Hints for HIVE #40
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of October 27, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
Today has 30 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 116 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: C 9 · L 6 · R 2 · S 7 · T 6
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: CL 1 · CO 8 · LO 6 · RO 2 · SC 2 · SL 2 · SO 1 · ST 2 · TO 4 · TR 2
The answer
Contains the answer. Open only if you are stuck.
L · C N O R S T
clot · colon · color · colors · colt · control · controls · cool · cools · loco · loot · loss · lost · lots · lotto · roll · rolls · scroll · scrolls · slot · slots · solo · stool · stroll · toll · tolls · tool · tools · troll · trolls
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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.