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Wordspine #71

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Answers for puzzle #71. 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 PN. A word like pac looks close but doesn't count — it starts with P but ends with C, not N. Order is the whole game.

Pro — four levels

Level 1PN688 words fit

starts with P and ends with N.

pagan, pain, pan, pantheon, paragon, pardon, participation, partisan, parton, passion, pathogen, patrolman, patrolmen, patron, patten, pattern, pavilion, pawn, pecan, pedestrian, pediatrician, pemmican, pen, penetration, penguin, penicillin, pension, pentagon, peon, perception … and 658 more

All words that fit PN

Scoring on this level: PAN = 5 points, PARTICIPATION = 15 points.

Level 2SVS384 words fit

starts with S and ends with S, with V in between, in that order.

savages, saves, savings, scarves, sedatives, selves, servants, servers, serves, services, servings, sevens, seventies, shaves, shelves, shivers, shovels, shoves, skivvies, slaves, sleepovers, sleeves, solves, souvenirs, soviets, survives, survivors, salivas, salivates, salivations … and 354 more

All words that fit SVS

Scoring on this level: SAVES = 9 points, SALIVATIONS = 15 points.

Level 3ENLY165 words fit

starts with E and ends with Y, with N then L in between, in that order.

economically, efficiently, electronically, eloquently, embarrassingly, eminently, emotionally, endlessly, enormously, entirely, entomology, essentially, eternally, evenly, eventuality, eventually, evidently, exceedingly, exceptionally, earnestly, earthshakingly, ebulliently, eccentrically, econometrically, ecumenically, educationally, effeminately, efferently, effervescently, egocentrically … and 135 more

All words that fit ENLY

Scoring on this level: EVENLY = 12 points, ECONOMETRICALLY = 21 points.

Level 4ESIVE23 words fit

starts with E and ends with E, with S then I then V in between, in that order.

elusive, evasive, excessive, exclusive, exhaustive, expensive, explosive, expressive, extensive, effusive, egestive, electroconvulsive, electropositive, emissive, emulsive, erosive, estimative, estivate, excursive, expansive, expositive, expulsive, extrusive

All words that fit ESIVE

Scoring on this level: ELUSIVE = 15 points, ELECTROCONVULSIVE = 25 points.

Ranks on this day

  • Beginner0
  • Good Start26
  • Moving Up58
  • Good96
  • Solid160
  • Nice244
  • Great333
  • Genius448
  • Perfect640
Play this Pro day

Sprint — ten rounds

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

Round 1SM288 words fit

starts with S and ends with M.

salaam, sanatorium, sanctum, sandstorm, sanitarium, sarcasm, scam, scram, scream, scrotum, scum, seam, seem, seldom, septum, serum, sexism, shalom, sham, showroom, sim, sitcom, skepticism, skim, slam, slim, slum, snowstorm, socialism, sodium, solarium, sonogram, spasm, spectrum, sperm, squirm, stadium, stardom, stateroom, steam, stem, storeroom, storm, stream, sugarplum, sum, sunroom, swam, swarm, swim, symbolism, symptom, system, sacerdotalism, sachem, sacramentalism, sacrarium, sacrum, sadism, sadomasochism, sagum, saintdom, saleroom, salesroom, salvationism, salverform, samarium, sandworm, sanitorium, sansculottism, sapphism, sarcoplasm, sardonicism, sargassum, sarmentum, satanism, satem, saturnism, savagism, scalariform, scalogram, scandium, scapegoatism, scattergram, scepticism, schematism, schism, scholasticism, scholium, schoolmarm, schoolroom, scientism, sciolism, sclerotium, screwworm, scrim, scriptorium, scrum, scutellum, scutum, seaborgium, sebum, secessionism, sectarianism, sectionalism, secularism, secundum, sedarim, sedilium, sedum, seism, seismism, seismogram, selenium, selfdom, semicolonialism, sempervivum, sensationalism, sensillum, sensorium, sensualism, sensum, sentimentalism, separatism, septarium, sequestrum, seraphim, serfdom, serialism, seriatim, servomechanism, sestertium, setiform, shadchanim, shahdom, shamanism, shammashim, shammasim, shammosim, shamosim, shawm, sheikdom, sheikhdom, sheqalim, sheriffdom, shim, shipworm, shittim, shkotzim, sholom, sickroom, siddurim, sidearm, sidestream, sierozem, silicium, silkworm, simoom, simplism, simulacrum, sinapism, sistrum, skellum, skelm, skiagram, skookum, slalom, slipform, slipstream, slowworm, slumgum, slumism, smarm, smeddum, snobbism, sociogram, sodom, solanum, solarism, solatium, solecism, solidarism, solipsism, solum, somnambulism, sophism, sorghum, sovietism, spam, spanworm, specialism, speciesism, spectrogram, spectroheliogram, speculum, spermagonium, spermatium, spermatogonium, sphagnum, spiculum, spirem, spirillum, spiritism, spiritualism, splenium, spoonerism, sporangium, sporogonium, sputum, staminodium, standpattism, stannum, statism, stenotherm, stepmom, stereogram, stereoisomerism, sternum, stewbum, stibium, stickum, stillroom, stockroom, stoicism, stomodaeum, stomodeum, stramonium, stratagem, stratiform, stratum, strontium, structuralism, strum, stum, stumblebum, styliform, stylopodium, subatom, subgum, subitem … and 48 more

All words that fit SM
Round 2TY648 words fit

starts with T and ends with Y.

tabby, tacky, taffy, talky, tally, tammy, tardy, tasty, tawdry, teary, technicality, technically, technology, teddy, teensy, teeny, telemetry, telepathically, telepathy, telly, temporarily, temporary, tenacity, tendency, terminology, terribly, terrifically, terrify, territory, terry, testify, testimony, testy, thankfully, thataway, theology, theoretically, theory, therapy, thereby, they, thinly, thirsty, thirty, thoracotomy, thoroughly, thoughtfully, thready, throughway, thruway, thusly, thy, tidy, tiffany, tightly, timely, timothy, tingly, tiny, tippy, tipsy, titty, tizzy, toasty, toby, today, toddy, tomfoolery, tommy, tony, tory, totally, touchy, toxicity, toxicology, toy, traditionally, tragedy, tragically, trajectory, tranquility, trashy, travesty, tray, treachery, treasury, treaty, tremendously, trendy, trey, trickery, tricky, trigonometry, trilogy, trinity, trippy, trophy, troy, truly, trustworthy, trusty, truthfully, try, tubby, tummy, turkey, tushy, twenty, twisty, twitchy, typically, tyranny, tabooley, tachistoscopically, tacitly, taciturnity, tackey, tackify, tackily, tactfully, tactically, tactilely, tactility, tactlessly, tactually, takeaway, takingly, talcky, talismanically, talkatively, tallboy, tallowy, tamely, tangency, tangentially, tangibility, tangibly, tangly, tangy, tanistry, tannery, tansy, tantalizingly, tantivy, tapestry, taphonomy, tardily, tarnally, tarry, tartly, tarty, tastefully, tastelessly, tastily, tatouay, tattily, tatty, tauntingly, tautly, tautologically, tautologously, tautology, tautonymy, tawdrily, tawney, tawnily, tawny, taxably, taxidermy, taxingly, taxiway, taxonomically, taxonomy, teaberry, teachably, teacherly, teapoy, tearaway, tearfully, tearily, teasingly, techily, technocracy, technologically, techy, tectonically, tediously, teemingly, teentsy, teetotally, telegony, telegraphically, telegraphy, telekinetically, telemetrically, teleologically, teleology, teleonomy, telephonically, telephony, telephotography, teleplay, telescopically, telically, tellingly, temerariously, temerity, temperamentally, temperately, tempestuously, temporality, temporally, temptingly, tenability, tenably, tenaciously, tenancy, tenantry, tendentiously, tenderheartedly, tenderly, tenotomy, tenpenny, tensely, tensibly, tensility, tensiometry, tensity, tentatively, tenthly, tenty, tenuity, tenuously, tenurially, tepefy, tepidity, tepidly, tepoy, teratogenicity, teratology … and 408 more

All words that fit TY
Round 3ANS2089 words fit

starts with A and ends with S, with N in between, in that order.

abandons, abductions, abnormalities, abortions, absences, accents, accidents, accommodations, accountants, accounts, accoutrements, accusations, acknowledges, acquaintances, acquisitions, actions, additions, adenoids, adjustments, administrators, admissions, adolescents, adrenals, advancements, advances, advantageous, advantages, adventures, adventurous, aerodynamics, affections, afternoons, agencies, agendas, agents, agreements, ailments, airlines, airplanes, aliens, allegations, allegiances, almonds, alterations, alternates, alternatives, alumnus, ambitions, ambulances, amendments, amends, amenities, amounts, amphetamines, analysis, analysts, anarchists, ancestors, anchors, anchovies, ancients, anecdotes, anesthetics, angels, angelus, angles, animals, ankles, annals, announcements, announces, annoyances, annoys, anomalies, anonymous, answers, antibiotics, antibodies, antics, antihistamines, antiques, antiquities, ants, anxious, anyways, apartments, appearances, appendages, appendicitis, appliances, applicants, applications, appointments, appropriations, aprons, arachnids, arguments, armaments, arrangements, aspirations, aspirins, assassins, assertiveness, assignments, assistants, associations, assumptions, assurances, astronauts, attachments, attendants, attends, attentions, attorneys, audiences, auditions, aunties, aunts, autonomous, avengers, awareness, awkwardness, abalones, abandoners, abandonments, abasements, abashments, abatements, abbreviations, abdications, abdomens, abducens, abducentes, abecedarians, aberrances, aberrancies, aberrants, aberrations, abetments, abeyances, abeyancies, abhenries, abhenrys, abhorrences, abidances, abiogeneses, abiogenesis, abiogenists, abjections, abjectness, abjectnesses, abjurations, ablations, ablings, ablins, abluents, ablutions, abnegates, abnegations, abnegators, abnormals, abolishments, abolitionisms, abolitionists, abolitions, abominates, abominations, abominators, aboriginals, aborigines, abortifacients, abortionists, abortiveness, abortivenesses, abounds, abradants, abrasions, abrasiveness, abrasivenesses, abreactions, abridgements, abridgments, abrogations, abruptions, abruptness, abruptnesses, abscisins, abscissions, absconders, absconds, absenteeisms, absentees, absenters, absentmindedness, absentmindednesses, absents, absinthes, absinths, absoluteness, absolutenesses, absolutions, absorbances, absorbancies, absorbants, absorbencies, absorbents, absorptances, absorptions, abstainers, abstains, abstemiousness, abstemiousnesses, abstentions, abstentious, abstinences, abstractedness, abstractednesses, abstractionisms, abstractionists, abstractions, abstractness, abstractnesses, abstruseness, abstrusenesses, absurdness, absurdnesses, abundances, abusiveness, abusivenesses, abutilons, abutments, academicians, acanthocephalans, acanthus, acanthuses, acapnias, acaridans, acarines, accelerandos, accelerants … and 1849 more

All words that fit ANS
Round 4MLG191 words fit

starts with M and ends with G, with L in between, in that order.

mailing, malfunctioning, manipulating, marveling, meddling, melding, mellowing, melting, milking, milling, misleading, modeling, modelling, molding, molesting, monopolizing, moonlighting, mulling, mumbling, mackling, maculating, maculing, mailbag, mainlining, maladministering, maledicting, maligning, malingering, malling, malting, maltreating, manacling, mangling, manhandling, manifolding, mansplaining, mantling, marbleising, marbleizing, marbling, marcelling, marginalizing, marling, marshaling, marshalling, marvelling, masculinising, masculinizing, materialising, materializing, matriculating, mauling, mealybug, medaling, medalling, melanizing, meliorating, melling, melodising, melodizing, melodramatising, melodramatizing, memorialising, memorializing, metabolizing, metaling, metalising, metalizing, metalling, metallizing, metalworking, methylating, mewling, miauling, microencapsulating, microfilming, micropublishing, middling, midleg, milchig, mildening, mildewing, militarising, militarizing, militating, milting, mineralising, mineralizing, mingling, misaligning, misallocating, misallying, misaltering, misapplying, misarticulating, misassembling, misbalancing, misbelieving, misbilling, misbuilding, miscalculating, miscalling, miscatalog, miscataloging, mischanneling, mischannelling, misclaiming, misclassifying, misclassing, miscoloring, misdealing, misdeveloping, misdialing, misdialling, misemploying, misenrolling, misevaluating, misfielding, misfiling, mishandling, mislabeling, mislabelling, mislaboring, mislaying, mislearning, mislighting, misliking, misliving, mislocating, mislodging, mislying, misplacing, misplanning, misplanting, misplaying, mispleading, misrelating, misrelying, misruling, misspelling, misstyling, mistitling, mistranslating, misvaluing, mizzling, mobilising, mobilizing, modulating, moiling, moldering, mollifying, mollycoddling, molting, mongrelizing, monolog, monopolising, monthlong, monumentalizing, moralising, moralizing, morseling, morselling, mothballing, motorcycling, mottling, mouldering, moulding, moulting, muddling, mudslinging, muffling, mulching, mulcting, muling, mullioning, multibuilding, multidrug, multiplexing, multiplying, multiprocessing, multiprogramming, multitasking, multitracking, municipalizing, muscling, musicalising, musicalizing, mutilating, mutualizing, muzzling, mythologizing

All words that fit MLG
Round 5GDS401 words fit

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

gardeners, gardenias, gardens, girlfriends, glades, gladiators, glands, gliders, goddess, goddesses, godliness, gods, goodbyes, goodies, goodness, goods, graders, grades, graduates, granddaughters, grandfathers, grandkids, grandmothers, grandparents, graveyards, grenades, grinds, groundless, grounds, grudges, guardians, guards, guidelines, guides, gabardines, gabbards, gaberdines, gadabouts, gadders, gaddis, gadflies, gadgeteers, gadgetries, gadgets, gadids, gadis, gadoids, gadolinites, gadoliniums, gadroonings, gadroons, gads, gadwalls, gadzookeries, gadzooks, gaillardias, galactosidases, galactosides, gallbladders, galliards, gallopades, galopades, gambades, gambadoes, gambados, gamodemes, ganders, ganglands, gangliosides, gangsterdoms, ganoids, ganymedes, gapeseeds, garboards, gardenfuls, garderobes, garibaldis, garlands, gasconaders, gasconades, gasholders, gastritides, gastroenteritides, gastropods, gatefolds, gauderies, gaudies, gaudiness, gaudinesses, gauds, gavelkinds, gazehounds, gedankenexperiments, geds, geepounds, geladas, gelandesprungs, gelders, geldings, gelds, gelidities, gendarmeries, gendarmes, genders, genocides, geodes, geodesics, geodesies, geodesists, geoducks, geohydrologies, geohydrologists, geoids, geometrids, gerardias, germanders, germicides, gerrymanders, gerundives, gerunds, gesneriads, giardiases, giardiasis, giddies, giddiness, giddinesses, gids, giftedness, giftednesses, gilders, gildhalls, gildings, gilds, giltheads, gingerbreads, gingivitides, girandoles, girders, girdlers, girdles, girds, girlhoods, gizzards, gladdens, gladiolas, gladiolus, gladioluses, gladness, gladnesses, glads, gladsomeness, gladsomenesses, gladstones, glanders, glandes, glandless, glandules, gledes, gleds, gleeds, gliadines, gliadins, glides, glissaders, glissades, glissandos, globoids, glochids, glomerulonephritides, glottides, glucocorticoids, glucosidases, glucosides, glucuronidases, glucuronides, glutaraldehydes, glutethimides, glyceraldehydes, glycerides, glycolipids, glycopeptides, glycosidases, glycosides, goads, goaltenders, goaltendings, goatherds, gobbledegooks, gobbledygooks, gobioids, goddamns, goddams, goddaughters, godets, godfathers, godheads, godhoods, godless, godlessness, godlessnesses, godlikeness, godlikenesses, godlinesses, godlings, godmothers, godowns, godparents, godroons, godsends, godships, godsons, godwits, golcondas, goldarns, goldbricks, goldbugs, goldeneyes, goldenness, goldennesses, goldenrods, goldenseals, goldeyes, goldfields, goldfinches, goldfishes, golds, goldsmiths, goldstones, goldurns, goliards, gonadectomies, gonadotrophins, gonadotropins, gonads, gondolas, gondoliers, goodbys, goodnesses, goodwills, goodwives … and 161 more

All words that fit GDS
Round 6MIAL181 words fit

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

madrigal, magical, managerial, maniacal, marginal, marital, martial, material, matrimonial, mechanical, medical, medieval, memorial, menial, metaphorical, methodical, mineral, minimal, mistrial, motivational, multinational, musical, mystical, mythical, mythological, magisterial, magistral, magistratical, magnifical, mainsail, malacological, malarial, manorial, manurial, margravial, marsupial, mathematical, matinal, matriarchal, matricidal, matrilineal, maturational, matutinal, maxillofacial, maximal, mechanochemical, mediaeval, medial, mediastinal, mediational, medicinal, medicolegal, megalomaniacal, meningeal, meningococcal, meniscal, mercurial, meridional, mesial, mesothelial, metacercarial, metaethical, metafictional, metalloidal, metallurgical, metamathematical, metaphysical, metapsychological, metathetical, meteoritical, meteoroidal, meteorological, methodological, metical, metonymical, metrical, metrological, metronomical, miasmal, miaul, microanalytical, microanatomical, microbial, microbiological, micrococcal, microcrystal, microcultural, microenvironmental, microfaunal, microfilarial, microfloral, micrometeorological, micromorphological, micropaleontological, microphysical, microscopical, microsomal, microspherical, microstructural, microsurgical, microtonal, middorsal, midsagittal, migrational, miliarial, millennial, millesimal, milligal, mimical, mineralogical, ministerial, minutial, miracidial, misappraisal, miscall, miscegenational, mischannel, misdeal, misdial, miskal, mislabel, missal, mistral, miticidal, mitochondrial, mitral, molluscicidal, monarchial, monarchical, monaxial, monitorial, monochasial, monodical, monolingual, monomaniacal, monomial, monopodial, monotheistical, monsignorial, morainal, morphological, motional, mucoidal, multiaxial, multibarrel, multicausal, multichannel, multicultural, multidialectal, multidimensional, multidirectional, multidivisional, multifactorial, multifocal, multifunctional, multigenerational, multihospital, multilateral, multilingual, multimillennial, multimodal, multinomial, multipotential, multiracial, multiregional, multispectral, multiterminal, multiwall, municipal, museological, musicological, mutational, mycelial, mycobacterial, mycological, mycorrhizal, myocardial, myoelectrical, myrmecological, mythopoetical, myxoviral

All words that fit MIAL
Round 7DCRS298 words fit

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

dancers, decompress, decorations, decorators, democrats, describes, detectors, dictators, dictatorships, directors, discourteous, discoveries, discovers, discrepancies, doctors, documentaries, dackers, deaconries, deactivators, debaucheries, debauchers, decagrams, decahedrons, decaliters, decameters, decanters, decapitators, decarbonates, decarbonations, decarbonizers, decarbonizes, decarboxylases, decarboxylates, decarboxylations, decarburizations, decarburizes, decares, decayers, deceivers, decelerates, decelerations, decelerators, decemvirates, decemvirs, decenaries, decenters, decentralizations, decentralizes, decentres, decerebrates, decerebrations, decerns, decertifications, decertifies, dechlorinates, dechlorinations, deciares, deciders, decigrams, deciliters, decimeters, decipherers, decipherments, deciphers, deckers, declaimers, declarants, declarations, declarers, declares, decliners, decoders, decolorizations, decolorizers, decolorizes, decolors, decolours, decomposers, decompresses, decompressions, deconcentrates, deconcentrations, deconsecrates, deconsecrations, deconstructionists, deconstructions, deconstructors, deconstructs, decontaminators, decontrols, decorates, decorativeness, decorativenesses, decorous, decorousness, decorousnesses, decors, decorticates, decortications, decorticators, decorums, decoyers, decreases, decreers, decrees, decrements, decrepitates, decrepitations, decrepitudes, decrescendos, decretals, decrials, decriers, decries, decriminalizations, decriminalizes, decrowns, decryptions, decrypts, decuries, decurions, decurves, dedicators, defacers, defalcators, defectors, deflectors, dehydrochlorinases, dehydrochlorinates, dehydrochlorinations, deicers, democracies, democratizations, democratizers, democratizes, dendrochronologies, dendrochronologists, denouncers, denuclearizations, denuclearizes, depicters, depictors, depreciators, desacralizations, desacralizes, descenders, describers, descriers, descries, descriptions, descriptiveness, descriptivenesses, descriptors, desecraters, desecrates, desecrations, desecrators, desiccators, detachers, detecters, detickers, detractors, diachronies, diacritics, dicentras, dicentrics, dicers, dichlorobenzenes, dichlorodifluoromethanes, dichloroethanes, dichlorvos, dichlorvoses, dichondras, dichroisms, dichromates, dichromatisms, dichromats, dichroscopes, dickers, dicoumarins, dicoumarols, dicrotisms, dictatorialness, dictatorialnesses, dictionaries, dicumarols, dielectrics, diethylcarbamazines, diffractometers, diffractometries, diglycerides, dimercaprols, dipterocarps, directorates, directories, directorships, directress, directresses, directrices, directrixes, disaccharidases, disaccharides, disaccords, discarders, discards, discerners, discernments, discerns, dischargees, dischargers, discharges, disciplinarians, disciplinarities, discipliners, disclaimers, disclosers, disclosures, discographers, discographies, discolorations, discolors, discomfitures, discomforts, discomposures, disconcertments, disconcerts, disconfirms, disconformities, discordances, discordancies, discords, discounters, discouragements, discouragers, discourages, discoursers, discourses, discourteousness, discourteousnesses, discourtesies … and 58 more

All words that fit DCRS
Round 8FHER56 words fit

starts with F and ends with R, with H then E in between, in that order.

farther, father, feather, fighter, fisher, fletcher, freighter, freshener, fresher, freshwater, fuhrer, further, fashioner, fashionmonger, featherier, feldsher, fetcher, filcher, filthier, finisher, firefighter, fishier, fishmonger, flamethrower, flasher, flashier, flashover, fleahopper, flesher, fleshier, fleshlier, flichter, flightier, flincher, flourisher, flusher, flycatcher, foolhardier, foolisher, forechecker, forefather, foregather, foremother, foreshadower, forgather, foxhunter, franchiser, freeholder, freethinker, freewheeler, froghopper, frothier, fuehrer, furbisher, furnisher, furtherer

All words that fit FHER
Round 9EDING64 words fit

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

eavesdropping, edging, editing, educating, endangering, endearing, ending, endorsing, enduring, eroding, exceeding, excluding, expanding, exploding, extending, eddying, edifying, editorializing, educing, edulcorating, electrodepositing, eliding, elucidating, eluding, embedding, embodying, emboldening, embordering, embroidering, emendating, emending, encoding, endamaging, endeavoring, endeavouring, enditing, endowing, enduing, enfilading, enfolding, engarlanding, engendering, engilding, engirding, engirdling, enkindling, enshrouding, enwinding, epoxidizing, eradiating, eradicating, escalading, evading, everduring, evidencing, evildoing, exciding, expediting, expending, expounding, exscinding, extraditing, extruding, exuding

All words that fit EDING
Round 10DMNED43 words fit

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

damned, dampened, demanded, demented, demonstrated, determined, diminished, discriminated, dismantled, documented, damascened, damnified, deaminated, decommissioned, decompensated, decontaminated, decremented, decriminalized, defeminized, defragmented, dehumanized, delaminated, demagnetized, demeaned, demineralized, demonetized, demonised, demonized, demounted, denominated, departmentalized, diamonded, dimensioned, discommended, disharmonized, dislimned, dismounted, disseminated, dominated, domineered, dumbfounded, dumbfoundered, dumfounded

All words that fit DMNED

Questions

What were the answers to Wordspine #71?
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.