LinkedIn Wend #138 Answer
Puzzle #138 · Saturday, October 24, 2026
LinkedIn Wend #138 answer: the words are IGNORE, EXPLORE, FORECAST, SCORELESS, THEORETICAL.
The answer
5 words to trace. 5 steps, one word each. Press Next step to begin.
The finished board: 5 words, using every tile once. The small numbers give the order of the letters.
Solution as text
- IGNORE — row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 4 → row 6, column 4 → row 6, column 3 → row 5, column 3 → row 4, column 3
- EXPLORE — row 4, column 6 → row 4, column 5 → row 3, column 5 → row 2, column 5 → row 1, column 5 → row 1, column 6 → row 1, column 7
- FORECAST — row 7, column 4 → row 7, column 3 → row 7, column 2 → row 7, column 1 → row 6, column 1 → row 5, column 1 → row 4, column 1 → row 4, column 2
- SCORELESS — row 2, column 7 → row 3, column 7 → row 4, column 7 → row 5, column 7 → row 6, column 7 → row 7, column 7 → row 7, column 6 → row 7, column 5 → row 6, column 5
- THEORETICAL — row 3, column 1 → row 2, column 1 → row 1, column 1 → row 1, column 2 → row 1, column 3 → row 1, column 4 → row 2, column 4 → row 2, column 3 → row 3, column 3 → row 3, column 4 → row 4, column 4
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Wend #138 hides 5 words in a 7×7 grid; the longest has 11 letters. Scan for two S tiles next to each other; one word runs through both. The word lengths add up to exactly 41, the number of letters on the board, so nothing is left over.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
Begin with the 6-letter word. Its first letter is the I at row 5, column 5, and its second is to the left from there.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
That word is IGNORE: row 5, column 5 → row 5, column 4 → row 6, column 4 → row 6, column 3 → row 5, column 3 → row 4, column 3.
Hint 3: nearly there
With IGNORE placed, go to the T at row 3, column 1. It starts an 11-letter word that heads upward.