Hints for HIVE #53

Difficulty: Easy

Spoiler-safe hints for the HIVE puzzle of November 9, 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 105 points in total.

Hint 2

Words per first letter: A 4 · E 3 · M 8 · N 5 · R 7 · U 1 · V 2

Hint 3

Words per first two letters: AM 1 · AR 2 · AV 1 · EA 1 · EV 2 · MA 5 · ME 3 · NA 1 · NE 4 · RA 3 · RE 3 · RU 1 · UN 1 · VE 2

The answer

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E · A M N R U V

amen · area · arena · avenue · earn · even · ever · mane · maneuver · manner · manure · mare · mean · menu · mere · name · near · nearer · nerve · never · rare · rave · raven · rear · revenue · revere · runner · uneven · veer · venue

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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.