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.
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
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 BDScoring on this level: BAD = 5 points, BACKGROUND = 12 points.
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 TOTScoring on this level: TOOT = 8 points, THUNDERBOLT = 15 points.
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 RBEDScoring on this level: RIBBED = 12 points, REHABILITATED = 19 points.
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 EVENGScoring on this level: EVENING = 15 points, EAVESDROPPING = 21 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start24
- Moving Up53
- Good88
- Solid146
- Nice222
- Great304
- Genius409
- Perfect584
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.