Daily Wend answers and hints
LinkedIn Wend #38 Answer - July 16, 2026
The July 16, 2026 Wend puzzle is a 6x6 board with 5 hidden words. Trace adjacent letters, avoid diagonal moves, wind around the gray walls and use all 26 open tiles exactly once.
Today's Wend answers
Today's Wend hints
- Start with KIN, the shortest 3-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
- Reserve the longest corridor for APPEAL. Long Wend words usually decide how the remaining open tiles can be covered.
- Use the 10 gray wall tiles as route boundaries. A valid solve cannot leave a single open tile trapped.
Breakthrough analysis
Start with KIN, the shortest answer, then reserve space for APPEAL, 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
KIN meaning
KIN is a noun or adjective or verb with 1 syllable. Persons of the same race or family; kindred.
Example: The word KIN is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: KIN is short, so test compact corners and isolated three-tile paths early.
DISCO meaning
DISCO is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.
Example: The word DISCO is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: DISCO has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
APPEAL meaning
APPEAL is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
Example: The word APPEAL is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: APPEAL repeats P, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
PISTOL meaning
PISTOL is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A handgun
Example: The word PISTOL is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: PISTOL has 6 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
WAFFLE meaning
WAFFLE is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.
Example: The word WAFFLE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: WAFFLE repeats F, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.