Daily Wend answers and hints
LinkedIn Wend #97 Answer - September 13, 2026
The September 13, 2026 Wend puzzle is a 7x7 board with 6 hidden words. Trace adjacent letters, avoid diagonal moves, wind around the gray walls and use all 39 open tiles exactly once.
Today's Wend answers
Today's Wend hints
- Start with MILL, the shortest 4-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
- Reserve the longest corridor for SHORTEN. 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 MILL, the shortest answer, then reserve space for SHORTEN, 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
MILL meaning
MILL is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
Example: The word MILL is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: MILL repeats L, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
SHORTEN meaning
SHORTEN is a verb or noun with 2 syllables. To make shorter; to abbreviate.
Example: The word SHORTEN is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: SHORTEN has 7 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
SYMPTOM meaning
SYMPTOM is a noun with 2 syllables. A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.
Example: The word SYMPTOM is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: SYMPTOM repeats M, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
ANCIENT meaning
ANCIENT is a adjective or noun with 2 syllables. Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
Example: The word ANCIENT is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: ANCIENT repeats N, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.
FORTUNE meaning
FORTUNE is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. Good luck.
Example: The word FORTUNE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: FORTUNE has 7 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
CARTOON meaning
CARTOON is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
Example: The word CARTOON is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: CARTOON repeats O, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.