Hints for HIVE #30

Difficulty: Medium

Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 17, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

Today has 32 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 133 points in total.

Hint 2

Words per first letter: A 6 · D 9 · E 4 · I 2 · S 9 · W 2

Hint 3

Words per first two letters: AD 2 · AI 1 · AS 2 · AW 1 · DA 6 · DI 3 · EA 2 · ES 2 · ID 2 · SA 3 · SE 3 · SI 1 · SW 2 · WA 2

The answer

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A · D E I S W Y

added · adds · aide · aside · assess · away · daddies · daddy · dads · daisies · daisy · days · disease · diseased · diseases · ease · easy · essay · essays · idea · ideas · said · sassy · says · seas · seaside · seaweed · sideways · sway · swayed · wade · ways

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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.