Sap Run answers for Sunday, October 18, 2026

No. 18. The hints come first and give a little more each time. The answer stays hidden until you show it.

The letters

Every word uses N, the center letter. Letters can repeat.

Hints

There are 41 words worth 187 points, and one full-run word uses all seven letters. Syrup starts at 94 points.

Show words by first letter and length
4567All
A23117
B435416
E·12·3
G32··5
I··2·2
N2···2
T2·136

Rows are first letters; columns are word lengths.

Show the first two letters

AG 3, AN 3, AT 1, BA 4, BE 11, BI 1, EA 1, EN 2, GA 2, GE 2, GI 1, IN 2, NE 1, NI 1, TA 2, TE 4

The answers

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Full-run word (all seven letters, 7 bonus points each): BEATING

A7 words, 30 points

AGAIN 5, AGENT 5, AGING 5, ANTE 1, ANTENNA 7, ANTI 1, ATTAIN 6

B16 words, 84 points

BANANA 6, BANG 1, BANNING 7, BATTING 7, BEAN 1, BEANIE 6, BEATEN 6, BEATING 14, BEEN 1, BEGAN 5, BEGIN 5, BEING 5, BENIGN 6, BENT 1, BETTING 7, BITING 6

E3 words, 17 points

EATEN 5, ENGAGE 6, ENGINE 6

G5 words, 13 points

GAIN 1, GANG 1, GENE 1, GENIE 5, GIANT 5

I2 words, 12 points

INNING 6, INTENT 6

N2 words, 2 points

NEAT 1, NINE 1

T6 words, 29 points

TAGGING 7, TANNING 7, TEEN 1, TEENAGE 7, TENANT 6, TENT 1

Total: 41 words, 187 points.

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