Wordspine #73
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Answers for puzzle #73. 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 DY. A word like dab looks close but doesn't count — it starts with D but ends with B, not Y. Order is the whole game.
Pro — four levels
starts with D and ends with Y.
daddy, daffy, daily, dainty, dairy, daisy, dally, dandy, dangerously, davy, day, deadly, dearly, deathly, decay, decency, deceptively, decoy, deejay, deeply, defiantly, deficiency, definitely, definitively, deformity, deftly, defy, deity, delay, deliberately … and 735 more
All words that fit DYScoring on this level: DAY = 5 points, DEFINITIVELY = 14 points.
starts with F and ends with D, with I in between, in that order.
fabricated, facilitated, factoid, failed, fainted, famished, fancied, fantasized, fascinated, fashioned, field, fiend, figured, figurehead, filed, filled, filmed, filtered, finalized, financed, find, fined, finessed, fingered, finished, firebird, fired, firewood, firsthand, fished … and 210 more
All words that fit FIDScoring on this level: FIND = 8 points, FACILITATED = 15 points.
starts with W and ends with D, with A then E in between, in that order.
waited, waitressed, waived, walked, walled, wandered, wanted, warhead, warmed, warned, warped, warranted, washed, wasted, watched, waterbed, watered, waved, wavered, waxed, weakened, weathered, whacked, wracked, wrapped, wreaked, wabbled, wadded, waddied, waddled … and 107 more
All words that fit WAEDScoring on this level: WAVED = 11 points, WAITRESSED = 16 points.
starts with D and ends with D, with A then N then E in between, in that order.
damned, dampened, danced, dangled, darkened, darned, dawned, demanded, deranged, detained, diagnosed, disappointed, dismantled, disorganized, drained, damascened, damnified, dandered, dandified, dandled, danegeld, daneweed, danged, dangered, datelined, daundered, daunted, davened, deaconed, deadened … and 49 more
All words that fit DANEDScoring on this level: DAMNED = 14 points, DISAPPOINTED = 20 points.
Ranks on this day
- Beginner0
- Good Start24
- Moving Up54
- Good89
- Solid148
- Nice225
- Great307
- Genius413
- Perfect590
Sprint — ten rounds
Sprint can't be replayed, so this is the record of the day.
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 FYstarts with E and ends with T.
earliest, earnest, earshot, easiest, east, eat, edict, edit, effect, efficient, effort, eggplant, eight, eject, eldest, elect, elegant, element, elephant, elicit, elitist, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embezzlement, eminent, emit, employment, empowerment, enact, enchant, enchantment, encouragement, endangerment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enjoyment, enlightenment, enlist, enrollment, entertainment, enthusiast, entomologist, entrapment, entrust, environment, equipment, equivalent, erect, errant, erupt, escargot, escort, establishment, event, evict, evident, exact, excellent, except, excitement, exempt, exhaust, exhibit, exigent, exist, existent, existentialist, exit, exorbitant, exorcist, expect, expedient, experiment, expert, explicit, exploit, export, extent, extinct, extort, extortionist, extract, extravagant, eyesight, eagerest, eaglet, earthiest, earthliest, earthlight, earthnut, earthset, easement, easternmost, ebbet, ebullient, ecclesiologist, ecdysiast, eclaircissement, eclat, ecologist, econometrist, economist, ecotourist, ecumenicist, ecumenist, edgiest, editorialist, educationalist, educationist, educt, edutainment, eeliest, eelpout, eeriest, effacement, efferent, effervescent, efflorescent, effluent, effulgent, eft, egest, egoist, egotist, egret, ejectment, electret, electrodeposit, electrojet, electrologist, electroluminescent, electromagnet, electrophysiologist, elegist, elegit, elint, elmiest, elocutionist, elopement, eluant, eluent, emancipationist, embalmment, embarkment, embattlement, embayment, embedment, embellishment, embitterment, emblazonment, embodiment, embonpoint, embossment, embourgeoisement, embracement, embranglement, embrittlement, embroilment, embryologist, emergent, emigrant, emmet, emollient, emolument, emotionalist, empiricist, emplacement, empoisonment, empressement, emptiest, enactment, enamelist, encampment, encasement, encashment, enchainment, encipherment, encirclement, encomiast, encompassment, encroachment, encrust, encrypt, encyclopedist, encyst, encystment, endearment, endmost, endocast, endocrinologist, endodontist, endosymbiont, endpoint, enfeeblement, enfeoffment, enframement, enfranchisement, engirt, englut, engorgement, engraft, engraftment, engrossment, engulfment, enhancement, enjambement, enjambment, enlacement, enlargement, enlistment, enmeshment, ennoblement, enologist, enrapt, enrichment, enroot, enserfment, enshrinement, enslavement, ensorcellment, entailment, entanglement, enthrallment, enthronement, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entoproct, entrainment, entrancement, entrant, entreat, entreatment, entrechat, entrenchment, entrepot, entrustment … and 122 more
All words that fit ETstarts with S and ends with Y, with O in between, in that order.
satisfactory, scholarly, schoolboy, secondary, secondly, sensory, seriously, shadowy, shockingly, shoddy, shortly, shorty, showy, simony, simultaneously, sloppy, slowly, smokey, smoky, smoochy, smoothly, snobby, snoopy, snooty, snotty, snowy, soapy, soberly, sobriety, socially, society, sociology, sodomy, softly, softy, soggy, solely, solidify, solitary, somebody, someday, someway, sonny, sorcery, sorority, sorry, soundly, soupy, sovereignty, soy, spontaneity, spontaneously, spooky, sporty, spotty, stationary, stationery, stocky, stodgy, stoney, stony, stormy, story, stowaway, strenuously, strongly, subconsciously, supposedly, symbolically, symphony, synchronicity, sacerdotally, sacrilegiously, sacrosanctity, sagaciously, sailorly, salaciously, sallowly, sallowy, salmonberry, saltatory, salubriously, salutatory, sanctimoniously, sanctimony, saponify, saprogenicity, saprophytically, sardonically, sartorially, satisfactorily, saveloy, savorily, savory, savoury, savoy, saxony, scabrously, scalariformly, scammony, scandalously, scatology, scenography, schistosity, schizogony, schizophrenically, schlocky, scholastically, schoolmasterly, scorchingly, scorify, scornfully, scoundrelly, scowlingly, scroggy, scroungy, scrumptiously, scrupulosity, scrupulously, scurrilously, seasonably, seasonality, seasonally, seaworthy, secondarily, secretionary, secretory, sectionally, sedimentologically, sedimentology, seditiously, sedulously, seigniory, seignory, seismography, seismology, seismometry, seldomly, selenology, semasiology, semeiology, semiautomatically, semicolony, semiconservatively, semidocumentary, semimonthly, semiofficially, semiologically, semiology, semipornography, semiprofessionally, semitonally, semitonically, seniority, sensationally, sensitometry, sensorially, sensuosity, sensuously, sententiously, sepoy, sequaciously, serendipitously, seriocomically, serologically, serology, seronegativity, seropositivity, serosity, serpiginously, sexology, shadowgraphy, shadowily, shallowly, shamoy, shoaly, shoddily, shoofly, shopboy, shortsightedly, showbizzy, showery, showily, sigmoidally, sigmoidoscopy, signatory, signiory, signory, simoniacally, singsongy, sinology, sinuosity, sinuously, sinusoidally, sitology, situationally, slanderously, slaughterously, slavocracy, slobbery, slobby, sloppily, sloshy, slothfully, slouchily, slouchy, sloughy, slovenly, smoggy, smokily, smoothy, smothery, snobbery, snobbily, snobbishly, snoopily, snootily, snoozy, snottily, snouty, snowberry, snowily, soapberry, soapily, sociability, sociably, socialistically, sociality, societally, sociobiology, socioculturally, socioeconomically, sociologically, sociometry, sodality, soddenly, soddy, softheadedly, softheartedly, soggily … and 254 more
All words that fit SOYstarts with H and ends with S, with N in between, in that order.
hallucinations, handbags, handcuffs, handguns, handles, handouts, hands, hangers, hangouts, hangovers, hangs, hanks, happenings, happens, happiness, hardens, harmonious, harness, harpoons, haunts, headlines, headphones, hearings, heathens, heavens, heinous, helplessness, hemlines, hens, hernias, highlands, highness, hijinks, hinges, hints, holdings, holiness, homeowners, honeymooners, honeymoons, honks, honors, honours, hooligans, hopelessness, horizons, hormones, hornets, horns, horrendous, hounds, humans, humiliations, hunches, hundreds, hunks, huns, hunters, hurricanes, husbands, hyenas, hymns, hypnosis, habaneras, habergeons, habiliments, habilitations, habitableness, habitablenesses, habitans, habitants, habitations, habitualness, habitualnesses, habituations, hacendados, haciendados, haciendas, hackneys, hadrons, haematins, haemins, hafniums, hagdons, haggardness, haggardnesses, hahniums, hailstones, hairbands, haircuttings, hairdressings, hairiness, hairinesses, hairlessness, hairlessnesses, hairlines, hairnets, hairpins, hairsplittings, hairsprings, hairstylings, halations, halazones, halcyons, haleness, halenesses, halfheartedness, halfheartednesses, halfness, halfnesses, halfpennies, halftones, hallucinates, hallucinators, hallucinogenics, hallucinogens, hallucinoses, hallucinosis, hallucinosises, halocarbons, haloclines, halogenates, halogenations, halogenous, halogens, halogetons, halothanes, hambones, hammerings, hamminess, hamminesses, hamstrings, hanapers, hances, handballs, handbarrows, handbaskets, handbells, handbills, handbooks, handbreadths, handcars, handcarts, handclasps, handcrafts, handcraftsmanships, handedness, handednesses, handfastings, handfasts, handfuls, handgrips, handhelds, handholdings, handholds, handicappers, handicaps, handicrafters, handicrafts, handiness, handinesses, handiworks, handkerchiefs, handkerchieves, handlebars, handleless, handlers, handless, handlings, handlists, handlooms, handmaidens, handmaids, handoffs, handovers, handpicks, handpress, handpresses, handprints, handrailings, handrails, handsaws, handsbreadths, handsels, handsets, handshakes, handsomeness, handsomenesses, handspikes, handsprings, handstands, handwheels, handworkers, handworks, handwringers, handwringings, handwrites, handwritings, handypersons, hangars, hangbirds, hangdogs, hangfires, hangings, hangnails, hangnests, hangtags, hangups, hankerers, hankerings, hankers, hankies, hansas, hansels, hanses, hansoms, hantles, hants, hanumans, haphazardness, haphazardnesses, haplessness, haplessnesses, haplonts, happenchances, happenstances, happinesses, haptenes, haptens, haptoglobins, haranguers, harangues, harassments, harbingers, hardeners, hardenings, hardhandedness, hardhandednesses, hardheadedness, hardheadednesses … and 739 more
All words that fit HNSstarts with W and ends with R, with N in between, in that order.
wander, wanderer, wangler, warner, webinar, weiner, whenever, whiner, wiener, windbreaker, windjammer, winger, winner, winter, womanizer, wonder, wrangler, wringer, waggoner, wagoner, wakener, wanier, wanner, wanter, wantoner, warmonger, warranter, warrantor, warrener, weakener, weaner, weekender, weenier, weensier, weimaraner, weisenheimer, wencher, wennier, westerner, wharfinger, whencesoever, whensoever, whinier, whinnier, whippersnapper, whitener, whoremonger, widener, willinger, wincer, wincher, winder, windflower, windhover, windier, winegrower, winemaker, wingier, wingover, winier, winker, winnower, winsomer, winterer, winterier, wintrier, wisenheimer, womanlier, womanpower, wonderer, wonkier, wonner, woodener, woodlander, wordmonger, wounder, wrinklier, wrongdoer, wronger, wunderkinder
All words that fit WNRstarts with W and ends with R, with P then E in between, in that order.
wallpaper, whimper, whipper, whisper, whopper, willpower, wiper, woodpecker, wrapper, wafflestomper, walloper, warper, warpower, waspier, wastepaper, waterpower, waterproofer, weeper, weepier, whapper, whippersnapper, whippier, whisperer, whooper, wimpier, wiretapper, wispier, womanpower, woodchopper, worshiper, worshipper
All words that fit WPERstarts with A and ends with D, with R then N in between, in that order.
adjourned, aforementioned, aground, apprehend, apprehended, arachnid, around, arraigned, arranged, aboveground, adherend, adorned, adrenalectomized, adrenocorticosteroid, affronted, aggrandised, aggrandized, airbound, alternated, ampersand, appertained, apportioned, apprenticed, aproned, arachnoid, araneid, archfiend, armband, arointed, aroynted, arytenoid, ascertained, astringed, attorned
All words that fit ARNDstarts with S and ends with T, with P then L in between, in that order.
simplest, specialist, spelt, splat, splint, split, spoilsport, spotlight, supplement, seropurulent, sextuplet, shapeliest, shoplift, simplist, spaceflight, spangliest, sparkliest, specialest, speleologist, spheroplast, spikelet, spilt, spindliest, spiritualist, spitefullest, splashiest, splayfeet, splayfoot, spleeniest, spleenwort, splendent, splendidest, splent, splotchiest, splurgiest, spoilt, spotlit, sprawliest, sprightliest, stoplight, subemployment, subplot, subproletariat, subspecialist, superdiplomat, superintelligent, superlight, superlobbyist, superloyalist, supermilitant, supernaturalist, superspecialist, supplant, supplest, suppliant, supplicant, supranationalist
All words that fit SPLTstarts with B and ends with R, with T then T then E in between, in that order.
babysitter, batter, better, bitter, blotter, butter, backscatter, bathwater, battener, battier, battler, begetter, belittler, besetter, bespatter, betatter, bitterer, bittier, blatter, bloodthirstier, blottier, bonesetter, bottler, bottomer, boycotter, brattier, breaststroker, brittler, butterflyer, butterier, buttoner, buttonholer
All words that fit BTTERstarts with G and ends with G, with T then I then N in between, in that order.
gallivanting, gathering, generating, gestating, getting, glittering, gloating, graduating, granting, gratifying, greeting, guaranteeing, gutting, gaiting, galavanting, galivanting, gallanting, galleting, gantleting, garmenting, garoting, garotting, garroting, garrotting, gartering, gaslighting, gasting, gastrulating, gatekeeping, gating, gauntleting, gavotting, gazetting, gelating, gelatinizing, geminating, gemmating, gentling, gentrifying, genuflecting, geometrising, geometrizing, germinating, gesticulating, gesturing, gettering, ghettoing, ghettoizing, ghosting, ghostwriting, gibbeting, gibbetting, gifting, gillnetting, gimleting, girthing, girting, glaciating, gleeting, glinting, glistening, glistering, glouting, glutting, glycerinating, glycosylating, goaltending, godfathering, gothicizing, governmentalizing, gradating, grafting, grandfathering, grandstanding, granulating, graphitizing, gratineeing, grating, gratulating, gravitating, greatening, grifting, gritting, grouting, grubstaking, grunting, gruntling, grutching, guarantying, guesstimating, guesting, guillotining, gunfighting, gunsmithing, gusseting, gusting, guttering, guttling, gyrating
All words that fit GTINGQuestions
- What were the answers to Wordspine #73?
- 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.