Hints for HIVE #17
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 4, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
Today has 44 words (3 of them pangrams), worth 212 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: A 2 · G 3 · N 1 · P 28 · R 10
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: AP 2 · GA 1 · GR 2 · NA 1 · PA 10 · PE 6 · PI 7 · PR 5 · RA 3 · RE 4 · RI 3
The answer
Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.
P · A E G I N R
appear · appearing · gaping · grape · grip · napping · pagan · page · pager · paging · pain · pair · pang · papa · paper · para · pear · peeing · peep · peeping · peer · pepper · pier · pine · ping · pining · pipe · piper · piping · prairie · prep · prepare · preparing · prepping · raping · rapper · rapping · reap · reaper · repair · repairing · ripe · ripper · ripping
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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.