Hints for HIVE #11
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of September 28, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
Today has 35 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 164 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: A 5 · B 5 · D 2 · I 4 · S 14 · T 5
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: AN 2 · AS 2 · AT 1 · BA 4 · BI 1 · DA 1 · DI 1 · IN 4 · SA 4 · SI 1 · ST 9 · TA 2 · TI 3
The answer
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T · A B D I N S
anti · ants · assist · assistant · attain · bait · bandit · bandits · bats · bits · data · distant · innit · insist · insists · instant · sadist · saint · saints · satin · sits · stabs · stain · stains · stand · stands · stasis · stat · stats · stint · tabs · taint · tins · titan · titans
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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.