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.
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
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 AEScoring on this level: ACE = 5 points, ACCOMMODATE = 13 points.
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 CURScoring on this level: COLOUR = 10 points, CARDIOVASCULAR = 18 points.
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 BDEDScoring on this level: BEADED = 12 points, BACKGROUNDED = 18 points.
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 CDINGScoring on this level: CODING = 14 points, COMPREHENDING = 21 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start27
- Moving Up60
- Good99
- Solid165
- Nice251
- Great344
- Genius462
- Perfect660
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
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 IDstarts 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 DPstarts 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 GASstarts 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 ASDstarts 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 WDEstarts 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 RARYstarts 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 TUESstarts 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 UONEstarts 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 LABLEstarts 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 TGHERQuestions
- 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.