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Wordspine #7

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Answers for puzzle #7. 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 BD. A word like baa looks close but doesn't count — it starts with B but ends with A, not D. Order is the whole game.

Pro — four levels

Level 1BD983 words fit

starts with B and ends with D.

backed, backfired, background, backhand, backward, backyard, bad, badgered, baffled, bagged, bailed, baited, baked, balanced, bald, balled, bamboozled, band, banged, banished, bankrolled, bankrupted, banned, baptized, barbecued, barbed, bard, bared, barfed, bargained … and 953 more

All words that fit BD

Scoring on this level: BAD = 5 points, BACKGROUND = 12 points.

Level 2TOT133 words fit

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

takeout, tarot, teapot, teleport, terrorist, thermostat, thought, throat, throughout, thunderbolt, toast, toilet, tolerant, tomcat, tonight, toot, torment, torrent, toughest, tourist, tournament, transport, trot, trout, tryout, turncoat, turnout, taboret, tabouret, tailcoat … and 103 more

All words that fit TOT

Scoring on this level: TOOT = 8 points, THUNDERBOLT = 15 points.

Level 3RBED96 words fit

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

rehabilitated, reimbursed, remembered, ribbed, robbed, rubbed, rabbeted, rabbited, rabbled, radiolabeled, radiolabelled, rambled, rattlebrained, rawboned, reabsorbed, reassembled, reattributed, rebaited, rebalanced, rebaptized, rebated, rebelled, rebilled, reblend, reblended, rebloomed, reboarded, rebodied, reboiled, rebooked … and 66 more

All words that fit RBED

Scoring on this level: RIBBED = 12 points, REHABILITATED = 19 points.

Level 4EVENG18 words fit

starts with E and ends with G, with V then E then N in between, in that order.

eavesdropping, evening, everlasting, everything, effervescing, enfevering, enlivening, enveloping, envenoming, evanescing, evangelizing, evensong, eventuating, everblooming, everduring, everting, evidencing, eviscerating

All words that fit EVENG

Scoring on this level: EVENING = 15 points, EAVESDROPPING = 21 points.

Ranks on this day

  • Beginner0
  • Good Start24
  • Moving Up53
  • Good88
  • Solid146
  • Nice222
  • Great304
  • Genius409
  • Perfect584
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Questions

What were the answers to Wordspine #7?
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.