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LinkedIn Wend #109 answer — Friday, September 25, 2026

Wend · Trace every hidden word through adjacent letters · puzzle #109

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Wend #109 hides 5 words in a 7×7 grid; the longest has 9 letters. The W at row 1, column 1 touches only one other letter, so a word has to start or end there. The word lengths add up to exactly 33, the number of letters on the board, so nothing is left over.

Hints

Hint 1: where to start

Begin with the 4-letter word. Its first letter is the G at row 7, column 1, and its second is to the right from there.

Hint 2: a solid foothold

That word is GAIN: row 7, column 1 → row 7, column 2 → row 6, column 2 → row 6, column 3.

Hint 3: nearly there

With GAIN placed, go to the I at row 4, column 3. It starts a 9-letter word that heads downward.

Solution

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

W1
E2
N7
D8
A3
V4
E5
D5
E6
N5
T6
O7
I4
V3
E4
I1
R8
Y9
I2
V3
N2
O2
S3
D1
I3
N4
C1
T4
U5
G1
A2
M6
E7
Solution as text
  1. GAIN — row 7, column 1 → row 7, column 2 → row 6, column 2 → row 6, column 3
  2. WEAVE — row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2 → row 2, column 2 → row 2, column 3 → row 2, column 4
  3. COSTUME — row 6, column 4 → row 5, column 4 → row 5, column 5 → row 6, column 5 → row 6, column 6 → row 7, column 6 → row 7, column 7
  4. DIVIDEND — row 5, column 6 → row 4, column 6 → row 3, column 6 → row 3, column 5 → row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 6 → row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 7
  5. INVENTORY — row 4, column 3 → row 5, column 3 → row 5, column 2 → row 4, column 2 → row 3, column 2 → row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4 → row 4, column 5
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