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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.

Why words fit

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

Level 1DY765 words fit

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 DY

Scoring on this level: DAY = 5 points, DEFINITIVELY = 14 points.

Level 2FID240 words fit

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 FID

Scoring on this level: FIND = 8 points, FACILITATED = 15 points.

Level 3WAED137 words fit

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 WAED

Scoring on this level: WAVED = 11 points, WAITRESSED = 16 points.

Level 4DANED79 words fit

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 DANED

Scoring on this level: DAMNED = 14 points, DISAPPOINTED = 20 points.

Ranks on this day

  • Beginner0
  • Good Start24
  • Moving Up54
  • Good89
  • Solid148
  • Nice225
  • Great307
  • Genius413
  • Perfect590
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 2ET362 words fit

starts 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 ET
Round 3SOY494 words fit

starts 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 SOY
Round 4HNS979 words fit

starts 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 HNS
Round 5WNR80 words fit

starts 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 WNR
Round 6WPER31 words fit

starts 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 WPER
Round 7ARND34 words fit

starts 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 ARND
Round 8SPLT57 words fit

starts 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 SPLT
Round 9BTTER32 words fit

starts 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 BTTER
Round 10GTING99 words fit

starts 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 GTING

Questions

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.