Hints for HIVE #47

Difficulty: Medium

Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of November 3, 2026. Each hint is hidden until you open it; the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.

Hint 1

Today has 34 words (1 of them pangrams), worth 128 points in total.

Hint 2

Words per first letter: A 8 · L 6 · R 5 · S 6 · U 1 · V 8

Hint 3

Words per first two letters: AI 1 · AL 2 · AR 3 · AU 1 · AV 1 · LA 3 · LI 3 · RA 2 · RI 2 · RU 1 · SA 5 · SU 1 · US 1 · VI 8

The answer

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A · I L R S U V

airs · alas · alias · aria · arrival · arrivals · aura · avail · lair · lass · lava · liar · liars · lira · rail · rails · rival · rivals · rural · sail · sails · saliva · salsa · sari · survival · usual · vial · vials · villa · viral · visa · visas · visual · viva

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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.