How to play Wend
- The grid hides four to seven words. Grey tiles are walls.
- The rows under the grid show one blank per letter: you know each word's length, not the word.
- Drag through adjacent letters (up, down, left, right, never diagonal) to spell a word. Words can bend as much as they like.
- Every open tile belongs to exactly one word. When all tiles are used, you're done.
- A wrong trace flashes red and clears. Use Hint to reveal the next letter of the shortest unfound word.
Stuck? Hint shows one step. Reveal shows the whole answer.
A worked example
This 5×5 example hides five words of 3, 5, 5, 6 and 6 letters. They add up to 25, the number of letter tiles, so every tile belongs to exactly one word.
The shortest word, USE, starts at row 2, column 4 and goes left, then left. With it placed, the longer words have fewer tiles left to bend through. The answer: USE, NORTH, RANCH, BAKING and COWBOY.
Difficulty levels
| Level | Board |
|---|---|
| Easy | 5×5 grid, 4–5 words, up to 2 blank squares |
| Medium | 6×6 grid, 5–6 words, up to 3 blank squares |
| Hard | 7×7 grid, 6–7 words, up to 4 blank squares |
Today's LinkedIn Wend answer
LinkedIn Wend #152, Saturday, November 7, 2026. The answer stays covered until you open it.
Wend tips
- Count the open tiles. The word lengths add up to that number, so there is no slack; every tile is spoken for.
- Tiles with only one open neighbour must be the first or last letter of a word.
- Find the shortest word first: it usually has the fewest possible paths.
- Rare letters (J, Q, X, Z) narrow things down fast. Start from them.
Wend FAQ
What is Wend?
Wend is a word-path puzzle: hidden words snake through a grid of letters, each tile used exactly once. LinkedIn launched its version in June 2026. Ours uses the same rules with our own grids and a common-English word list.
Can words go diagonally?
No. Only up, down, left and right.
Where do the words come from?
A list of about 6,700 common English words, 3–8 letters. No proper nouns from obscure sources, no abbreviations.