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Wordspine #70

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Answers for puzzle #70. 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 CT. A word like cab looks close but doesn't count — it starts with C but ends with B, not T. Order is the whole game.

Pro — four levels

Level 1CT737 words fit

starts with C and ends with T.

cabaret, cabernet, cabinet, cachet, cadet, camshaft, candlelight, candlelit, cannot, cant, capitalist, carat, cardiologist, carpet, carrot, cart, cartoonist, casket, cast, cat, catalyst, catapult, catfight, caught, cellist, cement, cent, chalet, chant, chariot … and 707 more

All words that fit CT

Scoring on this level: CAT = 5 points, CARDIOLOGIST = 14 points.

Level 2IAE499 words fit

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

identifiable, ignorance, illegitimate, illuminate, illustrate, image, imaginable, imaginative, imagine, imitate, immaculate, immature, immediate, immutable, impale, impatience, impeccable, impenetrable, imperative, impersonate, implausible, implicate, importance, impressionable, inaccessible, inaccurate, inactive, inadequate, inadmissible, inappropriate … and 469 more

All words that fit IAE

Scoring on this level: IMAGE = 9 points, IMPRESSIONABLE = 18 points.

Level 3CEEE90 words fit

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

carefree, celebrate, celeste, centerpiece, cheese, cheesecake, cholinesterase, circumference, clementine, clientele, coffeehouse, competence, comprehensive, confederate, conference, consequence, convenience, correspondence, credence, candescence, carboxymethylcellulose, catheterize, ceasefire, celestite, cellarette, cementite, centerline, centipede, centromere, cerebrate … and 60 more

All words that fit CEEE

Scoring on this level: CHEESE = 12 points, CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE = 28 points.

Level 4GADES116 words fit

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

gardeners, gardenias, gardens, glades, graders, grades, graduates, granddaughters, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandparents, grenades, gabardines, gaberdines, gadders, gadflies, gadgeteers, gadgetries, gadgets, gadolinites, gadzookeries, galactosidases, galactosides, gallbladders, gallopades, galopades, gambades, gambadoes, gamodemes, ganders … and 86 more

All words that fit GADES

Scoring on this level: GLADES = 14 points, GRANDDAUGHTERS = 22 points.

Ranks on this day

  • Beginner0
  • Good Start26
  • Moving Up59
  • Good98
  • Solid163
  • Nice247
  • Great338
  • Genius455
  • Perfect650
Play this Pro day

Sprint — ten rounds

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

Round 1FY560 words fit

starts with F and ends with Y.

fabulously, facility, factory, faculty, faggy, fairly, fairway, fairy, fallacy, falsely, falsify, family, famously, fancy, fanny, fantastically, fantasy, faraway, fashionably, fatality, fatherly, fatty, faulty, favorably, fay, feisty, felicity, felony, ferry, fertility, fey, fidelity, fiery, fifty, figuratively, filly, filthy, finality, finally, financially, firmly, firstly, fishy, flaky, flashy, flattery, flawlessly, flay, fleshy, flexibility, flighty, flimsy, floozy, floppy, fluffy, flunky, flurry, fly, flyboy, foamy, folksy, folly, foolhardy, foray, forcibly, foreplay, forestry, forgery, formality, formally, formerly, fortunately, forty, foxy, frailty, frankly, frantically, fraternity, fray, freaky, freely, freeway, frenzy, frequency, frequently, freshly, friendly, frightfully, frisky, frizzy, frosty, fruity, fry, fully, fundamentally, funky, funny, furiously, furry, fury, fussy, futility, fuzzy, facetely, facetiously, facially, facilely, facilitatory, facticity, factionally, factiously, factitiously, factitively, factuality, factually, facultatively, faddy, fadeaway, fadedly, faery, faggotry, faggoty, failingly, faintheartedly, faintly, fairishly, faithfully, faithlessly, fakery, fakey, falconry, fallaciously, fallalery, fallaway, fallibility, fallibly, falsifiability, falsity, falteringly, familiarity, familiarly, fanatically, fanboy, fancifully, fancify, fancily, fantasticality, faraday, farcicality, farcically, farcy, farkleberry, farriery, farsightedly, fascicularly, fascinatingly, fascistically, fashionability, fastidiously, fatalistically, fatally, fatefully, fatheadedly, fathomlessly, fatigability, fatiguingly, fatly, fattily, fatuity, fatuously, faultily, faultlessly, faunally, faunistically, fawningly, fawny, fealty, fearfully, fearlessly, fearsomely, feasibility, feasibly, feathery, featly, fecklessly, feckly, fecundity, federacy, federally, federatively, feeblemindedly, feebly, feelingly, felicitously, felinely, felinity, fellmongery, fellowly, felly, feloniously, felonry, feminacy, femininely, femininity, feminity, fenny, feodary, feracity, feretory, ferity, ferly, fernery, ferny, ferociously, ferocity, ferrety, ferrimagnetically, ferroelectricity, fertilely, fervency, fervently, fervidly, festally, festinately, festively, festivity, festoonery, fetchingly, fetidly, fetishistically, fetology, fetoscopy, feudality, feudally, feudary, feudatory, feverishly, feyly, fickly, fictionality … and 320 more

All words that fit FY
Round 2PS5621 words fit

starts with P and ends with S.

paces, packages, packets, packs, paddles, pads, pagers, pages, painkillers, painless, pains, painters, paintings, paints, pairs, pajamas, palaces, pales, palms, palpitations, pals, pampers, pamphlets, pancakes, panels, panics, pans, pantaloons, panties, pants, papayas, papers, parachutes, paragraphs, parallels, paralysis, paramedics, parameters, parasites, paratroopers, pardons, parents, paris, parishioners, parks, parlors, parrots, parsons, participants, particles, particulars, parties, partners, partnerships, parts, pas, pass, passages, passageways, passengers, passes, passions, passports, pastels, pasties, pasts, pastures, patches, patents, pathos, paths, pathways, patients, patois, patriots, patrons, patterns, patties, pauses, paws, paychecks, payments, payoffs, pays, peaches, peaks, peanuts, pearls, peas, pecans, peckers, pecks, pecs, pedals, pedestrians, pediatrics, pedicures, peeks, peels, peepers, peeps, peerless, peers, pees, pellets, pelts, pencils, penguins, penis, penises, pennies, penniless, pens, pensioners, pensions, peoples, peppers, percentages, perceptions, performances, performers, performs, perfumes, perhaps, perils, perimeters, periods, perks, permits, perpetrators, persists, personalities, personals, persons, perspectives, pertains, perverts, pesos, pesticides, pests, petals, peters, pets, phantoms, pharaohs, phases, pheasants, pheromones, philosophers, philosophies, phobias, phones, phonies, phosphorous, photographers, photographs, photos, phrases, physicals, physicists, physics, pianos, pickings, pickles, pickpockets, picks, pickups, picnics, pictures, piddles, pieces, pies, pigeons, piggies, pigs, pigtails, piles, pilgrims, pillars, pillows, pills, pilots, pimples, pinches, pineapples, pines, pinheads, pinks, pins, pints, pious, pipes, piranhas, pirates, pis, piss, pisses, pistachios, pistols, pistons, pitchers, pitches, pitfalls, pits, pixels, pixies, pizzas, placebos, places, plagues, plainclothes, plains, plaintiffs, planes, planets, planners, plans, plantations, plants, platelets, plates, platforms, platitudes, platters, platypus, playboys, players, playgrounds, playoffs, plays, playthings, pleadings, pleads, pleas, pleasantries, pleases, pleasures, pledges, pliers, plots … and 5381 more

All words that fit PS
Round 3HHT32 words fit

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

hatchet, healthiest, heavyweight, height, highest, highlight, hindsight, horseshit, hotshot, halachot, halakhot, handwrought, haphtarot, hardhat, harpsichordist, harshest, hatchment, haughtiest, headachiest, headhunt, headlight, heathiest, henotheist, hierophant, highspot, hight, hipshot, histopathologist, hithermost, hotchpot, hundredweight, hypnotherapist

All words that fit HHT
Round 4RCD311 words fit

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

raced, racked, rancid, reached, reacquainted, reacted, recalled, recanted, recaptured, received, rechecked, reckoned, recognised, recognized, recommend, recommended, reconciled, reconnected, reconsidered, record, recorded, recovered, recreated, recruited, reduced, reelected, referenced, reflected, reincarnated, reinforced, rejected, replaced, rescheduled, rescinded, rescued, respected, restricted, resurfaced, ridiculed, rocked, racemed, racemized, racemoid, racketed, racketeered, radicalised, radicalized, radicand, radicated, ranched, rancored, ransacked, ratcheted, ratiocinated, reacceded, reaccelerated, reaccented, reaccepted, reacclimatized, reaccredited, reaccused, reacquired, reactivated, readdicted, reallocated, rearticulated, reascend, reascended, reattached, reattacked, rebalanced, rebranched, recalculated, recalibrated, recanalized, recaned, recapitalized, recapitulated, recapped, recarried, receded, receipted, recentrifuged, recertified, recessed, rechallenged, rechanged, rechanneled, rechannelled, recharged, recharted, rechartered, rechewed, rechoreographed, rechristened, rechromatographed, reciprocated, recircled, recirculated, recited, recked, reclad, reclaimed, reclasped, reclassified, recleaned, reclined, reclothed, recoaled, recocked, recoded, recodified, recoiled, recoined, recollected, recolonized, recolored, recombed, recombined, recommenced, recommissioned, recommitted, recompensed, recompiled, recomposed, recomputed, reconceived, reconcentrated, reconceptualized, recondensed, reconditioned, reconfigured, reconfirmed, reconnoitered, reconnoitred, reconquered, reconsecrated, reconsolidated, reconstituted, reconstructed, recontacted, recontaminated, recontextualized, recontoured, reconvened, reconverted, reconveyed, reconvicted, reconvinced, recooked, recopied, recorked, recounted, recouped, recoupled, recrated, recriminated, recrossed, recrowned, recrudesced, recrystallized, rectified, recultivated, recuperated, recurred, recurved, recused, recycled, redacted, redecided, redecorated, rededicated, redefected, redescribed, redirected, rediscounted, rediscovered, rediscussed, redistricted, rednecked, redocked, reduplicated, reechoed, reeducated, reejected, reenacted, reencountered, reenforced, reerected, reescalated, reexperienced, refaced, refected, refenced, refinanced, reflectorized, refocused, refocussed, refracted, reincited, reincorporated, reincurred, reindicted, reinduced, reinducted, reinfected, reinjected, reinoculated, reinspected, reintroduced, rejacketed, rejoiced, relaced, relacquered, relandscaped, relaunched, relicensed, relocated, relocked, relubricated, reluctated, relucted, remanufactured, rematched, reminisced, rencountered, renounced, reobjected, reoccupied, reoccurred, reorchestrated, repacified, repackaged, repacked, repatched, replicated, repriced, reproached, reprocessed, reproduced … and 71 more

All words that fit RCD
Round 5CFS341 words fit

starts with C and ends with S, with F in between, in that order.

certificates, chefs, chiefs, cliffs, coffees, coffers, coffins, comforts, confederates, conferences, confess, confessions, confidences, confides, confirms, conflicts, confrontations, confronts, cornflakes, crafts, cuffs, curfews, cutoffs, cafes, cafeterias, cafetoriums, caffeines, caffeins, caffs, caftans, cagefuls, caitiffs, calciferols, calciferous, calcifications, calcifies, calcifuges, calcifugous, calctufas, calctuffs, calefactories, calfs, calfskins, califates, californiums, califs, camouflages, campcrafts, campfires, camshafts, candlefishes, candlesnuffers, candyfloss, candyflosses, candytufts, canfields, canfuls, capfuls, caprifications, caprifigs, carafes, carboniferous, carefulness, carefulnesses, carfares, carfuls, carnifies, carrefours, carryforwards, casefies, castoffs, catafalques, catchflies, catfaces, catfacings, catfalls, catfights, catfishes, cauliflowerets, cauliflowers, cavefishes, centerfolds, centrifugals, centrifugations, centrifuges, certifications, certifiers, certifies, chafers, chafes, chafferers, chaffers, chaffinches, chaffs, chairlifts, chamfers, chamfrons, chanfrons, changefulness, changefulnesses, chaufers, chauffers, chauffeurs, checkoffs, cheekfuls, cheerfulness, cheerfulnesses, chefdoms, chesterfields, chestfuls, chiefdoms, chiefships, chieftaincies, chieftains, chieftainships, chiffchaffs, chiffonades, chiffoniers, chiffons, chifforobes, childproofs, chlorofluorocarbons, chlorofluoromethanes, chloroforms, cholecalciferols, chufas, chuffs, cinquefoils, circumferences, circumflexes, circumfluous, circumfuses, circumfusions, citifications, citifies, clarifications, clarifiers, clarifies, classifications, classifieds, classifiers, classifies, clefs, clefts, cliffhangers, clifts, clofibrates, closetfuls, cloverleafs, coalfields, coalfishes, coalifications, coalifies, cockchafers, cockfightings, cockfights, cocklofts, cockneyfies, cocksfoots, codefendants, codfishes, codifiabilities, codifications, codifiers, codifies, coeffects, coefficients, cofactors, cofavorites, cofeatures, coffeecakes, coffeehouses, coffeemakers, coffeepots, cofferdams, coffles, coffrets, coffs, cofinances, cofounders, cofounds, cofunctions, coiffes, coiffeurs, coiffeuses, coiffures, coifs, coinfers, coliforms, colorfastness, colorfastnesses, colorfulness, colorfulnesses, coltsfoots, comfits, comfortableness, comfortablenesses, comforters, comfortless, comfreys, commodifications, commodifies, complexifies, coneflowers, confabs, confabulates, confabulations, confabulators, confectionaries, confectioneries, confectioners, confections, confects, confederacies, confederations, conferees, conferencings, conferments, conferrals, conferrences, conferrers, confers, confervas, confesses, confessionalisms, confessionalists, confessionals, confessors, confidantes, confidants, confidentialities, confiders, confidingness, confidingnesses, configurations, configures, confinements, confiners, confines, confirmabilities … and 101 more

All words that fit CFS
Round 6BRLY115 words fit

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

barely, barley, bravely, briefly, brightly, brilliantly, briskly, brotherly, brutality, brutally, burglary, burley, burly, butterfly, backwardly, bacterially, bactericidally, bacteriologically, bacteriology, badgerly, bairnly, bankerly, banteringly, barbarically, barbarously, bardolatry, barefacedly, barfly, barometrically, baroquely, barrenly, bastardly, bathymetrically, bearability, bearably, bearishly, beggarly, begrudgingly, behaviorally, belligerently, berserkly, bewilderedly, bewilderingly, bibliographically, bidirectionally, bifilarly, bigheartedly, bihourly, bilaterally, bimolecularly, binaurally, binocularly, biodegradability, biographically, biometeorology, biparentally, bipartitely, bitterly, bittersweetly, biyearly, bizarrely, blackguardly, blearily, blepharoplasty, blisteringly, blizzardly, bloodthirstily, blunderingly, blurrily, blurringly, blusteringly, boisterously, bolometrically, boorishly, boringly, brachycephaly, bracingly, brainily, brainlessly, brainsickly, brambly, brashly, brassily, brawly, brawnily, brazenly, breathability, breathily, breathlessly, breathtakingly, breezily, bridally, brilliancy, bristly, brittlely, brittly, broadly, brokenly, brolly, bronchially, broodily, broodingly, brushability, brusquely, brutely, brutishly, bryology, buirdly, burbly, bureaucratically, burglariously, burlesquely, burlily, burningly, butcherly

All words that fit BRLY
Round 7APIS429 words fit

starts with A and ends with S, with P then I in between, in that order.

accomplices, amphetamines, apologies, apologizes, appendicitis, appetites, appetizers, appliances, applicants, applications, applies, appointments, appreciates, appropriations, armpits, aspirations, aspirins, assumptions, astrophysics, auspicious, autopsies, abruptions, absorptions, absorptivities, acapnias, acceptabilities, acceptations, acceptingness, acceptingnesses, accipiters, accipitrines, accompanies, accompaniments, accompanists, accomplishers, accomplishes, accomplishments, acetophenetidins, achondroplasias, acidophiles, acidophils, acrophobias, acropolis, acropolises, actinomorphies, acupuncturists, adaptabilities, adaptations, adaptions, adaptiveness, adaptivenesses, adaptivities, adenohypophysis, adiposis, adiposities, adoptabilities, adoptianisms, adoptionisms, adoptionists, adoptions, adrenocorticotrophins, adrenocorticotropins, adsorptions, aepyornis, aepyornises, affenpinschers, afterpieces, agamospermies, agoraphobias, agoraphobics, agraphias, agrypnias, ailurophiles, ailurophobias, allelomorphisms, allelopathies, allomorphisms, allopatries, allopolyploidies, allopolyploids, allopurinols, allotetraploidies, allotetraploids, allotropies, allotypies, allspices, alopecias, alphabetizations, alphabetizers, alphabetizes, alphanumerics, alphosis, alphosises, alpines, alpinisms, alpinists, altarpieces, amblyopias, ametropias, aminopeptidases, aminophyllines, aminopterins, aminopyrines, amitriptylines, amphibians, amphibious, amphibiousness, amphibiousnesses, amphiboles, amphibolies, amphibolites, amphibologies, amphibrachs, amphictyonies, amphidiploidies, amphidiploids, amphimacers, amphimixes, amphimixis, amphioxus, amphioxuses, amphiphiles, amphiploidies, amphiploids, amphipods, amphiprostyles, amphisbaenas, amphitheaters, ampicillins, amplidynes, amplifications, amplifiers, amplifies, amplitudes, amputations, amylopectins, amylopsins, anabaptisms, anadiplosis, analeptics, analphabetics, analphabetisms, anapestics, anaphrodisiacs, anaphylaxis, anaplasias, anaplasmosis, anemophilous, anencephalies, aneuploidies, aneuploids, angiocardiographies, angiographies, angioplasties, anisometropias, anisotropies, anisotropisms, anoopsias, anophelines, anopias, anopsias, antependiums, antepenultimas, antepenultimates, anthophilous, anthophyllites, anthropocentricities, anthropocentrisms, anthropoids, anthropologies, anthropologists, anthropometries, anthropomorphisms, anthropomorphists, anthropomorphizations, anthropomorphizes, anthropopathisms, anthropophagies, anthroposophies, antiapartheids, antiaphrodisiacs, anticapitalisms, anticapitalists, anticipations, anticorruptions, antidepressions, antiepileptics, antihypertensives, antimonopolists, antinepotisms, antiparasitics, antiparticles, antipathies, antiperspirants, antiphonaries, antiphonies, antiphrasis, antipiracies, antipolitics, antipollutions, antipruritics, antipsychotics, antipyics, antipyresis, antipyretics, antipyrines, antiseparatists, antisepsis, antiseptics, antispasmodics, antisyphilitics, aortographies, apartheids, apathies, apatites, aperients, aperies, aperiodicities, aperitifs, apetalies, aphaeresis, aphagias, aphanites, aphasiacs, aphasias, aphasics, aphelions, apheresis, aphesis, aphides, aphidians, aphids, aphis, aphonias, aphonics, aphorises, aphorisms, aphorists, aphorizes, aphrodisiacs … and 189 more

All words that fit APIS
Round 8RMNG165 words fit

starts with R and ends with G, with M then N in between, in that order.

rambling, reclaiming, recommending, redeeming, remaining, remembering, reminding, remitting, remodelling, removing, reprogramming, resembling, roaming, romancing, romping, rooming, rumbling, rummaging, racemizing, rainmaking, ramifying, ramming, rampaging, ramparting, ramping, ramrodding, randomizing, ransoming, reacclimatizing, readmitting, reaffirming, reaming, reanimating, rearming, reassembling, reassuming, reattempting, reblooming, rechromatographing, recombing, recombining, recommencing, recommissioning, recommitting, recompensing, recompiling, recomposing, recomputing, reconfirming, recontaminating, recriminating, redamaging, redemanding, redetermining, redreaming, reembarking, reembodying, reembroidering, reemerging, reemitting, reemphasizing, reemploying, reestimating, reexamining, refilming, reformatting, reforming, reformulating, reframing, regimenting, regrooming, rehammering, rehemming, rehumanizing, reimaging, reimagining, reimbursing, reimmersing, reimplanting, reimporting, reimposing, reinforming, reluming, relumining, remailing, remaindering, remaking, remanding, remanning, remanufacturing, remapping, remarketing, remarking, remarrying, remastering, rematching, rematerializing, remating, remeasuring, remediating, remedying, remeeting, remelting, remending, remerging, remilitarizing, reminiscing, reminting, remising, remixing, remobilizing, remodeling, remodifying, remoistening, remolding, remonetizing, remonstrating, remortgaging, remotivating, remounting, remunerating, remythologizing, renaming, renominating, renormalizing, renumbering, replumbing, reprimanding, reprograming, repumping, rereminding, resampling, resmelting, resmoothing, restamping, restimulating, resubmitting, resuming, resummoning, resystematizing, reteaming, retempering, retiming, retransforming, retransmitting, retrimming, revamping, rewarming, rhumbaing, rhyming, rhythmizing, riming, rimming, rimpling, romanising, romanizing, romanticising, romanticizing, rosemaling, rumbaing, ruminating, rumoring, rumormongering, rumouring, rumpling

All words that fit RMNG
Round 9DINIG140 words fit

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

declining, defining, designing, detaining, determining, dining, dinning, disappointing, discerning, disciplining, discounting, discriminating, disheartening, dismantling, disorienting, dispensing, distancing, distinguishing, divining, dominating, draining, drinking, dwindling, datelining, deaminating, decaffeinating, dechlorinating, decisioning, decommissioning, deconditioning, decontaminating, decriminalizing, dedifferentiating, defeminizing, defibrinating, definitizing, dehydrochlorinating, deigning, deindustrializing, deinstitutionalizing, deionizing, delaminating, delineating, demineralizing, demyelinating, denationalizing, denizening, denominating, depainting, deracinating, deraigning, desalinating, desalinizing, designating, destaining, destining, detraining, deveining, dezincing, dezincking, diagnosing, diagonalizing, diamonding, differencing, differentiating, dignifying, dimensioning, diminishing, dindling, dingdonging, dinging, dinking, dinnering, dinting, diphthongizing, dipnetting, disadvantaging, disannulling, disarranging, disbanding, disburdening, discanting, discommending, disconcerting, disconfirming, disconnecting, discontenting, discontinuing, discountenancing, discrowning, disdaining, disenchanting, disencumbering, disendowing, disenfranchising, disengaging, disentailing, disentangling, disenthralling, disentitling, disfranchising, disfurnishing, disgruntling, disharmonizing, dishonoring, disillusioning, disinclining, disinfecting, disinfesting, disinheriting, disinhibiting, disintegrating, disinteresting, disinterring, disintoxicating, disinvesting, disinviting, disjoining, disjointing, dislimning, dismounting, disorganizing, disorientating, disowning, dispending, displanting, disproportionating, disproportioning, disquantitying, disseminating, dissenting, distaining, distending, distraining, disuniting, divinising, divinizing, dizening, domineering, dwining

All words that fit DINIG
Round 10FAISM24 words fit

starts with F and ends with M, with A then I then S in between, in that order.

fanaticism, fascism, favoritism, factionalism, factualism, faddism, fairyism, familism, faradism, fatalism, fauvism, favism, federalism, ferrimagnetism, ferromagnetism, feudalism, finalism, flagellantism, formalism, fraternalism, funambulism, functionalism, fundamentalism, futilitarianism

All words that fit FAISM

Questions

What were the answers to Wordspine #70?
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.