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Wordspine #67

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Answers for puzzle #67. 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 AE. A word like aardvark looks close but doesn't count — it starts with A but ends with K, not E. Order is the whole game.

Pro — four levels

Level 1AE1186 words fit

starts with A and ends with E.

abide, ablaze, able, abode, abominable, above, abrasive, absence, absentee, absolute, abstinence, abundance, abuse, abusive, accelerate, acceptable, acceptance, accessible, acclimate, accommodate, accomplice, accordance, accountable, accumulate, accurate, accuse, ace, acetate, ache, achieve … and 1156 more

All words that fit AE

Scoring on this level: ACE = 5 points, ACCOMMODATE = 13 points.

Level 2CUR256 words fit

starts with C and ends with R, with U in between, in that order.

calculator, carburetor, cardiovascular, cauliflower, cellular, chauffeur, cheeseburger, circular, clunker, clutter, cocksucker, colour, communicator, computer, concur, conductor, connoisseur, conquer, consumer, contributor, cougar, councillor, counsellor, counselor, counter, counteroffer, courier, croupier, cruiser, crusader … and 226 more

All words that fit CUR

Scoring on this level: COLOUR = 10 points, CARDIOVASCULAR = 18 points.

Level 3BDED164 words fit

starts with B and ends with D, with D then E in between, in that order.

badgered, barricaded, beaded, bearded, bedspread, bended, birdseed, blended, blinded, blindfolded, blindsided, blooded, bloodied, bloodshed, bludgeoned, boarded, bombarded, bonded, braided, bridesmaid, budgeted, bullheaded, burdened, backdated, backdropped, backgrounded, backhanded, backpedaled, backpedalled, badassed … and 134 more

All words that fit BDED

Scoring on this level: BEADED = 12 points, BACKGROUNDED = 18 points.

Level 4CDING118 words fit

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

cheerleading, coddling, coding, commanding, comprehending, conceding, concluding, condemning, condescending, conditioning, condoning, conducting, confiding, considering, contradicting, coordinating, corresponding, crowding, caddying, cadencing, cadging, calendaring, calendering, candling, candying, cannonading, canoodling, carbonadoing, carding, cascading … and 88 more

All words that fit CDING

Scoring on this level: CODING = 14 points, COMPREHENDING = 21 points.

Ranks on this day

  • Beginner0
  • Good Start27
  • Moving Up60
  • Good99
  • Solid165
  • Nice251
  • Great344
  • Genius462
  • Perfect660
Play this Pro day

Sprint — ten rounds

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

Round 1ID513 words fit

starts with I and ends with D.

iced, idealized, identified, idolized, ignited, ignored, iliad, illustrated, imagined, imbedded, imbued, immortalized, impacted, impaired, impaled, impassioned, impeached, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, implied, imported, imposed, impound, impounded, impregnated, impressed, imprisoned, improved, improvised, inbound, inbred, incapacitated, incarcerated, incensed, incinerated, inclined, included, increased, incurred, indebted, indeed, indentured, indicated, indicted, induced, indulged, inexperienced, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflamed, inflated, inflicted, influenced, informed, infrared, infused, ingested, inhaled, inherited, initiated, injected, injured, inlaid, inland, inseminated, insinuated, insipid, insisted, inspected, inspired, installed, instead, instigated, instilled, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, insured, integrated, intend, intended, intercepted, interested, interfered, interpreted, interrogated, interrupted, intertwined, intervened, interviewed, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, intrigued, introduced, intruded, inundated, invaded, invalid, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, invoked, involved, ironclad, ironed, irritated, island, isolated, issued, icebound, icicled, idealised, ideated, ideologized, idled, idolised, ignified, illegalized, illiquid, illumed, illuminated, illumined, illuviated, imaged, imbalanced, imbalmed, imbarked, imbed, imbibed, imbittered, imblazed, imbodied, imboldened, imbosomed, imbowered, imbricated, imbrowned, imbrued, imbruted, imid, imitated, immaterialized, immerged, immersed, immeshed, immigrated, immingled, immixed, immobilized, immolated, immortalised, immunised, immunized, immunocompromised, immunoprecipitated, immunosuppressed, immured, impainted, impaneled, impanelled, imparadised, imparked, imparted, impasted, impastoed, impavid, impawned, impearled, imped, impeded, impelled, impend, impended, imperiled, imperilled, impersonalized, impetrated, impinged, implead, impleaded, impledged, imploded, implored, imponed, importuned, imposted, impoverished, impowered, imprecated, impregned, imprinted, impugned, impulsed, imputed, inactivated, inarched, inarmed, inaugurated, inboard, inbounded, inbreathed, inbreed, incaged, incandesced, incanted, incarnadined, incarnated, incased, incepted, inched, incised, incited, inclasped, inclipped, inclosed, incommoded, inconvenienced, incorporated, incorpsed, incorrupted, incremented, incriminated, incrossed, incrusted, incubated, inculcated, inculpated, incumbered, incurvated, incurved, incused … and 273 more

All words that fit ID
Round 2DP36 words fit

starts with D and ends with P.

damp, dealership, deep, desktop, develop, dictatorship, dip, dollop, doorstep, drip, droop, drop, dump, dap, deanship, deathcup, deathtrap, decamp, demirep, dewdrop, dewlap, dipterocarp, directorship, discipleship, distributorship, doctorship, dogeship, dognap, doorstop, dorp, draftsmanship, dramshop, duennaship, dup, dustheap, dustup

All words that fit DP
Round 3GAS1205 words fit

starts with G and ends with S, with A in between, in that order.

gags, gains, galleries, gallons, gallows, galoshes, gals, games, gams, gangs, gangsters, gaps, garages, gardeners, gardenias, gardens, gargoyles, garments, garters, gas, gases, gasses, gates, gatherings, gathers, gayness, gays, gears, geishas, generals, generates, generations, generators, genitals, geriatrics, germans, giants, giraffes, glaciers, glades, gladiators, glamorous, glances, glands, glares, glass, glasses, gnats, goals, goats, grabs, graces, gracious, graders, grades, graduates, grafts, gramps, grams, granddaughters, grandfathers, grandkids, grandmothers, grandparents, grants, grapes, graphics, graphs, grass, gratuitous, graves, graveyards, greatness, grenades, guarantees, guardians, guards, guerillas, guerrillas, guineas, guitars, gabardines, gabbards, gabbarts, gabbers, gabblers, gabbles, gabbros, gabelles, gaberdines, gabfests, gabies, gabions, gables, gaboons, gabs, gadabouts, gadders, gaddis, gadflies, gadgeteers, gadgetries, gadgets, gadids, gadis, gadoids, gadolinites, gadoliniums, gadroonings, gadroons, gads, gadwalls, gadzookeries, gadzooks, gaes, gaffers, gaffes, gaffs, gagakus, gagers, gages, gaggers, gaggles, gagsters, gahnites, gaieties, gaillardias, gainers, gainfulness, gainfulnesses, gaingivings, gainless, gainsayers, gainsays, gaiters, gaits, galabias, galabiehs, galabiyas, galactorrheas, galactosamines, galactosemias, galactoses, galactosidases, galactosides, galactosyls, galagos, galahs, galangals, galantines, galas, galateas, galavants, galaxes, galaxies, galbanums, galeas, galenas, galenicals, galenites, galeres, gales, galilees, galingales, galiots, galipots, galivants, gallamines, gallantries, gallants, gallates, gallbladders, galleass, galleasses, galleins, galleons, gallerias, gallerygoers, galleryites, galletas, gallets, galleys, gallflies, galliards, galliass, galliasses, gallicisms, gallicizations, gallicizes, gallies, galligaskins, gallimaufries, gallinaceous, gallinippers, gallinules, galliots, gallipots, galliums, gallivants, gallnuts, gallonages, galloons, galloots, gallopades, gallopers, gallops, gallous, gallowglass, gallowglasses, gallowses, galls, gallstones, gallus, galluses, galoots, galopades, galops, galores, galumphs, galvanises, galvanisms, galvanizations, galvanizers, galvanizes, galvanometers, galvanoscopes, galyacs, galyaks, gamas, gamashes, gamays, gambades, gambadoes, gambados, gambas, gambes, gambesons, gambias, gambiers, gambirs … and 965 more

All words that fit GAS
Round 4ASD156 words fit

starts with A and ends with D, with S in between, in that order.

absconded, absolved, absorbed, absurd, abused, accomplished, accursed, accused, accustomed, addressed, adjusted, administered, admonished, advertised, advised, amassed, ambushed, amused, anguished, answered, appeased, apprised, aroused, arrested, ashamed, asked, assaulted, assembled, assessed, assigned, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, assumed, assured, asteroid, astonished, astound, abased, abashed, abolished, abscessed, abscised, abscond, abseiled, absented, absentminded, absolutized, absquatulated, abstained, absterged, abstracted, abstricted, accessed, accessioned, accessorised, accessorized, acclimatised, accosted, acquiesced, admeasured, administrated, adrenocorticosteroid, adsorbed, aerosolized, aestheticized, aestivated, afforested, aforesaid, aggrandised, aggressed, agisted, agonised, airbrushed, airshed, airspeed, aisled, aliased, alkalised, allegorised, allseed, ambuscaded, amnestied, amortised, ampersand, analysand, analysed, anastomosed, anatomised, ancestored, anesthetized, anglicised, aniseed, ankylosed, ansated, antiskid, aphorised, apologised, apostatised, apostatized, apostrophised, apostrophized, apotheosized, apposed, appraised, appressed, archaised, arrased, ascarid, ascend, ascended, ascertained, asclepiad, ascribed, ashed, ashlared, ashlered, asperated, aspersed, asphalted, asphyxiated, aspirated, aspired, assagaied, assailed, assassinated, assayed, assegaied, assented, asserted, asseverated, assoiled, assuaged, asswaged, astarboard, asteriated, asterisked, astonied, astounded, astricted, astringed, atmosphered, atomised, attested, attitudinised, auscultated, ausformed, authorised, autolysed, autopsied, autosuggested, avulsed, axised, axseed, azotised

All words that fit ASD
Round 5WDE43 words fit

starts with W and ends with E, with D in between, in that order.

waddle, wade, wardrobe, wayside, wedge, wedgie, wide, wildfire, wildlife, windpipe, worldwide, wadable, waddie, wadeable, wallydraigle, wandle, waterside, waveguide, weakside, webisode, weedlike, weirdie, weldable, wheedle, widdie, widdle, wideawake, windable, windage, windle, windowpane, wintertide, withdrawable, wodge, woodbine, woodenware, woodie, woodlore, woodnote, woodpile, woodstove, wordage, wyandotte

All words that fit WDE
Round 6RARY72 words fit

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

rarely, rarity, raspberry, reactionary, regularity, regularly, remarkably, remarry, respiratory, retaliatory, revolutionary, rivalry, rosemary, rotary, rudimentary, rabbitry, radioautography, radiochemistry, radiographically, radiography, radiometrically, radiometry, radiotelegraphy, radiotelemetry, radiotherapy, raillery, rancorously, rapturously, rarefy, rarify, readerly, reassuringly, rebarbatively, recalcitrancy, recarry, recessionary, rechromatography, recommendatory, reconciliatory, recriminatory, rectangularity, rectangularly, rectilinearly, reflationary, reformatory, refractometry, refractorily, refractory, regardfully, regardlessly, regulatory, reliquary, remuneratory, renunciatory, repairability, reprobatory, residuary, retiary, revelatory, reverberatory, reversionary, revisionary, revolutionarily, rewardingly, ribaldry, roadworthy, roaringly, rogatory, rosary, rotatory, rowanberry, rudimentarily

All words that fit RARY
Round 7TUES476 words fit

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

techniques, temperatures, thoughtless, thrusters, tissues, tongues, toothbrushes, tortures, touches, toughness, tournaments, treasures, troublemakers, troubles, trousers, truckers, truffles, trumpets, trustees, tubers, tubes, tunes, tunnels, turkeys, turtles, tuxedos, tuxes, tabboulehs, tablatures, tabourers, tabourets, tabulates, taciturnities, tactfulness, tactfulnesses, taluses, tambourers, tambourines, tantaluses, taphouses, tarbushes, tartufes, tartuffes, tastefulness, tastefulnesses, taunters, taupes, taurines, tautens, tautness, tautnesses, tautologies, tautomerisms, tautomers, tautonymies, teahouses, tearfulness, tearfulnesses, technostructures, tediousness, tediousnesses, teguments, telecommuters, telecommutes, telecourses, teleutospores, tellurides, tellurometers, temerariousness, temerariousnesses, tempestuousness, tempestuousnesses, tenaciousness, tenaciousnesses, tendentiousness, tendentiousnesses, tenesmuses, tenpounders, tenues, tenuities, tenuousness, tenuousnesses, tenures, terminuses, terraqueous, testudines, tetanuses, tetrafluorides, teutonizes, textuaries, textureless, textures, texturizes, thalluses, thankfulness, thankfulnesses, thaumaturges, thaumaturgies, theologues, therapeuses, thermocouples, thermoluminescences, thermoregulates, thesauruses, theurgies, thingummies, thiosulfates, thioureas, thornbushes, thoroughbasses, thoroughbraces, thoroughbreds, thoroughfares, thoroughness, thoroughnesses, thoughtfulness, thoughtfulnesses, thoughtlessness, thoughtlessnesses, thrummers, thrushes, thuggees, thuggeries, thumbholes, thumbscrews, thumbwheels, thumpers, thunderbirds, thunderbolts, thunderclaps, thunderclouds, thunderers, thunderheads, thunderous, thunders, thundershowers, thunderstones, thunderstorms, thunderstrikes, thunderstrokes, thuribles, thurifers, thymuses, tilburies, timorousness, timorousnesses, tinctures, tinnituses, titularies, togues, tolbutamides, tollhouses, toluates, toluenes, toluides, toluidines, toluoles, tongueless, tonsures, tonuses, toolhouses, toques, toquets, torquers, torques, torqueses, tortuosities, tortuousness, tortuousnesses, torturers, touchers, touchholes, touchiness, touchinesses, touchlines, touchstones, toughens, toughies, toughnesses, toupees, tourers, tourmalines, tournedos, tourneys, tourniquets, touses, tousles, touters, touzles, townhouses, traducements, traducers, traduces, tranquilities, tranquilizers, tranquilizes, tranquillities, tranquillizers, tranquillizes, tranquilness, tranquilnesses, transcutaneous, transducers, transduces, transfigures, transfuses, transhumances, transilluminates, translucences, translucencies, transmutes, transsexualities, transubstantiates, transudates, transudes, transvaluates, transvalues, trapeziuses, trauchles, traumatises, traumatizes, travelogues, treacherousness, treacherousnesses, treasurers, treasurerships, treasuries, trebuchets, trebuckets, tremendousness, tremendousnesses, tremulousness, tremulousnesses, tressures, trialogues, triangularities, triangulates, triboluminescences, tribulates, tribunates … and 236 more

All words that fit TUES
Round 8UONE52 words fit

starts with U and ends with E, with O then N in between, in that order.

unconscionable, uncontrollable, undergone, undone, unfortunate, unmentionable, unreasonable, unresponsive, ubiquinone, ultimogeniture, ultraconservative, ultramontane, ultraviolence, umbonate, unaccountable, unaffectionate, uncommunicable, uncommunicative, uncompassionate, unconceivable, unconformable, unconfuse, unconquerable, unconstructive, uncontainable, uncountable, undemonstrative, underdone, undertone, undoctrinaire, unexceptionable, unfashionable, ungovernable, unimportance, unionise, unionize, unobjectionable, unobtainable, unoffensive, unopenable, unornate, unpardonable, unpronounceable, unquestionable, unrecognizable, unreconcilable, unseasonable, unsonsie, unsportsmanlike, unthrone, upborne, urokinase

All words that fit UONE
Round 9LABLE37 words fit

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

laughable, liable, lovable, loveable, labelable, labialize, labile, lamblike, lamentable, lapsable, lapsible, laudable, leachable, learnable, leasable, lendable, leviable, licensable, lienable, liftable, likable, likeable, limitable, linable, lineable, linkable, listable, listenable, litigable, livable, liveable, loadable, loanable, localizable, locatable, lockable, losable

All words that fit LABLE
Round 10TGHER10 words fit

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

tighter, together, tougher, telegrapher, thorougher, throughither, throughother, tightener, topographer, typographer

All words that fit TGHER

Questions

What were the answers to Wordspine #67?
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.