Hints for HIVE #19
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 6, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
Today has 32 words (2 of them pangrams), worth 139 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: C 10 · M 8 · O 2 · S 9 · T 1 · U 2
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: CO 3 · CU 7 · MO 2 · MU 6 · OU 2 · SC 3 · SO 1 · ST 1 · SU 4 · TO 1 · US 1 · UT 1
The answer
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U · C E M O S T
commute · costume · costumes · cues · cuss · custom · customs · cute · cutest · cuts · mouse · mousse · muse · museum · museums · must · mute · mutt · outcome · outs · scout · scouts · scum · sous · stout · success · successes · sumo · sums · tout · uses · utmost
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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.