Daily Wend answers and hints
LinkedIn Wend #131 Answer - October 17, 2026
The October 17, 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 IVY, the shortest 3-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
- Reserve the longest corridor for ACCUSED. 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 IVY, the shortest answer, then reserve space for ACCUSED, 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
IVY meaning
IVY is a noun with 2 syllables. Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
Example: The word IVY is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: IVY is short, so test compact corners and isolated three-tile paths early.
RUSH meaning
RUSH is a noun or verb or adjective with 1 syllable. A sudden forward motion.
Example: The word RUSH is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: RUSH has 4 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
WORE meaning
WORE is a verb with 1 syllable. To have on:
Example: The word WORE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: WORE has 4 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
AUTHOR meaning
AUTHOR is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
Example: The word AUTHOR is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: AUTHOR has 6 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.
ACCUSED meaning
ACCUSED is a noun or adjective with 2 syllables. The person charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.
Example: The word ACCUSED is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.
Wend tip: ACCUSED repeats C, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.