Daily Wend answers and hints
LinkedIn Wend #42 Answer - July 20, 2026
The July 20, 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 24 open tiles exactly once.
Today's Wend answers
Today's Wend hints
- Start with GAP, the shortest 3-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
- Reserve the longest corridor for PROMPT. Long Wend words usually decide how the remaining open tiles can be covered.
- Use the 12 gray wall tiles as route boundaries. A valid solve cannot leave a single open tile trapped.
Breakthrough analysis
Start with GAP, the shortest answer, then reserve space for PROMPT, 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
GAP meaning
GAP is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
Example: The word GAP is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: GAP is short, so test compact corners and isolated three-tile paths early.
WHALE meaning
WHALE is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
Example: The word WHALE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: WHALE has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
ABOVE meaning
ABOVE is a adverb or adjective or noun with 2 syllables. Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
Example: The word ABOVE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: ABOVE has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
NOMAD meaning
NOMAD is a adjective or noun with 2 syllables. A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
Example: The word NOMAD is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: NOMAD has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
PROMPT meaning
PROMPT is a adjective or verb or noun with 1 syllable. Quick; acting without delay.
Example: The word PROMPT is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: PROMPT repeats P, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.