Hints for HIVE #12
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of September 29, 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 141 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: A 3 · D 6 · P 19 · T 4
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: AD 2 · AP 1 · DE 5 · DI 1 · PA 10 · PE 4 · PI 5 · TA 3 · TI 1
The answer
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P · A D E I N T
adapt · adapted · appetite · deep · depend · depended · dependent · dept · dipped · paid · pain · pained · paint · painted · panda · pant · papa · patent · patient · peed · peep · pendant · petite · pied · pine · pinned · pint · pipe · tape · taped · tapped · tipped
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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.