Daily Wend answers and hints
LinkedIn Wend #79 Answer - August 26, 2026
The August 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 24 open tiles exactly once.
Today's Wend answers
Today's Wend hints
- Start with VAN, the shortest 3-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
- Reserve the longest corridor for DARLING. 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 VAN, the shortest answer, then reserve space for DARLING, 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
VAN meaning
VAN is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus.
Example: The word VAN is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: VAN is short, so test compact corners and isolated three-tile paths early.
AID meaning
AID is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. Help; assistance; succor, relief.
Example: The word AID is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: AID is short, so test compact corners and isolated three-tile paths early.
FLOOR meaning
FLOOR is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
Example: The word FLOOR is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: FLOOR repeats O, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
EFFORT meaning
EFFORT is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
Example: The word EFFORT is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: EFFORT repeats F, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
DARLING meaning
DARLING is a noun or adjective or verb with 2 syllables. Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
Example: The word DARLING is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: DARLING has 7 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.