Daily Wend answers and hints
LinkedIn Wend Answer Today (#105) - September 21, 2026
The September 21, 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 40 open tiles exactly once.
Today's Wend answers
Today's Wend hints
- Start with ARC, the shortest 3-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
- Reserve the longest corridor for SURPRISE. Long Wend words usually decide how the remaining open tiles can be covered.
- Use the 9 gray wall tiles as route boundaries. A valid solve cannot leave a single open tile trapped.
Breakthrough analysis
Start with ARC, the shortest answer, then reserve space for SURPRISE, 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
ARC meaning
ARC is a noun or verb or adjective with 1 syllable. A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
Example: The word ARC is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: ARC is short, so test compact corners and isolated three-tile paths early.
CHILD meaning
CHILD is a noun or verb with 1 syllable. A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
Example: The word CHILD is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: CHILD has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
SURPRISE meaning
SURPRISE is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. Something unexpected.
Example: The word SURPRISE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: SURPRISE is long, so reserve an open corridor before committing shorter answers.
TUMBLING meaning
TUMBLING is a noun with 3 syllables. The act of something that tumbles.
Example: The word TUMBLING is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: TUMBLING is long, so reserve an open corridor before committing shorter answers.
MARIGOLD meaning
MARIGOLD is a noun or adjective with 3 syllables. Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
Example: The word MARIGOLD is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: MARIGOLD is long, so reserve an open corridor before committing shorter answers.
COSMETIC meaning
COSMETIC is a adjective or noun with 3 syllables. Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner.
Example: The word COSMETIC is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: COSMETIC is long, so reserve an open corridor before committing shorter answers.