Daily Wend answers and hints
LinkedIn Wend #78 Answer - August 25, 2026
The August 25, 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 APE, the shortest 3-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
- Reserve the longest corridor for ORIGIN. 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 APE, the shortest answer, then reserve space for ORIGIN, 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
APE meaning
APE is a noun or verb or adjective with 1 syllable. A primate of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
Example: The word APE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: APE is short, so test compact corners and isolated three-tile paths early.
ELF meaning
ELF is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. A member of a race of tall, slender, graceful beings with pointed ears, typically immortal or very long-lived and possessing wisdom and magical abilities.
Example: The word ELF is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: ELF is short, so test compact corners and isolated three-tile paths early.
ORIGIN meaning
ORIGIN is a noun with 3 syllables. The beginning of something.
Example: The word ORIGIN is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: ORIGIN repeats I, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
OBLIGE meaning
OBLIGE is a verb with 2 syllables. To do (someone) a service or favour (hence, originally, creating an obligation).
Example: The word OBLIGE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: OBLIGE has 6 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
REMEDY meaning
REMEDY is a noun or verb with 3 syllables. A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
Example: The word REMEDY is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: REMEDY repeats E, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.