Hints for HIVE #2
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of September 19, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
Today has 29 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 127 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: A 4 · G 7 · P 6 · R 11 · Y 1
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: AN 1 · AR 3 · GR 7 · PA 3 · PR 3 · RA 7 · RI 4 · YA 1
The answer
Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.
R · A G I N P Y
angry · aria · arranging · array · grain · gran · granny · gray · grin · grinning · grip · pair · para · parry · pray · praying · prying · raging · rain · raining · rainy · rang · raping · rapping · rigging · ring · ringing · ripping · yarn
HIVE
Seven letters, one in the centre. Make as many words as you can — every word must use the centre letter. Find them all for a perfect score.