Hints for HIVE #18
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 5, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
Today has 46 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 257 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: C 28 · E 1 · R 8 · S 8 · T 1
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: CI 4 · CR 10 · CU 14 · ER 1 · RE 6 · RI 1 · RU 1 · SE 4 · ST 2 · SU 2 · TR 1
The answer
Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.
C · E I R S T U
circuit · circuits · circus · cities · crest · cries · crisis · critic · critics · critter · critters · cruise · cruiser · crust · cues · cure · cures · curse · curses · curt · cuss · cute · cuter · cutest · cutie · cuts · cutter · cutters · erect · recess · recite · recruit · recruits · rescue · resurrect · rice · rustic · secret · secrets · sect · secure · strict · structure · success · successes · truce
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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.