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Wordspine #62

Friday, October 23, 2026

Answers for puzzle #62. 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 PY. A word like pac looks close but doesn't count — it starts with P but ends with C, not Y. Order is the whole game.

Pro — four levels

Level 1PY1207 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 … and 1177 more

All words that fit PY

Scoring on this level: PADDY = 7 points, PATHOLOGICALLY = 16 points.

Level 2RIE532 words fit

starts with R and ends with E, with I in between, in that order.

radiance, radioactive, ragtime, raise, rationalize, ravine, rawhide, reactive, realise, realize, receive, receptive, recipe, recite, reclusive, recognise, recognizable, recognizance, recognize, reconcile, reconnaissance, redefine, reflective, regime, regurgitate, rehabilitate, reimburse, reinstate, reiterate, rejoice … and 502 more

All words that fit RIE

Scoring on this level: RAISE = 9 points, RECONNAISSANCE = 18 points.

Level 3FTRY34 words fit

starts with F and ends with Y, with T then R in between, in that order.

factory, fatherly, flattery, forestry, fraternity, facilitatory, faggotry, faintheartedly, falteringly, feathery, feretory, ferroelectricity, festoonery, feudatory, filamentary, filterability, flatteringly, floristry, fluorimetry, fluorometry, flusteredly, fluttery, forthrightly, fragmentarily, fragmentary, fraternally, fritillary, frustratingly, fumatory, fumitory … and 4 more

All words that fit FTRY

Scoring on this level: FACTORY = 13 points, FERROELECTRICITY = 22 points.

Level 4COICE64 words fit

starts with C and ends with E, with O then I then C in between, in that order.

choice, chronicle, coincide, coincidence, colchicine, communicate, complicate, confidence, conscience, continuance, convenience, convince, cowardice, catholicate, catholicize, chrominance, cockatrice, codpiece, coexistence, cofinance, cognizance, coinsurance, colicine, communicable, communicatee, communicative, complaisance, compliance, complice, concomitance … and 34 more

All words that fit COICE

Scoring on this level: CHOICE = 14 points, COMMUNICATIVE = 21 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 1OC120 words fit

starts with O and ends with C.

oceanographic, optic, optimistic, organic, orgasmic, orthopedic, obconic, objectivistic, obscurantic, obstetric, obstructionistic, oceanic, ochlocratic, octadic, octosyllabic, odic, odontoblastic, oghamic, ohmic, olefinic, oleic, oligarchic, oligomeric, oligopolistic, oligopsonistic, oligotrophic, olivinic, olivinitic, omnific, onanistic, oncogenic, oncologic, oneiric, onomastic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic, ontic, ontogenetic, oogenetic, oolitic, oologic, oomiac, oophytic, oosporic, operatic, operationalistic, ophitic, ophthalmic, ophthalmologic, ophthalmoscopic, opportunistic, opsonic, optoelectronic, optokinetic, optometric, orc, orchitic, orectic, organismic, organogenetic, organoleptic, organometallic, orgastic, orgiac, orgiastic, orgic, ornithic, ornithologic, orogenetic, orogenic, orographic, orphic, orthochromatic, orthodontic, orthoepic, orthogenetic, orthographic, orthopaedic, orthopsychiatric, orthorhombic, orthoscopic, orthostatic, orthotic, oscillographic, oscilloscopic, osmatic, osmic, osmometric, osmotic, ossific, osteitic, osteoarthritic, osteoblastic, osteoclastic, osteogenic, osteopathic, osteoplastic, osteoporotic, otalgic, otic, otitic, otocystic, otolithic, ototoxic, overdramatic, overemphatic, overenergetic, overenthusiastic, overoptimistic, oversimplistic, ovisac, ovonic, oxalic, oxidasic, oxidic, oxygenic, oxymoronic, oxyphilic, oxytocic, ozonic

All words that fit OC
Round 2MN459 words fit

starts with M and ends with N.

madden, madman, madmen, madwoman, magician, maiden, mailman, main, maintain, malfunction, malign, man, mandarin, manhattan, manipulation, mannequin, mansion, marathon, margin, marlin, maroon, marten, martin, marzipan, mason, masturbation, mathematician, matron, maudlin, mayan, mean, medication, meditation, mediterranean, melon, meltdown, men, mention, meridian, merman, metropolitan, middleman, midtown, midwestern, mignon, migration, milkman, million, minion, minivan, miscalculation, misconception, mission, mistaken, mitten, moan, moderation, modern, modification, molestation, molten, mon, monsoon, moon, morgan, morn, moron, motion, motivation, moulin, mountain, mourn, muffin, mulligan, multimillion, multiplication, munchkin, musician, mutilation, mutton, macaroon, maceration, machicolation, machination, macon, macroevolution, macroglobulin, macroinstruction, macron, macruran, maculation, madreporian, madrigalian, madwomen, madzoon, magdalen, magian, magnesian, magnetization, magneton, magnetostriction, magnetron, magnification, mailmen, majoritarian, malabsorption, malacostracan, maladaptation, maladministration, malapropian, malarian, malathion, maldistribution, malediction, malefaction, malformation, malison, malkin, malnutrition, malocclusion, malposition, malversation, mammalian, mammon, manakin, mandolin, manganesian, mangosteen, manifestation, manikin, mannan, mannikin, mansplain, manumission, marchen, margarin, marginalization, margination, marination, markdown, marksman, marksmen, markswoman, markswomen, marmorean, marocain, marron, martagon, martian, martyrization, mascon, masculinization, mastication, mastigophoran, mastodon, materialization, mathematization, matin, matriculation, mattin, maturation, matzoon, maun, maven, mavin, mavourneen, mawn, maximin, maximization, mayvin, meatman, meatmen, mechanician, mechanization, mechanoreception, medaillon, medallion, median, mediation, medusan, megacorporation, megalopolitan, megaton, megavitamin, melanian, melanin, melanization, melatonin, melioration, mellotron, melodeon, melodramatization, melphalan, melton, memorization, menazon, menhaden, menschen, menstruation, mensuration, mentation, merbromin, mercaptan, mercerization, merchantman, merchantmen, mercuration, merlin, merlon, mermen, meromyosin, mesencephalon, mesenteron, mesian, meson, mesotron, messan, messman, messmen, metafiction, metallization, metaphysician, metazoan, metazoon, metencephalon, methadon, methanation, metheglin, methemoglobin, methicillin, methylation, metopon, metrication, mezereon, microaggression, microcirculation, microdissection, microencapsulation, microevolution, microinjection … and 219 more

All words that fit MN
Round 3MON314 words fit

starts with M and ends with N, with O in between, in that order.

madwoman, malfunction, manipulation, mansion, marathon, maroon, mason, masturbation, matron, medication, meditation, melon, meltdown, mention, metropolitan, midtown, mignon, migration, million, minion, miscalculation, misconception, mission, moan, moderation, modern, modification, molestation, molten, mon, monsoon, moon, morgan, morn, moron, motion, motivation, moulin, mountain, mourn, multimillion, multiplication, mutilation, mutton, macaroon, maceration, machicolation, machination, macon, macroevolution, macroglobulin, macroinstruction, macron, maculation, madreporian, madwomen, madzoon, magnetization, magneton, magnetostriction, magnetron, magnification, majoritarian, malabsorption, malacostracan, maladaptation, maladministration, malapropian, malathion, maldistribution, malediction, malefaction, malformation, malison, malnutrition, malocclusion, malposition, malversation, mammon, mandolin, mangosteen, manifestation, manumission, marginalization, margination, marination, markdown, markswoman, markswomen, marmorean, marocain, marron, martagon, martyrization, mascon, masculinization, mastication, mastigophoran, mastodon, materialization, mathematization, matriculation, maturation, matzoon, mavourneen, maximization, mechanization, mechanoreception, medaillon, medallion, mediation, megacorporation, megalopolitan, megaton, melanization, melatonin, melioration, mellotron, melodeon, melodramatization, melton, memorization, menazon, menstruation, mensuration, mentation, merbromin, mercerization, mercuration, merlon, meromyosin, mesencephalon, mesenteron, meson, mesotron, metafiction, metallization, metazoan, metazoon, metencephalon, methadon, methanation, methemoglobin, methylation, metopon, metrication, mezereon, microaggression, microcirculation, microdissection, microencapsulation, microevolution, microinjection, microinstruction, microloan, micromanipulation, microminiaturization, micron, microplankton, microprojection, micropulsation, microreproduction, micturition, midiron, midnoon, midsection, mikron, militarization, millimicron, milliroentgen, mineralization, miniaturization, minimization, ministration, mirliton, misadministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, misassumption, misattribution, misbegotten, misbutton, miscaption, miscegenation, mischaracterization, miscitation, misclassification, miscoin, miscommunication, miscomprehension, miscomputation, misconnection, misconstruction, miscorrelation, miscreation, misdescription, misdirection, misdistribution, misdivision, miseducation, misestimation, misevaluation, misfunction, misgovern, misgrown, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misjoin, misknown, mislocation, misorientation, misperception, misposition, misprision, mispronunciation, misquotation, misreckon, misrecollection, misregistration, misrepresentation, missionization, misspoken, misthrown, mistranscription, mistranslation, misunion, misutilization, misvocalization, mitigation, mitochondrion, mitogen, mitomycin, mobilization, moccasin, modernisation, modernization … and 74 more

All words that fit MON
Round 4FRS1419 words fit

starts with F and ends with S, with R in between, in that order.

factories, factors, failures, fairgrounds, fairies, fairness, familiars, farewells, farmers, farms, farts, fathers, favorites, favors, favours, fearless, fears, feathers, features, feeders, feelers, fellers, fenders, ferrets, fiberglass, fibers, fibrosis, fighters, figures, figurines, filmmakers, filters, finders, fingernails, fingerprints, fingers, fingertips, firearms, fireballs, firecrackers, firefighters, fireflies, fireplaces, fires, fireworks, firms, firs, fixtures, flares, flatters, flavors, flavours, fliers, flippers, flirtatious, floorboards, floors, florists, flowers, flurries, flyers, followers, footprints, forbids, forceps, forces, forefathers, foreigners, forensics, forests, forfeits, forgeries, forgets, forgiveness, forgives, forks, formations, forms, formulas, forties, fortress, fortuitous, fortunes, fours, fractions, fractures, fragments, framers, frames, franchises, francs, franks, fraternities, frauds, freaks, freedoms, frees, freeways, freezers, freezes, frequencies, freshness, friendless, friends, friendships, fries, frightens, frills, fringes, fritters, frivolous, frogs, frontiers, fronts, fruitless, fruits, frustrates, fuckers, fundraisers, funerals, furious, furs, futures, fablers, fabricants, fabricates, fabrications, fabricators, fabrics, facers, facilitators, factorages, factorials, factorizations, factorizes, factorships, factures, faders, faeries, faggotries, fagoters, fainters, faintheartedness, faintheartednesses, fairings, fairleaders, fairleads, fairnesses, fairs, fairways, fairyisms, fairylands, faitours, fakeers, fakeries, fakers, fakirs, falconers, falconries, falderals, falderols, fallaleries, fallers, falseworks, falsifiers, falterers, falterings, falters, familiarises, familiarities, familiarizations, familiarizes, familiarness, familiarnesses, fanciers, fancyworks, fanfares, fanfaronades, fanfarons, fanners, fantasizers, fanworts, faqirs, faquirs, faradays, faradises, faradisms, faradizes, farads, farandoles, farcers, farces, farceurs, farcicalities, farcies, fardels, fards, farers, fares, farfals, farfels, farfetchedness, farfetchednesses, farinaceous, farinas, farinhas, farkleberries, farles, farls, farmerettes, farmhands, farmhouses, farmings, farmlands, farmsteads, farmwives, farmworkers, farmworks, farmyards, farnesols, farness, farnesses, faros, farraginous, farragoes, farrieries, farriers, farrows, farsides, farsightedness, farsightednesses, farthingales, farthings, fascinators, fashioners, fashionmongers, fastballers, fasteners, fatbirds, fatherhoods … and 1179 more

All words that fit FRS
Round 5ERG211 words fit

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

earning, earring, earwig, eavesdropping, embarking, embarrassing, embracing, encouraging, endangering, endearing, endorsing, enduring, enforcing, engineering, engraving, engrossing, enriching, enrolling, ensuring, entering, enterprising, entertaining, erasing, eroding, everlasting, everything, exaggerating, exasperating, excruciating, exercising, exerting, exhilarating, experiencing, experimenting, exploring, exporting, expressing, exterminating, extorting, extracting, earing, earmarking, earplug, earsplitting, earthing, earthling, earthmoving, earthshaking, earwigging, editorializing, edulcorating, effervescing, efflorescing, egressing, elaborating, electioneering, electrifying, electrocuting, electrodepositing, electrofishing, electroforming, electroing, electrolyzing, electrophoresing, electroplating, electrotyping, electrowinning, elucubrating, elutriating, embargoing, embarring, embittering, embordering, embowering, embrangling, embrittling, embroidering, embroiling, embrowning, embruing, embruting, emerging, emigrating, empowering, empurpling, enamoring, enamouring, enciphering, encircling, encoring, encountering, encrimsoning, encroaching, encrusting, encrypting, encumbering, endeavoring, endeavouring, energising, energizing, enervating, enfettering, enfevering, enframing, enfranchising, engarlanding, engendering, engirding, engirdling, engorging, engrafting, engrailing, engraining, enlarging, enquiring, enraging, enrapturing, enravishing, enregistering, enrobing, enrooting, enscrolling, enserfing, enshrining, enshrouding, ensnaring, ensnarling, ensorceling, ensorcelling, ensphering, enthralling, enthroning, entraining, entrancing, entrapping, entreating, entrenching, entrusting, enumerating, enuring, environing, enwrapping, enwreathing, epigrammatizing, equilibrating, eradiating, eradicating, erecting, erelong, erg, erlking, eroticizing, erotizing, erring, eructating, eructing, erupting, escarping, escorting, escrowing, espaliering, esquiring, esterifying, estranging, estraying, estreating, eternalizing, eternising, eternizing, etherealizing, etherifying, etherizing, euchring, evaporating, everblooming, everduring, everting, eviscerating, exacerbating, excerpting, excoriating, excreting, execrating, exenterating, exhorting, exonerating, exorcising, exorcizing, expatriating, expectorating, experting, expertizing, expiring, expropriating, expurgating, exserting, extemporising, extemporizing, exteriorising, exteriorizing, extermining, externalising, externalizing, extirpating, extraditing, extrapolating, extravagating, extravasating, extricating, extruding, exuberating

All words that fit ERG
Round 6EALE112 words fit

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

eagle, earlobe, ejaculate, enable, enjoyable, equitable, evaluate, example, exhale, expendable, earthlike, eatable, editable, editorialize, educable, effable, effaceable, egalite, eigenvalue, ejectable, electable, emasculate, embarrassable, embattle, embossable, embraceable, embrangle, emendable, emotionalize, empale, employable, emulsifiable, enamelware, encapsulate, encapsule, encashable, endorsable, endurable, enforceable, enlargeable, ensample, entablature, entangle, enterable, enumerable, enunciable, enviable, epaulette, epithelialize, equable, equalise, equalize, equiprobable, equivalence, eradicable, erasable, erectable, escadrille, escalade, escalate, escarole, escheatable, espadrille, essentialize, establishable, estimable, eternalize, ethanolamine, etherealize, eucalyptole, euryhaline, evadable, evadible, evaluative, evangelize, evitable, evocable, evolvable, exactable, examinable, exceptionable, exchangeable, excisable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, executable, exercisable, exhaustible, exorable, expandable, expansible, expectable, expellable, expiable, explainable, explicable, exploitable, exportable, extendable, externalise, externalize, extinguishable, extractable, extraditable, extrapolate, extrapolative, extrasystole, extricable, extrudable, eyeable

All words that fit EALE
Round 7CKIG76 words fit

starts with C and ends with G, with K then I in between, in that order.

cackling, carjacking, checking, chickening, choking, clanking, clicking, clocking, clucking, cooking, cracking, crackling, cranking, cabinetmaking, cakewalking, caking, calking, cankering, caretaking, carking, casketing, casking, caulking, chalking, charking, checkering, checkmarking, checkmating, checkrowing, cheeking, chinking, chirking, chocking, chucking, chuckling, chunking, clacking, cleeking, clerking, clinkering, clinking, cloaking, clonking, clunking, cockbilling, cockering, cockfighting, cocking, cockling, cockneyfying, cocktailing, coking, coldcocking, comaking, conking, convoking, corking, corkscrewing, cornhusking, counterattacking, counterblockading, counterchecking, counterpicketing, countersinking, coworking, crankling, creaking, cricketing, cricking, crinkling, croaking, crocking, crooking, crosschecking, cuckolding, cuckooing

All words that fit CKIG
Round 8REET214 words fit

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

reassignment, receipt, recent, receptionist, recipient, reconnect, redevelopment, redirect, refinement, reflect, regent, regiment, regret, reheat, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvent, reject, relevant, repayment, repeat, repellent, repent, replacement, represent, request, requirement, resent, resentment, reset, resident, resilient, respect, retest, retirement, retreat, revert, rabblement, racketiest, radioallergosorbent, radioelement, raggedest, raggediest, rapprochement, ravagement, ravelment, reaccent, reaccept, reaccredit, readiest, readjustment, reafforest, reagent, realest, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, reargument, rearmament, rearrangement, rearrest, reascent, reassert, reassessment, reattachment, reattempt, recentest, recept, recheat, recollect, recommencement, recommitment, reconcilement, reconquest, reconvert, recoupment, recreant, recreationist, recrudescent, recruitment, recumbent, recurrent, redbreast, reddest, redefeat, redefect, redeployment, redeposit, redigest, redolent, redreamt, reechiest, reediest, reedit, reefiest, reeject, reekiest, reelect, reemit, reemployment, reenact, reenactment, reengagement, reenlist, reenlistment, reentrant, reequipment, reerect, reest, reestablishment, reexport, refect, refelt, referent, reflet, refluent, reforest, refrainment, refreshment, refrigerant, refulgent, refurbishment, reglet, regreet, reimbursement, reindictment, reinfect, reinject, reinsert, reinspect, reinterpret, reinvest, reinvestment, rejacket, rejuvenescent, relearnt, relent, relet, relinquishment, relucent, remanent, remarket, remeasurement, remeet, remelt, remet, reminiscent, remitment, remittent, remotest, renascent, renest, renitent, rennet, renouncement, reobject, reorient, repellant, repentant, replenishment, representationalist, repressionist, requiescat, rerepeat, rescindment, researchist, reseat, resect, resemblant, reservationist, reservist, resettlement, resmelt, resojet, resolutest, resolvent, respelt, resplendent, respondent, ressentiment, restatement, restfullest, resurgent, resurrect, resurrectionist, retarget, reticent, retreatant, retrenchment, retrorocket, retrospect, retweet, revealment, revehent, revenant, reverberant, reverent, revertant, revest, revet, revetment, revilement, reviviscent, rewet, rheumiest, ricketiest, rinderpest, roentgenologist, rondelet, rottenest, rousement, rubefacient, rufescent, ruggedest

All words that fit REET
Round 9SPRKD6 words fit

starts with S and ends with D, with P then R then K in between, in that order.

shipwrecked, sparked, sprinkled, sparkled, sparkplugged, sprinklered

All words that fit SPRKD
Round 10HMERS86 words fit

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

hamburgers, hammers, hamsters, homeowners, homers, honeymooners, hammerers, hammerheads, hammerings, hammerless, hammerlocks, hammertoes, hamperers, hampers, harbormasters, harmers, harmonizers, hatemongers, hatmakers, haymakers, headmasters, headmasterships, hectometers, heliometers, hemacytometers, hemerocallis, hemerocallises, hemerythrins, hemidemisemiquavers, hemipterans, hemipterous, hemipters, hemispheres, hemmers, hemocytometers, hemosiderins, hemstitchers, heptameters, hexameters, hexamethylenetetramines, holidaymakers, homagers, homebreds, homemakers, homeomorphisms, homeothermies, homeotherms, homeports, homerooms, homeschoolers, homesteaders, homestretches, homewards, homeworks, homewreckers, homoeroticisms, homogenizers, homoiotherms, homologizers, homopolymers, homopterans, homopterous, housemasters, housemothers, humanizers, humblers, humbuggeries, humdingers, humerals, humerus, humidifiers, hummers, hydrometallurgies, hydrometallurgists, hydrometeorologies, hydrometeorologists, hydrometeors, hydrometers, hygrometers, hymenopterans, hymenopterons, hymenopterous, hypermeters, hypermetropias, hypermodernists, hypsometers

All words that fit HMERS

Questions

What were the answers to Wordspine #62?
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.