Daily Wend answers and hints
LinkedIn Wend #48 Answer - July 26, 2026
The July 26, 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 WOW, the shortest 3-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
- Reserve the longest corridor for VINTAGE. 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 WOW, the shortest answer, then reserve space for VINTAGE, 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
WOW meaning
WOW is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. An utterance of "wow".
Example: The word WOW is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: WOW is short, so test compact corners and isolated three-tile paths early.
MUSTY meaning
MUSTY is a adjective or noun or verb with 2 syllables. Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally), having a stale or unfresh odour or taste.
Example: The word MUSTY is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: MUSTY has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
SHAVE meaning
SHAVE is a verb or noun with 1 syllable. To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
Example: The word SHAVE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: SHAVE has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
TREATY meaning
TREATY is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact.
Example: The word TREATY is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: TREATY repeats T, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
VINTAGE meaning
VINTAGE is a noun or adjective or verb with 2 syllables. Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.
Example: The word VINTAGE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: VINTAGE has 7 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.