Daily Wend answers and hints
LinkedIn Wend #25 Answer - July 3, 2026
The July 3, 2026 Wend puzzle is a 7x7 board with 6 hidden words. Trace adjacent letters, avoid diagonal moves, wind around the gray walls and use all 33 open tiles exactly once.
Today's Wend answers
Today's Wend hints
- Start with MUSH, the shortest 4-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
- Reserve the longest corridor for PROTOCOL. Long Wend words usually decide how the remaining open tiles can be covered.
- Use the 16 gray wall tiles as route boundaries. A valid solve cannot leave a single open tile trapped.
Breakthrough analysis
Start with MUSH, the shortest answer, then reserve space for PROTOCOL, the longest answer. The gray wall pattern creates corridors, so a wrong long route usually traps one or two open tiles.
Word meanings and examples
MUSH meaning
MUSH is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. A somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.
Example: The word MUSH is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: MUSH has 4 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
BASIL meaning
BASIL is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
Example: The word BASIL is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: BASIL has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
SPOON meaning
SPOON is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
Example: The word SPOON is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: SPOON repeats O, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
WAGON meaning
WAGON is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people).
Example: The word WAGON is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: WAGON has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
POTATO meaning
POTATO is a noun or verb with 3 syllables. A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.
Example: The word POTATO is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: POTATO repeats T, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
PROTOCOL meaning
PROTOCOL is a noun or verb with 3 syllables. A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network.
Example: The word PROTOCOL is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: PROTOCOL is long, so reserve an open corridor before committing shorter answers.