Hints for HIVE #9
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of September 26, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
Today has 32 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 93 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: A 2 · C 17 · I 1 · K 1 · L 5 · T 6
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: AT 2 · CA 1 · CI 1 · CL 4 · CO 11 · IL 1 · KI 1 · LA 1 · LI 1 · LO 3 · TA 5 · TI 1
The answer
Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.
C · A I K L O T
attack · attic · call · ciao · click · cloak · clock · clot · coal · coat · coca · cocktail · coco · cocoa · coil · cola · colt · cook · cool · illicit · kick · lack · lick · local · lock · loco · tack · taco · tact · tactic · tactical · tick
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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.