Wordspine #60
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Answers for puzzle #60. 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 FD. A word like fable looks close but doesn't count — it starts with F but ends with E, not D. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with F and ends with D.
fabled, fabricated, faced, facilitated, factoid, fad, faded, failed, fainted, faked, faltered, famed, famished, fancied, fantasized, fantasyland, fared, farmland, farted, fascinated, fashioned, fastened, fathered, fatherhood, favored, faxed, feared, featured, fed, feed … and 585 more
All words that fit FDScoring on this level: FAD = 5 points, FACILITATED = 13 points.
starts with B and ends with D, with A in between, in that order.
backed, backfired, background, backhand, backward, backyard, bad, badgered, baffled, bagged, bailed, baited, baked, balanced, bald, balled, bamboozled, band, banged, banished, bankrolled, bankrupted, banned, baptized, barbecued, barbed, bard, bared, barfed, bargained … and 447 more
All words that fit BADScoring on this level: BAD = 7 points, BACKGROUND = 14 points.
starts with I and ends with E, with N then T in between, in that order.
identifiable, ignite, illuminate, imaginative, impenetrable, impersonate, inaccurate, inactive, inadequate, inappropriate, incapacitate, incarcerate, incentive, incinerate, incite, incompatible, incompetence, incomplete, inconsiderate, incorporate, incriminate, indefinite, indelicate, indestructible, indeterminate, indicate, indicative, ineffective, inevitable, infantile … and 367 more
All words that fit INTEScoring on this level: IGNITE = 12 points, INDESTRUCTIBLE = 20 points.
starts with E and ends with D, with X then E then E in between, in that order.
exaggerated, exasperated, exceed, exceeded, excepted, executed, exonerated, expected, expedited, expelled, experienced, experimented, expressed, extended, exterminated, exacerbated, excelled, excerpted, excessed, excreted, execrated, exemplified, exempted, exenterated, exercised, exerted, expectorated, expended, expensed, experted … and 14 more
All words that fit EXEEDScoring on this level: EXCEED = 14 points, EXPERIMENTED = 20 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 Q and ends with R.
quaker, quarter, queer, queller, quicker, quieter, quitter, quiver, quizmaster, qindar, qintar, quacksalver, quadrangular, quadrumvir, quaestor, quaffer, quaggier, quagmirier, quainter, quakier, qualifier, qualmier, quantifier, quantizer, quarreler, quarreller, quarrier, quartermaster, quasar, quasher, quaver, quaverer, queasier, queazier, queenlier, queerer, quencher, querier, quester, questioner, questor, queuer, quibbler, quickener, quicksilver, quilter, quintar, quipper, quipster, quirkier, quittor, quiverer, quizzer, quoter
All words that fit QRstarts 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 E, with R in between, in that order.
earlobe, earpiece, earthquake, eerie, elaborate, electorate, electrocute, electrolyte, elsewhere, embrace, emerge, empire, encore, encourage, endorse, endurance, endure, enforce, enrage, ensure, enterprise, entire, entourage, entrance, entree, epinephrine, erase, ere, erode, evaporate, everyone, everywhere, eviscerate, exacerbate, exaggerate, exercise, exonerate, exorcise, expenditure, experience, expertise, explore, exposure, expressive, exterminate, extradite, extraordinaire, extreme, extricate, eyesore, eyre, eagre, earache, earphone, earstone, earthenware, earthlike, earthrise, earthshine, ecarte, eccrine, ecocatastrophe, ecosphere, ectomere, ectoparasite, editorialize, edulcorate, effervesce, effervescence, effloresce, efflorescence, eglatere, elaborative, elaterite, eldercare, electroconvulsive, electrode, electroluminescence, electrolyze, electronegative, electrophile, electrophorese, electroplate, electropositive, electroscope, electrotype, elucubrate, elutriate, emarginate, embarrassable, embouchure, embraceable, embracive, embrangle, embrasure, embrittle, embrue, embrute, embryophyte, emeerate, emergence, emeritae, emigrate, emigre, emirate, emprise, emprize, empurple, enamelware, encircle, enclosure, encumbrance, endocrine, endoparasite, endoperoxide, endorsable, endorsee, endospore, endurable, energise, energize, enervate, enfleurage, enforceable, enframe, enfranchise, engirdle, engorge, engramme, engrave, enlarge, enlargeable, enquire, enrapture, enrobe, enrollee, enshrine, enshrinee, ensnare, ensphere, entablature, enterable, enterocoele, enterogastrone, enterokinase, enthrone, entrecote, enumerable, enumerate, enumerative, enure, enwreathe, epergne, ephedrine, ephemerae, ephorate, epicure, epigrammatize, epimerase, epimere, epistrophe, equestrienne, equilibrate, equiprobable, eradiate, eradicable, eradicate, erasable, erasure, erectable, erectile, erective, eremite, erewhile, ergate, ergative, ergonovine, ergotamine, ermine, erne, erodible, erose, erosible, erosive, eroticize, erotize, errhine, erstwhile, eructate, erudite, eruptible, eruptive, erythorbate, erythrite, erythrocyte, erythrosine, escadrille, escarole, escritoire, eserine, espadrille, esperance, espieglerie, esquire, esterase, estrange, estrone, estuarine, esurience, etagere, eternalize, eterne, eternise, eternize, etherealize, etherize, ethylenediaminetetraacetate, eucaryote, euchre, eucrite, eukaryote, eupatridae, euphroe, euryhaline, evaporative, evaporite, everglade, evermore, eversible, everyplace, exaggerative, exarchate, exasperate, excoriate, excrescence, excrete, excruciate, excursive, execrable, execrate … and 60 more
All words that fit EREstarts with C and ends with S, with O in between, in that order.
cahoots, calamitous, calculations, calculators, callous, calories, calzones, campos, cancellations, cannons, canoes, canyons, carbohydrates, carcinogens, carnivorous, carolers, carrots, cartographers, cartons, cartoons, casinos, categories, cautious, ceremonies, champions, championships, chaos, chaperones, chariots, chatbots, checkpoints, cheekbones, childhoods, chivalrous, chocolates, choices, choirs, chokes, chompers, choosers, chooses, choppers, chops, chopsticks, chords, chores, chorus, chromosomes, cirrhosis, citations, civilizations, classrooms, claymores, clitoris, clocks, clods, clogs, clones, closeness, closes, closets, clothes, cloths, clots, clouds, cloves, clowns, coaches, coals, coasters, coats, coattails, cobras, cobwebs, cockles, cockroaches, cocksuckers, cocktails, coconuts, codes, coeds, coffees, coffers, coffins, coincidences, coins, coitus, cokes, coldness, colds, coles, colitis, collapses, collars, colleagues, collections, collectors, collects, colleges, collins, colonels, colonials, colonies, colonists, colors, colours, 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, concepts, concerns, concerts, concessions, concludes, conclusions, concussions, conditioners, conditions, condolences, condoms, condos, conducts, cones, confederates, conferences, confess, confessions, confidences, confides, confirms, conflicts, confrontations, confronts, congrats, congress, conjures, connections, connects, conquers, cons, conscientious, conscious, consciousness, consensus, consequences, considers, consists, conspicuous, conspiracies, conspirators, constituents, constitutes, constraints, consultations, consults, consumers, consumes, contacts, contagious, containers, contains, contenders, contents, contestants, continents, contingencies, continues, continuous, contours, contraceptives, contractions, contracts, contributes, contributions, contributors, controls, contusions, convenes, conversations, convertibles, convictions, convinces, cookbooks, cookies, cooks, coolers, coolness, cools, coopers, coordinates, cooties, copies, coppers, cops … and 3792 more
All words that fit COSstarts with P and ends with K, with A in between, in that order.
pack, paddock, padlock, paperback, paperwork, park, payback, paycheck, peak, piggyback, plank, playbook, pollack, postmark, prank, packsack, padauk, padouk, paik, paintwork, partook, pashalik, passagework, passbook, patchwork, peacenik, peacock, photomask, pickaback, pickthank, pipsqueak, placekick, plack, plasterwork, playback, plowback, pockmark, portapack, portapak, postattack, prefrank, prepack, preshrank, presoak, pressmark, psalmbook, pugmark, pullback
All words that fit PAKstarts with M and ends with D, with O then R in between, in that order.
majored, malnourished, memorized, misconstrued, misinformed, monitored, monogrammed, morbid, mortified, motherhood, motorized, mourned, macroaggregated, malapportioned, malformed, manoeuvred, matchboard, meliorated, melodramatised, melodramatized, memorialised, memorialized, memorised, mentored, metamorphosed, meteoroid, microfarad, micrographed, micrometeoroid, microminiaturized, microworld, milord, mimeographed, mineralocorticoid, minored, mirrored, misappropriated, miscolored, misericord, misformed, misgoverned, mislabored, misnomered, misordered, misoriented, misprogramed, misprogrammed, misrecord, misrecorded, misreported, missorted, mistutored, misword, misworded, mockingbird, moderated, modernised, modernized, modularized, moisturised, moisturized, moldboard, moldered, mongered, mongrelized, monochord, monogramed, monographed, monohybrid, monorchid, monorhymed, monounsaturated, montagnard, moonward, moored, moorland, mopboard, moralised, moralized, mordanted, moribund, morseled, morselled, mortarboard, mortared, mortgaged, morticed, mortised, motherboard, mothered, motherland, mothproofed, motorbiked, motorcaded, motorcycled, motored, motorised, mouldered, mountaineered, mousetrapped, multicolored, multistoried, multitowered
All words that fit MORDstarts with C and ends with E, with O then M in between, in that order.
chamomile, chrome, cockamamie, comatose, combative, combine, combustible, come, comeuppance, comfortable, commence, commendable, commensurate, commerce, commie, commiserate, committee, commode, commonplace, commune, communicate, communique, commute, compadre, comparable, comparative, compare, compassionate, compatible, compensate, compete, competence, competitive, complete, complicate, composite, composure, comprehensive, comprise, compromise, compulsive, compute, comrade, consume, consummate, contaminate, contemplate, costume, cacomistle, camomile, carboxymethylcellulose, catecholamine, centromere, centrosome, chloramine, chlorofluoromethane, chlorpromazine, chlorpropamide, cholestyramine, chondriosome, chowtime, chromate, chromatophore, chromide, chrominance, chromite, chromize, chromomere, chromophobe, chromophore, chromosome, chromosphere, chucklesome, cleome, clomiphene, coadmire, coassume, coelomate, coelome, coenzyme, coinmate, colemanite, collimate, columbine, columbite, columellae, comade, comae, comake, comanage, comate, comatulae, combe, combinable, combinative, comblike, combustive, comedienne, comestible, comingle, commandable, commemorate, commemorative, commensurable, commentate, commercialise, commercialize, commingle, comminute, commiserative, commissionaire, commissure, committable, commixture, commodore, commonage, commonsense, commonsensible, commove, communalize, communicable, communicatee, communicative, communise, communize, commutable, commutate, commutative, comose, compactible, companionable, companionate, compartmentalise, compartmentalize, compassable, compellable, compensable, compensative, compere, compile, complacence, complaisance, completive, compliance, complice, compline, compone, compose, compote, compoundable, compradore, comprehendible, comprehensible, compressible, compressive, comprize, computable, computerese, computerise, computerizable, computerize, computerlike, computerphobe, comte, concomitance, condemnable, confirmable, conformable, conformance, conglomerate, conglomerative, conominee, consomme, consumable, consummative, consumptive, contaminative, contemplative, contemporize, contemptible, coombe, copemate, copolymerize, cormlike, corymbose, cosmeticize, cosmopolite, countercountermeasure, counterdemonstrate, counterexample, counterimage, countermeasure, countermine, countermove, cuddlesome, cumbersome, customhouse, customise, customize, customshouse, cyanocobalamine, cycloheximide, cyclohexylamine, cyclophosphamide, cyclostome, cytochrome, cytomembrane
All words that fit COMEstarts with S and ends with T, with E then S in between, in that order.
saddest, safest, sanest, scariest, scientist, sexiest, sexist, sharpest, shortest, sickest, silliest, simplest, sincerest, slightest, slowest, smallest, smartest, smoothest, softest, somerset, soonest, southeast, southwest, specialist, spreadsheet, steadfast, strangest, strategist, strongest, stupidest, suggest, sweatshirt, sweetest, sacerdotalist, sacramentalist, sagest, saggiest, sagiest, saintliest, sallowest, saltest, saltiest, sandiest, sappiest, sarkiest, sassiest, sauciest, savagest, savoriest, savouriest, savviest, sayest, scabbiest, scaliest, scantest, scantiest, scarcest, scarriest, scattershot, scattiest, scenarist, schiziest, schizziest, schmaltziest, schmalziest, scrabbliest, scraggiest, scraggliest, scrappiest, scratchiest, scrawliest, scrawniest, screechiest, screenshot, screwiest, scrimpiest, scroggiest, scroungiest, scrubbiest, scruffiest, scummiest, scurfiest, scurviest, scuzziest, seacoast, seamiest, searest, seascout, secessionist, secretest, secularist, securest, sedatest, sedgiest, sedimentologist, seediest, seemliest, seepiest, segregationist, seismologist, selectionist, selenologist, semanticist, semiabstract, semidesert, semifinalist, semimoist, seminarist, semiologist, semioticist, semisecret, semisoft, semisweet, semitist, semitranslucent, semitransparent, senescent, sensationalist, sensiblest, sensualist, sentimentalist, separationist, separatist, serenest, serest, serialist, sericulturist, serologist, sestet, severest, sexologist, shabbiest, shadiest, shadowiest, shaggiest, shakiest, shaliest, shallowest, shamefast, shapeliest, sheeniest, sheerest, shelliest, shelviest, shiest, shiftiest, shiniest, shirtiest, shittiest, shmaltziest, shoalest, shoaliest, shoddiest, shouldest, showiest, shrewdest, shriekiest, shrillest, shrimpiest, shrubbiest, shyest, sickliest, sightliest, silentest, silhouettist, silkiest, siltiest, sissiest, siziest, sketchiest, skiddiest, skimpiest, skinniest, skitteriest, slackest, slaggiest, slangiest, slaphappiest, slatiest, sleaziest, sleekest, sleekiest, sleepiest, sleetiest, slenderest, slickest, sliest, slimiest, slimmest, slimpsiest, slimsiest, slinkiest, slipperiest, slippiest, slobbiest, sloppiest, sloshiest, slouchiest, sloughiest, slovenliest, sludgiest, slugfest, slummiest, slushiest, sluttiest, slyest, smarmiest, smeariest, smelliest, smirkiest, smoggiest, smokiest, smudgiest, smuggest, smutchiest, smuttiest, snaggiest, snakiest, snappiest, snarkiest, snarliest, snatchiest, snazziest, sneakiest, sneeziest, snellest, snidest, sniffiest, snippetiest, snippiest, snobbiest, snoopiest, snootiest, snooziest, snottiest, snoutiest, snowiest, snubbiest, snuffiest, snuffliest … and 195 more
All words that fit SESTstarts with C and ends with S, with A then V then E in between, in that order.
cadavers, calves, captives, carvers, caverns, caves, cavities, contraceptives, craves, cabdrivers, cadaverines, cadaverous, calmatives, calvadoses, calvaries, cantilevers, canvasers, canvases, canvassers, canvasses, captivates, captivities, caravaners, caravanners, caravansaries, caravanserais, caravels, caregivers, carminatives, carnivores, carnivorousness, carnivorousnesses, carryovers, carvels, carves, causatives, cavalcades, cavaleros, cavalierisms, cavaliers, cavallies, cavalries, caveators, caveats, cavefishes, cavernicolous, cavernous, cavers, cavettos, caviares, cavies, cavilers, cavillers, cavitates, cavorters, champleves, changeovers, circumnavigates, clairvoyances, clavers, claves, clavicles, clavierists, claviers, cleavages, cleavers, cleaves, cloverleaves, coacervates, cofavorites, collaboratives, combativeness, combativenesses, commemoratives, communicativeness, communicativenesses, commutativities, comparativeness, comparativenesses, comparatives, concaves, concavities, conclaves, conservativeness, conservativenesses, conservatives, constatives, contemplativeness, contemplativenesses, contemplatives, contraoctaves, contrapositives, contraveners, contravenes, contraventions, cooperativeness, cooperativenesses, cooperatives, copulatives, coronaviruses, correlatives, counteradvertisings, cowlstaves, cravenness, cravennesses, cravens, cravers, creativeness, creativenesses, creatives, creativities, cumulativeness, cumulativenesses, curatives, cytomegaloviruses, czarevitches
All words that fit CAVESstarts with I and ends with S, with I then T then E in between, in that order.
identities, implicates, indicates, indictments, indignities, infidelities, infuriates, initiatives, insecurities, investigates, invites, irregularities, ichnites, iconicities, idealities, idiomaticness, idiomaticnesses, idoneities, ignimbrites, ignitabilities, igniters, ignites, ignobilities, ileitides, illegalities, illegibilities, illegitimacies, illiberalities, illicitness, illimitabilities, illimitableness, illimitablenesses, illiquidities, illiteracies, illiterateness, illiteratenesses, illiterates, illites, illogicalities, illuminates, ilmenites, imaginativeness, imaginativenesses, imbecilities, imbitters, imbricates, imitates, imitativeness, imitativenesses, immaterialities, immaturities, immediateness, immediatenesses, immensities, immigrates, immiscibilities, immittances, immixtures, immobilities, immoralities, immortalities, immovabilities, immunities, immunochemistries, immunocytochemistries, immunogenicities, immunohistochemistries, immunoprecipitates, immunoreactivities, immutabilities, impalpabilities, imparities, impartialities, impassabilities, impassibilities, impassivities, impeccabilities, impecuniosities, impenetrabilities, impenitences, imperishabilities, impermeabilities, impermissibilities, impersonalities, imperturbabilities, impetuosities, impieties, implacabilities, implausibilities, implicativeness, implicativenesses, implicitness, implicitnesses, impoliteness, impolitenesses, imponderabilities, importunities, impossibilities, impracticabilities, impracticalities, impregnabilities, impressibilities, impressionabilities, imprinters, improbabilities, improprieties, improvabilities, improvisatores, impudicities, impulsivities, impunities, impurities, imputabilities, inabilities, inaccessibilities, inactivates, inactivities, inadmissibilities, inadvisabilities, inalienabilities, inalterabilities, inanimateness, inanimatenesses, inanities, inapplicabilities, inappositeness, inappositenesses, inappreciativeness, inappreciativenesses, inappropriateness, inappropriatenesses, inaptitudes, inarticulateness, inarticulatenesses, inarticulates, inaudibilities, inauthenticities, incalculabilities, incapabilities, incapacitates, incapacities, incertitudes, incinerates, incitements, inciters, incites, incivilities, inclinometers, incombustibilities, incommensurabilities, incommodities, incommunicabilities, incomparabilities, incompatibilities, incomprehensibilities, inconceivabilities, inconcinnities, inconformities, incongruities, inconsequentialities, inconsiderateness, inconsideratenesses, inconsistences, inconsistencies, incontestabilities, inconvertibilities, incorporeities, incorrigibilities, incorruptibilities, incredibilities, incredulities, incriminates, incuriosities, indefatigabilities, indefeasibilities, indefectibilities, indefensibilities, indefinabilities, indefiniteness, indefinitenesses, indefinites, indelibilities, indelicateness, indelicatenesses, indemnities, indestructibilities, indeterminateness, indeterminatenesses, indicatives, indictees, indicters, indigestibilities, indigestibles, indirectness, indirectnesses, indiscreetness, indiscreetnesses, indiscriminateness, indiscriminatenesses, indispensabilities, indisputableness, indisputablenesses, indissolubilities, indistinctness, indistinctnesses, indistinguishabilities, indistinguishableness, indistinguishablenesses, inditers, indites, individualities, individuates, indivisibilities, indocilities, indoctrinates, indomitabilities, indomitableness, indomitablenesses, indubitabilities, indubitableness, indubitablenesses, inducibilities, inebriates, inebrieties, ineducabilities, ineffabilities, ineffaceabilities, ineffectualities, inelasticities, ineligibilities, ineluctabilities, ineptitudes, inequalities, inequities, ineradicabilities, inevitabilities, inevitableness, inevitablenesses, inexactitudes, inexhaustibilities … and 206 more
All words that fit IITESQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #60?
- 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.