Hints for HIVE #36
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 23, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
Today has 45 words (3 of them pangrams), worth 240 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: A 3 · D 4 · P 16 · R 7 · S 10 · U 5
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: AS 2 · AU 1 · DU 4 · PA 2 · PE 2 · PR 4 · PU 8 · RE 2 · RU 5 · SP 2 · SU 8 · UP 1 · US 4
The answer
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U · A D E P R S
assure · assured · aura · dudes · dues · duped · duress · pauper · pause · persuade · persuaded · pressure · pressured · pressures · prude · pups · pure · puree · purse · purses · pursue · pursued · puss · reassure · reassured · rudder · rude · rupee · rupees · ruse · spur · spurs · sued · suede · super · supper · suppress · sure · surpass · surpassed · upper · used · user · users · uses
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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.