Daily Wend answers and hints
LinkedIn Wend #70 Answer - August 17, 2026
The August 17, 2026 Wend puzzle is a 5x5 board with 4 hidden words. Trace adjacent letters, avoid diagonal moves, wind around the gray walls and use all 22 open tiles exactly once.
Today's Wend answers
Today's Wend hints
- Start with RUMOR, the shortest 5-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
- Reserve the longest corridor for DRIVEN. Long Wend words usually decide how the remaining open tiles can be covered.
- Use the 3 gray wall tiles as route boundaries. A valid solve cannot leave a single open tile trapped.
Breakthrough analysis
Start with RUMOR, the shortest answer, then reserve space for DRIVEN, 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
RUMOR meaning
RUMOR is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
Example: The word RUMOR is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: RUMOR repeats R, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
PIVOT meaning
PIVOT is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
Example: The word PIVOT is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: PIVOT has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
DRIVEN meaning
DRIVEN is a adjective with 2 syllables. Obsessed; passionately motivated to achieve goals.
Example: The word DRIVEN is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: DRIVEN has 6 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
WEEKLY meaning
WEEKLY is a adjective or noun or adverb with 2 syllables. Every week.
Example: The word WEEKLY is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: WEEKLY repeats E, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.