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LinkedIn Wend #100 answer — Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Wend · Trace every hidden word through adjacent letters · puzzle #100

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Wend #100 hides 4 words in a 7×7 grid; the longest has 10 letters. There is a on the board — rare letters like that belong to only one word, so start there. The 7-letter word is the natural way in.

Hints

Hint 1 — where to start

The shortest word has 7 letters and starts with P at row 1, column 1, heading to the right.

Hint 2 — a solid foothold

That word is PERFECT: row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 7.

Hint 3 — nearly there

The longest word, 10 letters, starts with A at row 2, column 1. The rest of the tiles sort themselves out.

Solution

Tap any part to reveal it, or reveal everything at once.

P1
E2
R3
F4
E5
C6
T7
A1
C9
I8
T7
N6
B2
S3
E5
O4
H4
L5
T3
S8
S7
U6
T7
F1
U2
A1
E6
Y10
L9
E8
L2
A3
W4
L5
Solution as text
  1. PERFECT — row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 7
  2. FLAWLESS — row 6, column 4 → row 7, column 4 → row 7, column 5 → row 7, column 6 → row 7, column 7 → row 6, column 7 → row 5, column 7 → row 5, column 6
  3. AUTHENTIC — row 6, column 6 → row 6, column 5 → row 5, column 5 → row 4, column 5 → row 3, column 5 → row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 2
  4. ABSOLUTELY — row 2, column 1 → row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2 → row 4, column 2 → row 5, column 2 → row 6, column 2 → row 6, column 3 → row 7, column 3 → row 7, column 2 → row 7, column 1

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