snowmobiler, snowshoer, somewhither, sorrower, southwester, sower, sportswriter, starflower, stonewaller … and 3 more
All words that fit SOWERScoring on this level: SOWER = 13 points, SPORTSWRITER = 20 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start22
- Moving Up49
- Good81
- Solid134
- Nice204
- Great279
- Genius376
- Perfect536
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
starts with G and ends with G.
gabbing, gag, gagging, gaining, galling, gallivanting, galloping, gambling, gang, ganging, gardening, gargling, gasbag, gasping, gathering, gauging, gawking, gearing, generating, gestating, getting, gig, giggling, ginseng, giving, glamping, glaring, gleaming, gliding, glittering, gloating, glowing, gluing, gnawing, goading, going, golfing, gong, goofing, gossiping, gouging, governing, grabbing, gracing, grading, graduating, granting, grasping, gratifying, grazing, greasing, greeting, grieving, grilling, grinding, grinning, griping, gripping, groaning, grog, grooming, groping, grossing, groundbreaking, groundhog, grounding, grouping, groveling, growing, grubbing, grudging, grumbling, guaranteeing, guarding, guessing, guiding, gulag, gunning, gurgling, gushing, gutting, guzzling, gabbling, gabling, gadding, gadrooning, gaeing, gaffing, gaggling, gaging, gaingiving, gainsaying, gaiting, galavanting, galivanting, gallanting, gallerying, galleting, gallicizing, gallying, galoping, galumphing, galvanising, galvanizing, gamboling, gambolling, gaming, gamming, gammoning, gandering, gangbang, gangling, gangrening, gantleting, gaoling, gaping, gapping, garaging, garbing, garbling, garlanding, garmenting, garnering, garnisheeing, garnishing, garoting, garotting, garring, garrisoning, garroting, garrotting, gartering, gasconading, gashing, gasifying, gasking, gaslighting, gassing, gasting, gastrulating, gatekeeping, gating, gauffering, gauming, gauntleting, gaveling, gavelling, gavotting, gawping, gazetting, gazing, gazumping, gecking, geeing, gelandesprung, gelating, gelatinizing, gelding, gelling, geminating, gemmating, gemming, gendering, generalising, generalizing, genseng, gentling, gentrifying, genuflecting, geocaching, geoengineering, geologizing, geometrising, geometrizing, germanizing, germinating, gerrymandering, gesticulating, gesturing, gettering, gheraoing, ghettoing, ghettoizing, ghosting, ghostwriting, gibbering, gibbeting, gibbetting, gibbing, gibing, giddying, gieing, gifting, gigging, gilding, gilling, gillnetting, gillying, gimbaling, gimballing, gimleting, gimmicking, gimping, gingering, ginning, gipping, gipsying, girding, girdling, girning, girthing, girting, glaceing, glaciating, gladdening, gladding, glairing, glamorising, glamorizing, glamouring, glamourizing, glancing, glassblowing, glassing, glassmaking, glasspapering, glazing, gleaning, gleeking, gleeting, gleg, gleying, gliming, glimmering, glimpsing, glinting, glissading, glistening, glistering, gloaming … and 149 more
All words that fit GGstarts with F and ends with G.
facing, factoring, fading, fag, failing, fainting, faking, falling, fang, fanning, fantasizing, farthing, fascinating, fasting, fathering, fattening, fawning, fearing, feasting, feathering, featuring, feeding, feeling, felling, fencing, fending, festering, fibbing, fiddling, fielding, fig, fighting, figuring, filing, filling, filming, filmmaking, finalizing, financing, finding, finishing, firebug, firing, fishing, fitting, fixating, fixing, flag, flagging, flailing, flaming, flanking, flapping, flaring, flashing, flattering, flaunting, fleabag, fledgling, fleeing, fleeting, flexing, flickering, flicking, flinching, fling, flinging, flipping, flirting, floating, flog, flogging, flooding, flopping, flossing, floundering, flowering, flowing, fluffing, flung, flunking, fluttering, flying, foaming, focusing, focussing, fog, foisting, folding, following, fondling, fooling, footing, foraging, forbidding, forcing, forgetting, forging, forgiving, forming, formulating, fornicating, forsaking, forthcoming, forwarding, founding, framing, fraternizing, freaking, freckling, freeing, freelancing, freeloading, freezing, freshening, fretting, frigging, frightening, frog, fronting, frosting, frustrating, frying, fucking, fudging, fueling, fulfilling, fumbling, fumigating, functioning, funding, fundraising, furlong, furthering, fussing, fabling, fabricating, facepalming, faceting, facetting, facilitating, facsimileing, factorizing, fadging, fagging, faggoting, fagoting, fairing, faithing, fallowing, falsifying, faltering, familiarising, familiarizing, faming, famishing, fanaticizing, fancifying, fancying, fanfolding, fantasising, fantasticating, fantasying, faradising, faradizing, farcing, farding, farewelling, faring, farming, farrowing, farseeing, farting, fashing, fashioning, fastening, fathoming, fatiguing, fating, fatling, fatting, faubourg, faultfinding, faulting, favoring, favouring, faxing, faying, fazing, feasing, featherbedding, featheredging, featherstitching, feazing, fecundating, federalizing, federating, feedbag, feeing, feezing, feigning, feinting, felicitating, fellating, fellmongering, fellowing, fellowshiping, fellowshipping, felting, feminising, feminizing, fenagling, feoffing, fermenting, ferreling, ferrelling, ferreting, ferruling, ferrying, fertilizing, feruling, fessing, festinating, festooning, fetching, feting, fettering, fetting, fettling, feudalizing, feuding, feuing, fevering, fianchettoing, fiberglassing, fiberizing, fibrillating, fictionalising, fictionalizing, fictioneering … and 295 more
All words that fit FGstarts with L and ends with T, with O in between, in that order.
lamppost, layout, lobbyist, locket, locust, loft, loneliest, longest, lookout, loot, lost, lot, loudest, lout, loveliest, lowest, labyrinthodont, lakefront, lakeport, laparoscopist, layabout, leadwort, leftmost, lepidopterist, lepidopterologist, leucoplast, lexicologist, liberationist, lichenologist, lifeboat, limnologist, linocut, lirot, liturgiologist, liverwort, loamiest, localist, locknut, lockout, lodgement, lodgment, loftiest, loggiest, logiest, logout, lolcat, loment, longboat, looniest, loopiest, loosest, loppiest, loquat, lordliest, lorikeet, loudliest, lousewort, lousiest, lovat, lowermost, lowliest, lowlight, loyalest, loyalist, lumpenproletariat, lungwort, lymphoblast
All words that fit LOTstarts with B and ends with T, with O in between, in that order.
ballot, ballpoint, barefoot, baronet, bayonet, benevolent, bigfoot, bigot, biochemist, blackout, bloodshot, blot, blowout, bluepoint, boast, boat, bobcat, bolt, bonnet, booklet, boost, boot, bot, bought, bouquet, bout, boycott, breakout, broadcast, brought, browbeat, brownout, buckshot, burnout, buyout, byproduct, backcourt, backdropt, backmost, backout, bacteriologist, bacteriostat, bailout, ballonet, balloonist, bamboozlement, bandicoot, banjoist, bareboat, bassoonist, battlefront, beachfront, bedpost, beetroot, begot, behaviorist, beknot, bellwort, bergamot, beshout, besot, besought, bethought, bevomit, bhoot, bibelot, bibliopegist, bibliopolist, bibliotist, bicomponent, billowiest, bioethicist, biologist, bioluminescent, biont, biophysicist, bioscientist, biosystematist, biotechnologist, bipropellant, birdshot, birthroot, birthwort, bistort, bitterroot, bladderwort, blastocyst, blepharoplast, bloat, blockiest, blondest, bloodguilt, bloodiest, bloodroot, bloodthirstiest, bloomiest, blotchiest, blottiest, blousiest, blowiest, blowsiest, blowziest, bluebonnet, bluecoat, boart, bobbinet, bodement, bodysuit, boggiest, boilersuit, boldest, bombardment, bombast, bombsight, boneset, bongoist, boniest, bonniest, bookrest, boomiest, boomlet, booziest, borscht, borsht, bort, bosket, boskiest, bosquet, bossiest, botanist, botchiest, botnet, bott, bottommost, bouffant, boughpot, bouleversement, bounciest, bowfront, bowknot, bowpot, bowshot, bowsprit, boxiest, breakfront, breechclout, broadest, broadsheet, brocket, bronchoscopist, bronziest, broodiest, brooklet, broomiest, brownest, browniest, brownshirt, brulot, bryologist, bullpout, bullshot, bumbershoot, bumboat, buoyant, burbot, burgonet, burgout, bushgoat, butterwort, buxomest
All words that fit BOTstarts with M and ends with S, with G in between, in that order.
magazines, maggots, magicians, magnets, mags, makings, managers, manages, mangoes, mangos, margaritas, margins, markings, marriages, massages, meaningless, meanings, meetings, meningitis, mergers, messages, messengers, midgets, miggs, milligrams, misgivings, moldings, moneybags, monogamous, morgues, mornings, mortgages, muggers, muggings, mugs, mustangs, macroaggregates, macrogametes, macroglobulinemias, macroglobulins, macrophages, macrophotographies, macrophotographs, madrigalists, madrigals, magazinists, magdalenes, magdalens, magentas, mages, magians, magics, magilps, magisteriums, magisters, magistracies, magistrates, magistratures, maglevs, magmas, magnanimities, magnanimous, magnanimousness, magnanimousnesses, magnates, magnesias, magnesites, magnesiums, magnetics, magnetises, magnetisms, magnetites, magnetizations, magnetizers, magnetizes, magnetofluiddynamics, magnetographs, magnetohydrodynamics, magnetometers, magnetometries, magnetons, magnetopauses, magnetoresistances, magnetos, magnetospheres, magnetostrictions, magnetrons, magnifications, magnificats, magnificences, magnificoes, magnificos, magnifiers, magnifies, magniloquences, magnitudes, magnolias, magnums, magots, magpies, magueys, magus, mahjonggs, mahjongs, mahoganies, mahuangs, mailbags, mailings, mainsprings, majaguas, makeweights, malacologies, malacologists, malaguenas, malangas, malariologies, malariologists, malignances, malignancies, maligners, malignities, maligns, malingerers, malingers, mamaligas, mammalogies, mammalogists, mammograms, mammographies, manageabilities, manageableness, manageablenesses, managements, manageress, manageresses, managerships, mandragoras, maneges, mangabeys, mangabies, manganates, manganeses, manganites, manganous, mangels, mangers, manges, manginess, manginesses, manglers, mangles, mangolds, mangonels, mangosteens, mangroves, manslaughters, mantlings, manufacturings, mapmakings, mappings, maquillages, marathonings, marblings, margarines, margarins, margarites, margays, margents, marges, marginalities, marginalizations, marginalizes, marginates, marginations, margravates, margraves, margraviates, margravines, marguerites, marigolds, marketings, marlings, marriageabilities, martagons, martingales, martyrologies, martyrologists, maskegs, maskings, massagers, massasaugas, mastersingers, mastigophorans, matchmakings, matings, mattings, mayings, meagerness, meagernesses, mealybugs, meaningfulness, meaningfulnesses, meaninglessness, meaninglessnesses, meatpackings, meetinghouses, megabars, megabits, megabucks, megabytes, megachurches, megacities, megacorporations, megacycles, megadeals, megadeaths, megadoses, megadynes, megafaunas, megagametes, megagametophytes, megahits, megakaryocytes, megaliths, megaloblasts, megalomaniacs, megalomanias, megalopolis, megalopolises, megalopolitans, megalops, megalopses, megaparsecs, megaphones, megapixels, megapodes, megapods, megaprojects, megaspores, megasporogeneses … and 340 more
All words that fit MGSstarts with C and ends with A, with U then P in between, in that order.
claustrophobia, cornucopia, culpa, cuppa, chutzpa, computerphobia, counterplea, counterpropaganda, cupola, cupula
All words that fit CUPAstarts with J and ends with S, with U then A in between, in that order.
jaguars, journalists, journals, judas, jacquards, jaculates, jaguarondis, jaguarundis, jocularities, jouals, journaleses, journalisms, journalizers, journalizes, jubas, jubbahs, jubhahs, jubilances, jubilarians, jubilates, jubilations, judases, judicatories, judicatures, judiciaries, judokas, juggernauts, jugheads, jugulars, jugulates, juiceheads, jumbals, juniorates, junkyards, juntas, jurants, jurats, justiciabilities, justiciars, justifiabilities, justifications, juvenals, juxtaposes, juxtapositions
All words that fit JUASstarts with E and ends with E, with N then V in between, in that order.
endive, enslave, envelope, expensive, extensive, eigenvalue, electroconvulsive, electronegative, eliminative, emanative, enactive, enclave, enervate, engrave, enumerative, enviable, envisage, ergonovine, evincive, excommunicative, exonerative, expansive, explanative, extinctive
All words that fit ENVEstarts with E and ends with E, with L then A then T in between, in that order.
ejaculate, elaborate, electorate, elevate, eliminate, evaluate, exfoliate, edulcorate, eglantine, eglatere, elaborative, elastase, elate, elaterite, elative, electronegative, electroplate, elephantine, eliminative, elongate, eluate, elucidate, elucidative, elucubrate, elutriate, eluviate, emasculate, emblematize, emulate, emulative, encapsulate, endplate, entablature, enucleate, equilibrate, escalate, ethylate, ethylenediaminetetraacetate, etiolate, evaluative, exculpate, exfoliative, exhilarate, exhilarative, explanative, explicate, explicative, exploitative, explorative, expostulate, extrapolate, extrapolative
All words that fit ELATEstarts with C and ends with T, with O then N then T in between, in that order.
consistent, constant, construct, consultant, contact, containment, contempt, content, contentment, contest, contestant, context, continent, contortionist, contract, contradict, contrast, counterfeit, counterpart, colonizationist, conceptualist, concomitant, concretist, confrontationist, congregationalist, conservationist, constituent, constitutionalist, constraint, constrict, constringent, constructionist, constructivist, containerport, contaminant, contingent, continuant, contort, contrabandist, contrabassist, contrapuntist, controlment, controversialist, controvert, conventionalist, conversationalist, cornetist, cornettist, counteract, counteragent, counterargument, counterassault, counterblast, countercomplaint, counterculturist, countercurrent, counterdeployment, countereffort, countergovernment, counterinsurgent, counterirritant, countermovement, counterpicket, counterplot, counterpoint, counterproject, counterprotest, countershot, counterstatement, counterstrategist, countersuit, counterterrorist, counterthreat, counterthrust, counterweight, countryseat, cytogeneticist
All words that fit CONTTQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #59?
- 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.