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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.

Why words fit

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

Level 1SE1622 words fit

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 SE

Scoring on this level: SABE = 6 points, SACCHARINE = 12 points.

Level 2PON523 words fit

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 PON

Scoring on this level: PEON = 8 points, PARTICIPATION = 17 points.

Level 3THIG105 words fit

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 THIG

Scoring on this level: THING = 11 points, TECHNICALIZING = 20 points.

Level 4IIATE74 words fit

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 IIATE

Scoring on this level: IMITATE = 15 points, INAPPROPRIATE = 21 points.

Ranks on this day

  • Beginner0
  • Good Start26
  • Moving Up57
  • Good95
  • Solid158
  • Nice240
  • Great328
  • Genius441
  • Perfect630
Play this Pro day

Sprint — ten rounds

Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.

Round 1AC459 words fit

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 AC
Round 2SL575 words fit

starts 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 SL
Round 3SHP49 words fit

starts 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 SHP
Round 4BNG781 words fit

starts 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 BNG
Round 5SUL212 words fit

starts 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 SUL
Round 6POTS1208 words fit

starts 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 POTS
Round 7THER99 words fit

starts 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 THER
Round 8DBTE23 words fit

starts 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 DBTE
Round 9CHAND28 words fit

starts 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 CHAND
Round 10PRTAL114 words fit

starts 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 PRTAL

Questions

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.