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Wordspine #68

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Answers for puzzle #68. 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 BY. A word like baa looks close but doesn't count — it starts with B but ends with A, not Y. Order is the whole game.

Pro — four levels

Level 1BY586 words fit

starts with B and ends with Y.

baby, badly, baggy, bailey, bakery, balcony, ballsy, baloney, banality, bankruptcy, barely, barley, basically, battery, batty, bawdy, bay, bayberry, beautifully, beauty, beefy, beery, bellboy, belly, bendy, benny, berry, betray, bey, bialy … and 556 more

All words that fit BY

Scoring on this level: BAY = 5 points, BEAUTIFULLY = 13 points.

Level 2CCT141 words fit

starts with C and ends with T, with C in between, in that order.

cachet, checkout, chickenshit, chitchat, circuit, circumvent, clickbait, cockpit, coconut, collect, compact, complacent, concealment, concept, concert, conduct, conflict, connect, construct, contact, contract, contradict, convict, copycat, correct, crackpot, crescent, cricket, crocket, cablecast … and 111 more

All words that fit CCT

Scoring on this level: CACHET = 10 points, CHICKENSHIT = 15 points.

Level 3PNER138 words fit

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

painkiller, painter, panther, pardner, parishioner, partner, passenger, petitioner, pioneer, planner, plunder, pointer, ponder, pounder, practitioner, prancer, prankster, printer, prisoner, paganizer, painfuller, paintier, pander, panderer, panhandler, panickier, panier, pannier, panzer, paperhanger … and 108 more

All words that fit PNER

Scoring on this level: PONDER = 12 points, PRACTITIONER = 18 points.

Level 4DANCE25 words fit

starts with D and ends with E, with A then N then C in between, in that order.

dalliance, dance, decadence, defiance, disappearance, distance, disturbance, dominance, danceable, defeasance, deliverance, dependance, desistance, deviance, disaffirmance, disallowance, discontinuance, discordance, discountenance, disenfranchise, disfranchise, disinheritance, disseverance, dissonance, durance

All words that fit DANCE

Scoring on this level: DANCE = 13 points, DISCONTINUANCE = 22 points.

Ranks on this day

  • Beginner0
  • Good Start24
  • Moving Up54
  • Good90
  • Solid150
  • Nice228
  • Great312
  • Genius420
  • Perfect600
Play this Pro day

Sprint — ten rounds

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

Round 1LE490 words fit

starts with L and ends with E.

lace, lacrosse, lactose, ladle, lake, lakeshore, lakeside, lame, lance, landscape, landslide, lane, language, lapse, large, larvae, lasagne, lassie, late, lathe, latitude, latrine, latte, laughable, laureate, laxative, league, lease, leave, lecture, ledge, lee, legislate, legislative, legislature, legitimate, leisure, lemonade, lessee, lettuce, levee, leverage, levitate, liable, liane, lice, licence, license, licorice, lidocaine, lie, liege, life, lifelike, lifeline, lifestyle, lifetime, ligature, lighthouse, like, likewise, lime, limestone, limousine, line, lineage, lingerie, liquidate, lite, literate, literature, little, live, loathe, lobe, locale, locate, locomotive, lode, lodge, lone, lonesome, longitude, longtime, loophole, loose, lore, lose, lotte, louie, lounge, louse, louvre, lovable, love, loveable, lowe, lowlife, lube, luce, lucrative, luge, luggage, lunchtime, lunge, lure, lye, labelable, labialize, labiate, labile, laborite, labradorite, labyrinthine, lacelike, lacerate, lacerative, lachrymose, laciniate, lacquerware, lactase, lactate, lactone, lacunae, lacunate, lacune, lacunose, lacustrine, ladderlike, laddie, lade, ladrone, ladylike, ladylove, laetrile, lagnappe, lagniappe, lagune, laicise, laicize, laitance, lakelike, lambaste, lambie, lamblike, lamellae, lamellate, lamentable, lamiae, laminae, laminate, laminose, lampshade, lanate, lanceolate, landline, landside, langbeinite, langouste, langoustine, langrage, langsyne, langue, lanoline, lanose, lanthanide, laparoscope, lapidate, lapsable, lapsible, lapstrake, lardlike, laree, largesse, larine, larksome, larvicide, laryngectomee, laryngoscope, lase, lassitude, lateralize, laterite, laterize, latinize, latke, lattice, laudable, laudative, launce, launderette, laundrette, laurae, lauwine, lavage, lavaliere, lavalike, lavalliere, lave, lawine, lawlike, lawyerlike, layerage, layette, laypeople, lazarette, laze, lazulite, lazurite, leachable, leachate, leafage, leaflike, leakage, learnable, leasable, leastwise, leatherette, leatherlike, lechwe, lecithinase, lectotype, leechlike, legalese, legalise, legalize, legate, legatee, legatine, legible, legionnaire, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, leglike, legume, leke, lemme, lemminglike, lemniscate … and 250 more

All words that fit LE
Round 2PO93 words fit

starts with P and ends with O.

palomino, patio, pedro, perfecto, pesto, photo, piano, pinto, pistachio, polio, polo, poncho, porno, portfolio, potato, presto, primo, pro, promo, pronto, prosciutto, pseudo, psycho, pachinko, pachuco, paesano, paisano, palazzo, palmetto, pampero, panto, paparazzo, paramo, pareo, pargo, parlando, parmigiano, parvo, paseo, passado, pasticcio, peccadillo, pecorino, pedalo, peekaboo, pengo, pepo, peso, petto, phono, phyllo, pianissimo, picacho, picaro, piccolo, pimento, pimiento, pingo, pinko, pintado, pintano, pisco, piso, pizzicato, placebo, plumbago, poco, politburo, politico, pomelo, pompano, porcino, portamento, portico, potto, prao, preembargo, presidio, prestissimo, primero, pronunciamento, proso, proviso, proximo, prunello, prurigo, pueblo, pumelo, pummelo, punchinello, punctilio, punto, putto

All words that fit PO
Round 3IED479 words fit

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

iced, idealized, identified, idolized, ignited, ignored, illustrated, imagined, imbedded, imbued, immortalized, impacted, impaired, impaled, impassioned, impeached, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, implied, imported, imposed, impounded, impregnated, impressed, imprisoned, improved, improvised, 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, inseminated, insinuated, 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, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, invoked, involved, ironed, irritated, isolated, issued, icebound, icicled, idealised, ideated, ideologized, idled, idolised, ignified, illegalized, illumed, illuminated, illumined, illuviated, imaged, imbalanced, imbalmed, imbarked, imbed, imbibed, imbittered, imblazed, imbodied, imboldened, imbosomed, imbowered, imbricated, imbrowned, imbrued, imbruted, 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, 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, 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, indagated, indemnified, indented, indexed, indigenized, indigested, indisciplined, indisposed, indited, individualised, individualized, individuated, indoctrinated … and 239 more

All words that fit IED
Round 4CET455 words fit

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

cabaret, cabernet, cabinet, cachet, cadet, candlelight, candlelit, carpet, casket, cellist, cement, cent, chalet, cheapest, cheat, checkout, chemist, chest, chestnut, chickenshit, circumvent, clarinet, cleanest, clement, client, closest, closet, codependent, coexist, coherent, coldest, collect, comet, commandment, comment, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, compliment, component, concealment, concept, concert, condiment, confident, confinement, connect, conquest, consent, consistent, containment, contempt, content, contentment, contest, contestant, context, continent, convenient, convent, convert, coolest, correct, correspondent, corset, counterfeit, counterpart, covenant, covert, covet, craziest, credit, crept, crescent, crest, cricket, crocket, croquet, current, cutest, cablecast, cablet, cabriolet, cachepot, cadent, cagiest, cajeput, cajolement, cakiest, callet, callowest, calmest, calumet, camlet, campiest, candent, candescent, candidest, candlenut, canescent, canniest, canoeist, cantonment, canzonet, capablest, capelet, caplet, carburet, carcanet, careerist, carefullest, caret, carnet, carrotiest, casement, cassoulet, castanet, catchiest, catchment, catechist, cathect, cattiest, caulifloweret, caveat, celebrant, cellaret, celt, centralest, centralist, centrist, ceramicist, ceramist, cerement, ceremonialist, cermet, certainest, cervelat, cesspit, cetologist, chaffiest, chalkiest, chanciest, chaplet, chariest, charmingest, charriest, chassepot, chastest, chastisement, chattiest, checklist, checkpoint, cheekiest, cheerfullest, cheeriest, cheesiest, chemiluminescent, chemotaxonomist, chemotherapist, cheroot, chert, chertiest, chestiest, chevalet, cheviot, chewiest, chicest, chiefest, childliest, chillest, chilliest, chinchiest, chinkiest, chintziest, chippiest, chirkest, chirpiest, choicest, chokiest, cholent, choosiest, choppiest, chubbiest, chuffest, chuffiest, chummiest, chunkiest, churchiest, churchliest, cigaret, cineast, cinquecentist, ciphertext, circlet, circumambient, circumfluent, circumjacent, circumspect, civet, clairaudient, clammiest, claret, clarinetist, clarinettist, classiest, clavierist, clayiest, cleanliest, clearest, cleat, cleft, clept, clericalist, clerkliest, cleverest, cliffiest, clingiest, clipsheet, cliquiest, cloddiest, cloggiest, closeout, cloudiest, cloudlet, clubbiest, clubfeet, clumpiest, clumsiest, clunkiest, coagent, coalescent, coaliest, coarsest, coattest, cobbiest, cobelligerent, cobwebbiest, cockiest, codefendant … and 215 more

All words that fit CET
Round 5PLY820 words fit

starts with P and ends with Y, with L in between, in that order.

painfully, paisley, paleontology, palsy, paltry, paramilitary, parliamentary, parsley, partially, particularly, partly, passionately, patently, pathetically, pathologically, pathology, patiently, peacefully, pearly, penalty, perfectly, permanently, personality, personally, phenomenally, philosophy, physically, physiology, pimply, plainly, planetary, play, playboy, pleasantly, plenty, ploy, plucky, polarity, policy, politely, politically, poly, poorly, popularity, positively, possibility, possibly, potentially, poultry, practicality, practically, precisely, preferably, preliminary, prematurely, presently, presumably, previously, prickly, primarily, princely, privately, probability, probably, professionally, profoundly, profusely, promptly, properly, proudly, psychically, psychology, publically, publicity, publicly, pulmonary, punctuality, purely, purposefully, purposely, pacifically, pacifistically, packability, packly, paedogenetically, painlessly, painstakingly, painterly, palatability, palatably, palatally, palatially, palely, paleoanthropology, paleobiology, paleobotanically, paleobotany, paleoclimatology, paleoecology, paleogeographically, paleogeography, paleographically, paleography, paleomagnetically, paleopathology, paleozoology, palfrey, palimony, palliatively, pallidly, pally, palmary, palmately, palmistry, palmy, palpability, palpably, paltrily, paly, palynologically, palynology, panegyrically, panoply, panoramically, pansexuality, pantheistically, papally, papillary, papyrology, parabiotically, parabolically, paradigmatically, paradisaically, paradisiacally, paradoxicality, paradoxically, paragenetically, paralytically, paralyzingly, paramagnetically, parametrically, paramountly, paranoically, paranormality, paranormally, paraphrastically, parapsychology, parasexuality, parasitically, parasitologically, parasitology, paratactically, pardonably, parentally, parenterally, parenthetically, parfocality, parlay, parley, parlously, parochially, parsimoniously, parthenogenetically, partiality, partibility, participially, particularity, partisanly, partitively, passably, passively, pastorally, patchily, patchouly, patentability, paternalistically, paternally, pathobiology, pathophysiology, patly, patriotically, patronizingly, patronly, pawkily, payably, peaceably, peartly, pebbly, peccantly, peculiarity, peculiarly, pecuniarily, pedagogically, pedantically, pedately, peddlery, pedlary, pedlery, pedology, peerlessly, peevishly, pejoratively, pellitory, pellucidly, peltry, penality, penally, penetrability, penetratingly, penitentially, penitently, penology, pensively, pentagonally, pentaploidy, penultimately, penuriously, peppily, perambulatory, perceivably, perceptibility, perceptibly, perceptively, perceptually, percipiently, percussively, percutaneously, perdurability, perdurably, peremptorily, perennially, perfectibility, perfectively, perfidiously, performability, perfunctorily, perilously, perinatally, periodically, periodontally … and 580 more

All words that fit PLY
Round 6WINR39 words fit

starts with W and ends with R, with I then N in between, in that order.

webinar, weiner, whiner, wiener, windbreaker, windjammer, winger, winner, winter, wringer, weimaraner, weisenheimer, wharfinger, whinier, whinnier, whippersnapper, whitener, widener, willinger, wincer, wincher, winder, windflower, windhover, windier, winegrower, winemaker, wingier, wingover, winier, winker, winnower, winsomer, winterer, winterier, wintrier, wisenheimer, wrinklier, wunderkinder

All words that fit WINR
Round 7ATIE277 words fit

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

abstinence, actionable, activate, active, addictive, adjective, administrative, adoptive, advertise, affectionate, affirmative, afterlife, alternative, altitude, antagonize, anticipate, antidote, antihistamine, antique, anytime, appetite, appreciative, apprentice, aptitude, argentine, argumentative, artichoke, article, articulate, artiste, assertive, athleisure, atropine, attentive, attitude, attractive, attribute, auntie, authenticate, authoritative, authorize, automobile, automotive, ablative, abortive, absolutive, absolutize, absorptive, abstractive, accelerative, acceptive, accipitrine, acclimatise, acclimatize, accommodative, accretive, acculturative, accumulative, accusative, acetamide, acetanilide, acetazolamide, acetonitrile, acetylative, acetylcholine, acetylcholinesterase, acetylsalicylate, achromatize, acquisitive, acrylonitrile, actiniae, actinide, actinolite, actinomycete, activize, actualize, adamantine, adaptive, additive, adductive, adjudicative, adjunctive, adjustive, adsorptive, adulterine, adultlike, adumbrative, advective, adventive, adversative, advertize, advocative, aestheticize, aestivate, affective, afflictive, affricative, afterimage, afterpiece, aftertime, agatize, agentive, agglomerative, agglutinable, agglutinate, agglutinative, aggregative, agitative, airtime, alabastrine, alliterative, alphabetize, altarpiece, amantadine, amaranthine, amative, ameliorative, amethystine, aminopeptidase, amitriptyline, amortise, amortizable, amortize, amphetamine, anagrammatize, anathematize, anatomise, anatomize, anesthetize, annotative, anorthite, anorthosite, antefixae, antepenultimate, anthologize, anthophyllite, anthracite, anthranilate, anthraquinone, anthropomorphize, anticathode, anticellulite, anticholinesterase, anticigarette, anticipatable, anticline, anticlockwise, anticompetitive, anticonglomerate, anticonvulsive, anticorporate, anticorrosive, anticreative, anticrime, anticyclone, antiderivative, antielite, antifashionable, antifatigue, antifemale, antifeminine, antiforeclosure, antifreeze, antigene, antiglare, antiheroine, antihypertensive, antilife, antiliterate, antimale, antimere, antimetabolite, antimissile, antimonide, antinarrative, antinature, antinode, antinoise, antinuke, antiparticle, antipesticide, antiplague, antiplaque, antipleasure, antipode, antipole, antipolice, antipope, antiprogressive, antipyrine, antiquate, antirape, antireflective, antisatellite, antiscience, antiseizure, antisense, antismoke, antispeculative, antistate, antistrike, antistrophe, antisubmarine, antisubversive, antisuicide, antitussive, antitype, antiviolence, antiwelfare, antiwhite, antiwrinkle, antlike, apatite, apostatise, apostatize, apostrophise, apostrophize, apotheosize, appellative, apperceptive, appetitive, applicative, appointive, apportionable, appositive, appropriative, approximative, arbitrative, archconservative, argentite, argumentive, armistice, aromatize, arteriole, articulable, articulative, artifice, ascertainable, ascriptive, asphaltite … and 37 more

All words that fit ATIE
Round 8SOBG20 words fit

starts with S and ends with G, with O then B in between, in that order.

slobbering, snowballing, sobbing, sobering, schoolbag, shadowboxing, showboating, skibobbing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, soberizing, solubilising, solubilizing, somnambulating, sorbing, stobbing, stockbroking, stockjobbing, storyboarding, swobbing

All words that fit SOBG
Round 9WRERS78 words fit

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

workers, worshippers, wrappers, writers, wagerers, wageworkers, wanderers, warblers, wardenries, warders, warehousers, warerooms, warmakers, warmers, warmheartedness, warmheartednesses, warmongerings, warmongers, warners, warpers, warpowers, warranters, warreners, warslers, warstlers, watercoolers, waterers, waterfowlers, waterpowers, waterproofers, waverers, wayfarers, wearers, weathercasters, weatherpersons, weimaraners, westerners, wharfingers, wharfmasters, wherefores, whippersnappers, whirlers, whisperers, whoremasters, whoremongers, whortleberries, windbreakers, winegrowers, winterberries, winterers, wiredrawers, wiredraws, wirehairs, wirers, wiretappers, wireworks, wireworms, wisecrackers, witherers, wonderers, woodcarvers, woodworkers, woolgatherers, wordmongers, wordsmitheries, wormers, worriers, worshipers, wranglers, wreakers, wreckers, wresters, wrestlers, wrigglers, wringers, writhers, wrongdoers, wrongers

All words that fit WRERS
Round 10SCROS136 words fit

starts with S and ends with S, with C then R then O in between, in that order.

scenarios, scorpions, scrolls, stockbrokers, subscriptions, saccharifications, saccharometers, saccharomyces, sacerdotalisms, sacerdotalists, sacrilegious, sacrilegiousness, sacrilegiousnesses, sacroiliacs, sacrosanctities, scabrous, scabrousness, scabrousnesses, scaramouches, scarecrows, scaremongers, scarifications, scarious, scatterations, scattergoods, scherzandos, scherzos, schoolrooms, schrods, sciroccos, scirrhous, sclerenchymatous, sclerodermas, sclerometers, scleroproteins, scleroses, sclerosis, sclerotics, sclerotins, sclerotizations, sclerous, scombroids, scoreboards, scoriaceous, scrapbooks, scratchboards, screenshots, screwworms, scrods, scrofulas, scrofulous, scrollworks, scrooches, scrooges, scroops, scrootches, scrotums, scrouges, scroungers, scrounges, scrumptious, scrupulosities, scrupulous, scrupulousness, scrupulousnesses, scuppernongs, scurrilous, scurrilousness, scurrilousnesses, secretagogues, secretions, secretors, secularizations, securitizations, seroconversions, sesquicarbonates, sharecroppers, sharecrops, sickrooms, slickrocks, socioreligious, sorcerous, spectrofluorimeters, spectrofluorometers, spectrofluorometries, spectrograms, spectrographies, spectrographs, spectroheliograms, spectroheliographies, spectroheliographs, spectrohelioscopes, spectrometers, spectrometries, spectrophotometers, spectrophotometries, spectroscopes, spectroscopies, spectroscopists, stercoraceous, stereomicroscopes, stockbrokerages, stockbrokings, stockrooms, stonecrops, structuralizations, structurations, subcategorizations, subcontractors, subcontraoctaves, subcoriaceous, sucroses, supercargoes, supercargos, supercorporations, supermicros, superscriptions, switcheroos, syncarpous, synchrocyclotrons, synchromeshes, synchroneities, synchronicities, synchronies, synchronisations, synchronises, synchronisms, synchronizations, synchronizers, synchronizes, synchronous, synchronousness, synchronousnesses, synchros, synchroscopes, synchrotrons

All words that fit SCROS

Questions

What were the answers to Wordspine #68?
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.