Hints for HIVE #16

Difficulty: Medium

Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 3, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

Today has 39 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 170 points in total.

Hint 2

Words per first letter: E 1 · G 8 · L 21 · N 1 · O 1 · R 7

Hint 3

Words per first two letters: EN 1 · GI 4 · GL 2 · GR 2 · LE 1 · LI 12 · LO 8 · NO 1 · ON 1 · RE 3 · RO 4

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

L · E G I N O R

enroll · giggle · giggling · gill · girl · glee · glen · grill · grilling · legion · liege · line · linen · liner · ling · linger · lingerie · lingering · lingo · lining · lion · lire · logging · logo · lone · loner · long · longer · longing · lore · noel · online · reel · reeling · religion · role · roll · roller · rolling

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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.