Wordspine #66
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Answers for puzzle #66. 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 SE. A word like sabbath looks close but doesn't count — it starts with S but ends with H, not E. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with S and ends with E.
sabe, sable, sabotage, saccharine, sacrifice, sacrilege, saddle, sade, safe, sage, sake, sale, saline, salute, salvage, same, sample, sane, sapphire, sardine, sarge, satellite, satire, sauce, sausage, savage, save, saxophone, scale, scarce … and 1592 more
All words that fit SEScoring on this level: SABE = 6 points, SACCHARINE = 12 points.
starts with P and ends with N, with O in between, in that order.
pantheon, paragon, pardon, participation, parton, passion, pathogen, patrolman, patrolmen, patron, pavilion, penetration, pension, pentagon, peon, perception, perfection, permission, person, perspiration, persuasion, perversion, petition, phenomenon, pigeon, pincushion, piston, plankton, plantation, platoon … and 493 more
All words that fit PONScoring on this level: PEON = 8 points, PARTICIPATION = 17 points.
starts with T and ends with G, with H then I in between, in that order.
teaching, thanking, thanksgiving, thawing, thickening, thing, thinking, thinning, thrashing, threatening, thrilling, thriving, throbbing, throwing, thumbing, thumping, thundering, tightening, torching, touching, trashing, twitching, tallyhoing, tarnishing, technicalizing, technologizing, teething, telegraphing, telephoning, telphering … and 75 more
All words that fit THIGScoring on this level: THING = 11 points, TECHNICALIZING = 20 points.
starts with I and ends with E, with I then A then T in between, in that order.
illegitimate, illuminate, imaginative, imitate, immediate, implicate, inappropriate, incapacitate, incinerate, inconsiderate, incriminate, indelicate, indeterminate, indicate, indicative, infiltrate, infuriate, initiate, initiative, intermediate, intimate, intimidate, invalidate, investigate, investigative, irrigate, irritate, illiterate, illuminative, imbricate … and 44 more
All words that fit IIATEScoring on this level: IMITATE = 15 points, INAPPROPRIATE = 21 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start26
- Moving Up57
- Good95
- Solid158
- Nice240
- Great328
- Genius441
- Perfect630
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
starts with A and ends with C.
academic, acoustic, aerobic, aesthetic, alcoholic, alec, allergic, altruistic, amniotic, anaesthetic, anaphylactic, anemic, anesthetic, anorexic, antagonistic, antibiotic, aphrodisiac, aplastic, apocalyptic, apologetic, aquatic, arc, archaic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, arsenic, artistic, athletic, atomic, attic, authentic, autistic, automatic, abiogenic, abiotic, aboulic, absolutistic, abulic, acatalectic, acentric, acerbic, acetic, acetonic, acetylenic, acetylic, achlorhydric, achondritic, achondroplastic, achromatic, achromic, acidic, acidimetric, acidophilic, acidotic, acinic, aclinic, acmatic, acmic, aconitic, acrobatic, acrocentric, acromegalic, acronic, acronymic, acrostic, acrotic, acrylic, actinic, actinometric, actinomorphic, actinomycotic, activistic, acyclic, adiabatic, adipic, adrenergic, adrenocorticotrophic, adrenocorticotropic, adunc, adventuristic, adynamic, aeonic, aerobatic, aerodynamic, aeroelastic, aeromagnetic, aeronautic, aeronomic, aerothermodynamic, aetheric, agamic, agammaglobulinemic, agapeic, agaric, agenetic, aggadic, agglutinogenic, agnatic, agnostic, agonic, agonistic, agoraphobic, agraphic, agravic, agrestic, agronomic, ahistoric, albinic, albinistic, albinotic, albitic, albuminuric, alcaic, alchemic, alchemistic, aldehydic, aldermanic, aleatoric, alembic, algebraic, algolagniac, algorithmic, alicyclic, aliphatic, alkahestic, alkalic, alkalotic, alkylic, allantoic, allelic, allelomorphic, allelopathic, allergenic, allogeneic, allogenic, allographic, allometric, allomorphic, allopatric, allophonic, allosteric, allotropic, allotypic, allylic, almanac, aloetic, alopecic, alphabetic, alphameric, alphanumeric, aluminic, amaurotic, amblyopic, amebic, amenorrheic, ametropic, amidic, aminic, amitotic, ammoniac, ammonic, ammonitic, amnesiac, amnesic, amnestic, amnic, amnionic, amoebic, amoristic, amperometric, amphibrachic, amphictyonic, amphipathic, amphiphilic, amphisbaenic, amphitheatric, amphoteric, amtrac, amylic, amylolytic, anabatic, anabolic, anachronic, anachronistic, anaclitic, anacoluthic, anacreontic, anaemic, anaerobic, anaglyphic, anagogic, anagrammatic, analemmatic, analeptic, analgesic, analgetic, analogic, analphabetic, analytic, anamnestic, anamorphic, anapestic, anaphasic, anaphoric, anaphrodisiac, anaplastic, anarchic, anarchistic, anastigmatic, anastomotic, anatomic, anchoritic, andesitic, androcentric, androgenetic, androgenic, anecdotic, anechoic, anelastic, anencephalic, anergic, angelic, angiocardiographic, angiogenic, angiographic, anhedonic, animalic, animalistic, animistic, anionic, aniseikonic, anisic, anisometropic, anisotropic, ankylotic, annalistic, anodic, anodynic, anomic … and 219 more
All words that fit ACstarts with S and ends with L.
sabbatical, sacrificial, sail, sal, sandal, satchel, saul, scalpel, scandal, schnitzel, school, schoolgirl, scoundrel, screwball, scroll, seagull, seal, seashell, seasonal, secretarial, sell, seminal, sensational, sensual, sentimental, sentinel, sequel, serial, several, sexual, shall, shameful, shawl, shell, shill, shoal, shovel, showgirl, shrapnel, shrivel, signal, sill, sinful, skeletal, skeptical, skill, skillful, skull, sleazeball, small, smell, snarl, snorkel, snowball, social, softball, soil, sol, sorel, sorrel, soul, soulful, spaniel, spatial, special, spectral, spell, spiel, spill, spinal, spiral, spiritual, spiteful, spoil, spool, spoonful, squall, squeal, squirrel, stairwell, stall, standstill, statistical, steal, steamroll, steel, still, stool, stressful, stroll, structural, subdural, sublevel, substantial, successful, suicidal, superficial, supermodel, supernatural, surgical, surreal, survival, swell, swill, swirl, swivel, symbol, symmetrical, saccharoidal, sacerdotal, sackful, sacksful, sacral, sacramental, safrol, sagittal, sahiwal, salal, salesgirl, sall, salol, saltatorial, salutational, salvational, samiel, santalol, santol, sapropel, sarcolemmal, sarcosomal, sartorial, satchelful, satchelsful, satirical, saurel, sawbill, sawmill, scall, scarlatinal, scatological, scenical, sceptical, sceptral, schismatical, schistosomal, schlemiel, schnorkel, schorl, schul, sciential, scissortail, scleral, sclerotial, scoopful, scoopsful, scornful, scowl, scrannel, scrawl, scribal, scriptural, scrotal, scull, sculptural, scurril, seafowl, seawall, secobarbital, sectional, sectoral, sectorial, sedimentological, seel, segetal, segmental, seidel, seigneurial, seignorial, seismal, seismological, sel, selenological, selfheal, semantical, semasiological, semestral, semestrial, semiannual, semiarboreal, semiautobiographical, semicentennial, semiclassical, semicolonial, semicommercial, semicylindrical, semidiurnal, semiempirical, semifeudal, semifinal, semiformal, semigovernmental, semilethal, semimetal, semimystical, seminatural, semiofficial, semiological, semipolitical, semipostal, semiprofessional, semirural, semiterrestrial, semitonal, semitropical, semivowel, sempiternal, senatorial, sendal, seneschal, senseful, sensorial, sensorineural, sentential, sepal, septal, septennial, septentrional, septical, septicidal, sepulchral, sequential, serail, seral, sericultural, serological, serosal, serotinal, serumal, serval, sesquicentennial … and 335 more
All words that fit SLstarts with S and ends with P, with H in between, in that order.
schlep, scholarship, sharp, sheep, ship, shop, shortstop, shrimp, spaceship, sponsorship, sportsmanship, starship, sweatshop, saintship, salesmanship, schizocarp, schlepp, schlump, scrapheap, seamanship, secretaryship, senatorship, shakeup, shallop, shapeup, sharecrop, shiplap, shlep, shlepp, shlump, showmanship, smashup, soldiership, solicitorship, sonship, speakership, spectatorship, spokesmanship, stadtholdership, statesmanship, steamship, stewardship, storeship, studentship, supersharp, suretyship, survivorship, sweetshop, swordsmanship
All words that fit SHPstarts with B and ends with G, with N in between, in that order.
babbling, backfiring, backing, backpacking, backstabbing, badgering, baffling, bagging, bailing, baiting, baking, balancing, balding, bang, banging, banking, banning, barfing, bargaining, barging, baring, barking, barreling, barring, bartending, bashing, basking, bathing, battering, batting, battling, bawling, beaming, beanbag, bearing, beating, becoming, befitting, begging, beginning, behaving, beheading, being, believing, bellyaching, belong, belonging, benching, bending, berating, betraying, betting, bickering, bidding, biding, biking, billing, binding, birthing, bitching, biting, blabbing, blacking, blackmailing, blaming, blaring, blasting, blathering, blazing, bleaching, bleeding, blending, blessing, blinding, blinking, blithering, blocking, bloodsucking, blooming, blowing, blubbering, bluffing, blundering, blurting, blushing, boarding, boating, bobbing, boggling, boiling, bombarding, bombing, bonding, bong, boning, booking, boomerang, boozing, bordering, boring, borrowing, bossing, bothering, bottling, bouncing, bowing, bowling, boxing, bracing, bragging, braiding, brainstorming, brainwashing, branching, breaking, breathing, breathtaking, breeding, breezing, brewing, bribing, briefing, bring, bringing, broadcasting, broadening, bronzing, brooding, browbeating, browning, browsing, bruising, brushing, buckling, budding, budging, bugging, building, bulging, bullshitting, bumbling, bumming, bumping, bunking, bunting, burgeoning, burning, burping, bursting, burying, bussing, busting, bustling, buttering, butting, buttoning, buying, buzzing, baaing, babbitting, babying, babysitting, baching, backbiting, backbreaking, backcrossing, backdating, backdropping, backfilling, backfitting, backgrounding, backhanding, backhauling, backlashing, backlighting, backlisting, backlogging, backpedaling, backpedalling, backscattering, backslapping, backsliding, backspacing, backstitching, backstopping, backstroking, backswing, backtracking, backwashing, bacterizing, badging, badinaging, badmouthing, baffing, bakshishing, baling, balkanizing, balking, ballasting, ballhandling, balling, ballooning, balloting, ballyhooing, ballyragging, balsaming, bamboozling, bamming, banalizing, bandaging, banding, bandog, bandying, baning, banishing, banjaxing, bankrolling, bankrupting, bannering, banqueting, banteng, bantering, bantling, baptising, baptizing, barbarizing, barbecuing, barbequing, barbering, barbing, barding, barhopping, barnstorming, barong, barracking, barraging, barrelling, barricading, barricadoing, bartering … and 541 more
All words that fit BNGstarts with S and ends with L, with U in between, in that order.
saul, scoundrel, seagull, sensual, sequel, sexual, shameful, sinful, skillful, skull, soul, soulful, spiritual, spiteful, spoonful, squall, squeal, squirrel, stressful, structural, subdural, sublevel, substantial, successful, suicidal, superficial, supermodel, supernatural, surgical, surreal, survival, sackful, sacksful, salutational, satchelful, satchelsful, saurel, schul, scoopful, scoopsful, scornful, scriptural, scull, sculptural, scurril, seigneurial, semiannual, semiautobiographical, semidiurnal, semifeudal, seminatural, semirural, senseful, sensorineural, sepulchral, sequential, sericultural, serumal, sesquicentennial, shaul, sheenful, shelfful, shogunal, shovelful, shovelsful, shul, silvicultural, sinusoidal, situational, skilful, skinful, slothful, sneerful, sobful, sociocultural, sociosexual, songful, sorrowful, sourball, spadeful, spirituel, spleenful, spoonsful, sportful, spousal, sprachgefuhl, sprightful, spurgall, squamosal, squill, stageful, staumrel, stenchful, stickful, streusel, strudel, stull, stunsail, subaerial, subapical, subarachnoidal, subaxial, subcell, subcentral, subclinical, subcontinental, subcool, subcortical, subcritical, subcrustal, subcultural, subdermal, subdual, subeditorial, subepidermal, subfossil, subglacial, subgoal, subinterval, sublethal, subliminal, sublingual, sublittoral, submarginal, submaximal, subminimal, submitochondrial, submittal, submucosal, subnasal, subnational, subnodal, subnormal, suboptimal, suboral, suborbital, suboval, subpanel, subparallel, subprincipal, subprofessional, subrational, subregional, subshell, subskill, subsocial, subsoil, substantival, substitutional, substructural, subterminal, subtextual, subtotal, subtropical, subvassal, subviral, subvisual, subvocal, successional, succinyl, suctional, suctorial, sudoral, suffixal, sulcal, sulfhydryl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, sulfuryl, summational, summital, sundial, supercoil, supercolossal, supercool, supercriminal, supercritical, superhelical, superindividual, superintellectual, supernal, supernational, supernormal, superpersonal, superphysical, superpowerful, superreal, superregional, superschool, supersell, superspecial, superstructural, supersubstantial, supplemental, supposal, suppositional, supraliminal, supranational, supraorbital, suprarational, suprarenal, suprasegmental, supravital, sural, surficial, surprisal, surroyal, surveil, suspenseful, sutural, swayful, synfuel
All words that fit SULstarts with P and ends with S, with O then T in between, in that order.
parrots, passports, patriots, personalities, photographers, photographs, photos, pickpockets, pilots, plainclothes, plots, pockets, podcasts, poets, pointers, pointless, points, politicians, politics, poltergeists, populations, portals, portions, portraits, portrays, ports, positions, positives, possibilities, postcards, posters, posts, potatoes, potholes, potions, pots, premonitions, preposterous, priorities, proclivities, productions, products, profits, prohibits, projections, projects, promotes, promotions, properties, prophets, proportions, prosecutors, prospects, prostitutes, protections, protectors, protects, protestants, protesters, protestors, protests, proteus, protocols, protons, prototypes, provocations, psychologists, psychopaths, psychotics, pyrotechnics, paddleboats, paleoanthropologies, paleoanthropologists, paleobiologists, paleobotanies, paleobotanists, paleoclimatologies, paleoclimatologists, paleoecologists, paleomagnetisms, paleomagnetists, paleontologies, paleontologists, paleopathologies, paleopathologists, paleozoologists, paletots, palindromists, palynologists, pantisocratists, pantomimists, pantothenates, papillomatous, papillotes, papyrologists, paradoxicalities, paramountcies, paramounts, paranormalities, parapsychologists, parasitologists, parathyroidectomies, parfocalities, parodists, paroquets, parotids, parotitis, parotitises, parotoids, parrokets, parroters, partitionists, passionateness, passionatenesses, pastoralists, pastorates, paternosters, pathogenicities, pathologists, patriotisms, patronizations, payouts, peacoats, peashooters, pedologists, pedometers, pejoratives, pelotas, penetrometers, pennyworths, pennyworts, penologists, penpoints, pentobarbitals, pentobarbitones, perborates, perchlorates, perchloroethylenes, percolates, percolations, percolators, percussionists, perfectionists, perforates, perforations, perforators, performabilities, performatives, perfusionists, peridotites, peridots, periodicities, periodizations, periodontics, periodontists, periodontologies, periostites, periostitides, periostitis, periostitises, perissodactyls, peritonites, peritonitides, peritonitis, peritonitises, permafrosts, perorates, perorations, perovskites, personalists, personalizations, personalties, personates, personations, personators, personifications, petrochemistries, petrolatums, petrologists, petticoats, peyotes, peyotls, phagocytes, phagocytizes, phagocytoses, phagocytosis, phanerophytes, pharmacokinetics, pharmacologists, pharmacotherapies, phaseouts, phenobarbitals, phenobarbitones, phenocrysts, phenolates, phenolphthaleins, phenomenalists, phenomenologists, phenothiazines, phenotypes, pheochromocytomas, philanthropists, philologists, philoprogenitiveness, philoprogenitivenesses, phlebotomies, phlebotomists, phlogistons, phlogopites, phonates, phonations, phonemicists, phoneticians, phonetics, phonolites, phonologists, phonotactics, phorates, phosphatases, phosphates, phosphatides, phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylethanolamines, phosphatidyls, phosphatizations, phosphatizes, phosphaturias, phosphites, phosphocreatines, phosphodiesterases, phosphoenolpyruvates, phosphofructokinases, phosphoglucomutases, phosphoglycerates, phosphomonoesterases, phosphoproteins, phosphorites, phosphorylates, phosphorylations, photics … and 968 more
All words that fit POTSstarts with T and ends with R, with H then E in between, in that order.
teacher, tether, thatcher, theater, their, thereafter, thermometer, thermonuclear, thicker, thinner, thriller, thrower, thunder, tighter, together, tougher, tachometer, techier, teether, telegrapher, telephoner, telpher, tetchier, thaler, thanker, thankfuller, thatchier, thawer, theatergoer, thenar, theologizer, theorizer, therefor, thereinafter, thereunder, thermistor, thermoreceptor, thermoregulator, thewier, thickener, thimblerigger, thinker, thirster, thirstier, thistlier, thither, thornier, thorougher, thrasher, threader, threadier, threaper, threatener, thresher, thriftier, thriver, throatier, throbber, throttler, throughither, throughother, throwster, thrummer, thrummier, thruster, thumper, thunderer, thundershower, thurifer, thwacker, thwarter, thymier, tightener, tither, titleholder, tocher, toolholder, toothier, topnotcher, topographer, torchbearer, torchier, tother, toucher, touchier, tracheolar, trapshooter, trashier, treehopper, trencher, trochanter, trochlear, troubleshooter, trustworthier, truther, turbocharger, twitcher, twitchier, typographer
All words that fit THERstarts with D and ends with E, with B then T in between, in that order.
debatable, debate, debutante, deliberate, distribute, debenture, debilitate, decarbonate, decarboxylate, decerebrate, defibrillate, defibrinate, deliberative, deoxyribonucleotide, deverbative, disambiguate, discombobulate, disequilibrate, distributee, distributive, dithiocarbamate, doubtable, dubitable
All words that fit DBTEstarts with C and ends with D, with H then A then N in between, in that order.
chagrined, chained, challenged, changed, channeled, chaperoned, chagrinned, chainsawed, chairmaned, chairmanned, championed, chanced, chancroid, chandeliered, chandelled, channelized, channelled, chanted, chargehand, chastened, chateaubriand, chaunted, cheapened, chicaned, cleanhanded, clubhand, counterchanged, cowhand
All words that fit CHANDstarts with P and ends with L, with R then T then A in between, in that order.
parental, partial, perpetual, pharmaceutical, portal, portrayal, practical, premarital, prenatal, presidential, pretrial, proportional, prosecutorial, puritanical, pantisocratical, parasitical, parasiticidal, parasitological, paratactical, parenteral, parenthetical, parietal, participational, participial, patristical, pentobarbital, perceptional, perceptual, perinatal, periodontal, periosteal, peristomial, perithecial, peritoneal, permutational, perorational, perspectival, perturbational, pharmacognostical, phenobarbital, phratral, piratical, polycrystal, posterolateral, postexperimental, postmarital, postorbital, postpresidential, posttranscriptional, posttranslational, praetorial, pragmatical, pratfall, preagricultural, precentorial, preceptorial, precoital, preconsonantal, precritical, predoctoral, preethical, prefectural, preferential, prefrontal, pregenital, prehistorical, preindustrial, premenstrual, prenuptial, preoperational, prepositional, prepresidential, prepubertal, preputial, presbyterial, presentational, presentimental, presuppositional, pretechnological, preterminal, preternatural, pretravel, prevocational, primatal, primatial, primatological, probational, problematical, procathedral, proctological, proctorial, procuratorial, productional, progestational, projectional, promotional, pronunciational, prophetical, propositional, proprietorial, prostomial, protectoral, prothonotarial, protonemal, protonematal, prototypal, prototypical, protozoal, providential, prudential, pubertal, purgatorial, pyrometallurgical, pyrotechnical
All words that fit PRTALQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #66?
- 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.