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LinkedIn Wend #116 answer — Friday, October 2, 2026
Wend · Trace every hidden word through adjacent letters · puzzle #116
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Wend #116: 24 letters and 3 words, with every letter used exactly once. One word has a double O, so look for two O tiles side by side. The blank squares cut the grid into narrow lanes, which leaves most letters only one or two ways to go.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
Look for an 8-letter word starting at row 2, column 5, going to the left.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
It spells BAREFOOT, along row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 4 → row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4.
Hint 3: nearly there
The longest word left has 8 letters and starts with B at row 4, column 3. The rest of the tiles sort themselves out.
Solution
Tap any part to reveal it, or reveal everything at once.
Solution as text
- BAREFOOT — row 2, column 5 → row 2, column 4 → row 1, column 4 → row 1, column 3 → row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4
- BLOWFISH — row 3, column 5 → row 3, column 6 → row 4, column 6 → row 4, column 5 → row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 4 → row 6, column 4 → row 6, column 3
- BACKFLIP — row 4, column 3 → row 5, column 3 → row 5, column 2 → row 4, column 2 → row 4, column 1 → row 3, column 1 → row 3, column 2 → row 2, column 2
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