Hints for HIVE #29
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 16, 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 179 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: C 7 · D 12 · E 3 · I 1 · R 10 · T 6
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: CI 2 · CR 4 · CU 1 · DE 3 · DI 7 · DR 2 · ED 2 · EE 1 · IC 1 · RE 6 · RI 4 · TI 5 · TR 1
The answer
Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.
I · C D E R T U
cider · circuit · credit · cried · critic · critter · cutie · deceit · decide · decided · dice · diet · dieter · dire · direct · directed · dirt · dried · druid · edit · edited · eerie · iced · recite · recruit · recruited · redirect · retire · retired · rice · ride · rider · rite · tide · tied · tier · tire · tired · tried
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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.