Hints for HIVE #45
Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of November 1, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
Hint 1
Today has 27 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 124 points in total.
Hint 2
Words per first letter: B 2 · E 2 · I 3 · L 5 · N 2 · S 9 · V 4
Hint 3
Words per first two letters: BE 1 · BI 1 · EL 1 · EV 1 · IL 2 · IN 1 · LE 2 · LI 3 · NI 2 · SE 8 · SI 1 · VE 2 · VI 2
The answer
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N · B E I L S V
been · bins · eleven · even · illness · illnesses · invisible · lens · lenses · line · linen · lines · nibble · nine · seen · seine · senile · sense · senseless · senses · sensible · seven · sins · vein · veins · vine · vines
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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.