Wend is a word path puzzle where players connect adjacent letters to find hidden words and use every open tile exactly once.

Can I play more than one Wend puzzle a day?

Yes. This site includes a daily Wend board, a full archive and an unlimited mode for extra puzzles.

What are the Wend #73 answers?

The August 20, 2026 Wend answers are HEN, SIREN, GLOBAL, MIDWIFE, HUSBAND.

What is the best first hint for Wend #73?

Start with HEN, the shortest 3-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.

LinkedIn Wend #73 answer

LinkedIn Wend #73 Answer - August 20, 2026

Get the LinkedIn Wend #73 answer, route strategy, hints, playable board context and word meanings for August 20, 2026.

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LinkedIn Wend #73 answers

3 letters HEN R4C6 -> R3C6 -> R2C6

MIDNISFIWERN3EE2GH1LALSBAOBHUDN

5 letters SIREN R1C6 -> R1C5 -> R2C5 -> R2C4 -> R1C4

MIDN5I2S1FIWE4R3NEEGHLALSBAOBHUDN

6 letters GLOBAL R4C1 -> R5C1 -> R6C1 -> R6C2 -> R5C2 -> R5C3

MIDNISFIWERNEEG1HL2A5L6SBAO3B4HUDN

7 letters MIDWIFE R1C1 -> R1C2 -> R1C3 -> R2C3 -> R2C2 -> R2C1 -> R3C1

M1I2D3NISF6I5W4ERNE7EGHLALSBAOBHUDN

7 letters HUSBAND R6C3 -> R6C4 -> R5C4 -> R5C5 -> R5C6 -> R6C6 -> R6C5

MIDNISFIWERNEEGHLALS3B4A5OBH1U2D7N6

Route strategy for Wend #73

The board is 6x6 with 28 open tiles and 8 gray wall tiles. Start with HEN, then reserve a corridor for MIDWIFE.

Start with HEN, the shortest 3-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
Reserve the longest corridor for MIDWIFE. Long Wend words usually decide how the remaining open tiles can be covered.
Use the 8 gray wall tiles as route boundaries. A valid solve cannot leave a single open tile trapped.

Word meanings for Wend #73

HEN (1 syllable) - A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.
SIREN (2 syllables) - A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device.
GLOBAL (2 syllables) - Concerning all parts of the world.
MIDWIFE (2 syllables) - A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
HUSBAND (2 syllables) - A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

LinkedIn Wend #73 Answer - August 20, 2026 Hints, Answers and Word Meanings

The August 20, 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 28 open tiles exactly once.

Today's Wend answers

3 letters HEN R4C6 -> R3C6 -> R2C6

MIDNISFIWERN3EE2GH1LALSBAOBHUDN

5 letters SIREN R1C6 -> R1C5 -> R2C5 -> R2C4 -> R1C4

MIDN5I2S1FIWE4R3NEEGHLALSBAOBHUDN

6 letters GLOBAL R4C1 -> R5C1 -> R6C1 -> R6C2 -> R5C2 -> R5C3

MIDNISFIWERNEEG1HL2A5L6SBAO3B4HUDN

7 letters MIDWIFE R1C1 -> R1C2 -> R1C3 -> R2C3 -> R2C2 -> R2C1 -> R3C1

M1I2D3NISF6I5W4ERNE7EGHLALSBAOBHUDN

7 letters HUSBAND R6C3 -> R6C4 -> R5C4 -> R5C5 -> R5C6 -> R6C6 -> R6C5

MIDNISFIWERNEEGHLALS3B4A5OBH1U2D7N6

Today's Wend hints

Start with HEN, the shortest 3-letter answer. Short routes are easier to prove and remove pressure from the board.
Reserve the longest corridor for MIDWIFE. Long Wend words usually decide how the remaining open tiles can be covered.
Use the 8 gray wall tiles as route boundaries. A valid solve cannot leave a single open tile trapped.

Breakthrough analysis

Start with HEN, the shortest answer, then reserve space for MIDWIFE, 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

HEN meaning

HEN is a noun or verb or adverb with 1 syllable. A female chicken (Gallus gallus), especially a sexually mature one kept for her eggs.

Example: The word HEN is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.

Wend tip: HEN is short, so test compact corners and isolated three-tile paths early.

SIREN meaning

SIREN is a noun or verb or adjective with 2 syllables. A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device.

Example: The word SIREN is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.

Wend tip: SIREN has 5 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.

GLOBAL meaning

GLOBAL is a adjective or noun or adverb with 2 syllables. Concerning all parts of the world.

Example: The word GLOBAL is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.

Wend tip: GLOBAL repeats L, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.

MIDWIFE meaning

MIDWIFE is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

Example: The word MIDWIFE is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.

Wend tip: MIDWIFE repeats I, so confirm those matching tiles are adjacent in the right order.

HUSBAND meaning

HUSBAND is a noun or verb with 2 syllables. A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

Example: The word HUSBAND is useful to recognize quickly during a Wend solve.

Wend tip: HUSBAND has 7 letters; use its first and last letters as route anchors.