Hints for HIVE #20

Difficulty: Medium

Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 7, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

Today has 35 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 167 points in total.

Hint 2

Words per first letter: A 3 · E 3 · G 18 · L 6 · R 4 · T 1

Hint 3

Words per first two letters: AG 1 · AL 2 · EA 3 · GA 9 · GE 1 · GL 2 · GR 6 · LA 4 · LE 2 · RA 1 · RE 3 · TA 1

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

G · A E L R T Y

agree · algae · allergy · eager · eagerly · eagle · gaga · gala · gale · gall · gallery · galley · garage · garret · gate · gear · glare · glee · grate · gray · great · greater · greatly · greet · lager · large · largely · larger · legal · legally · rage · regal · reggae · regret · target

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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.