Hints for HIVE #37

Difficulty: Hard

Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 24, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

Today has 46 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 245 points in total.

Hint 2

Words per first letter: C 19 · E 4 · I 6 · M 4 · N 3 · O 1 · S 9

Hint 3

Words per first two letters: CO 19 · EC 2 · EM 1 · ES 1 · IC 2 · IN 4 · MI 4 · NI 3 · ON 1 · SC 6 · SE 1 · SI 1 · SO 1

The answer

Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.

C · E I M N O S

coco · cocoon · coin · coins · come · comes · comic · comics · commence · commie · commies · common · commons · cone · cones · cons · coos · cosmic · cosmos · economic · economics · eminence · essence · icon · iconic · incense · incision · income · innocence · mice · mimic · mimics · mince · nice · niece · nieces · once · scene · scenes · scenic · science · sciences · scones · seismic · since · sonic

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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.