Hints for HIVE #48
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of November 4, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
Today has 49 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 246 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: D 13 · F 26 · R 8 · S 2
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: DE 12 · DI 1 · FE 7 · FI 13 · FR 6 · RE 7 · RI 1 · SN 2
The answer
Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.
F · D E I N R S
defend · defended · defender · defenders · defends · defense · defenses · defied · defies · define · defined · defines · differ · feds · feed · feeds · fees · fend · fender · fern · fiend · find · finder · finds · fine · fined · finer · fines · finesse · fins · fire · fired · fires · free · freed · fried · friend · friends · fries · reef · reefs · refer · referee · referred · refers · refined · riff · sniff · sniffs
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.