Wend No. 79 guide

LinkedIn Wend Answer for August 26, 2026

This guide covers Wend No. 79 for August 26, 2026. Use the board summary and solving approach for spoiler-free help, then open the walkthrough only when you want the complete LinkedIn Wend answer and exact cell-by-cell traces.

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Board snapshot

What this five-by-five board tells you

Wend No. 79 uses a five-row, five-column grid containing 22 open cells and three blocked cells. The open-cell counts by row are 4, 5, 5, 3, and 5, so the fourth row is the narrowest horizontal part of this board. Those totals give you a quick way to confirm that you copied the layout correctly before testing any words.

Read vertically and the open-cell counts are 4, 5, 4, 5, and 4. That alternating 4, 5, 4, 5, 4 profile is useful when a candidate seems to need a cell that is not available. Eight open cells have at most two open orthogonal neighbors; this is only a raw count of board neighbors, but it can still help you notice places with fewer possible next steps.

The required lengths are 4, 5, 6, and 7, totaling all 22 open cells. Letter repetition also matters on this LinkedIn Wend answer: S appears five times, I four times, E and T three times each, and H and L twice each. Check the actual cell sequence instead of treating a repeated letter as enough evidence for a candidate.

Spoiler-free approach

How to work through this edition

Prepare four answer spaces in ascending length: 4, 5, 6, and 7 letters. Their first letters, in that same order, are I, S, R, and W. Work through one length at a time, tracing only through open cells that touch orthogonally. A diagonal touch does not continue a word, even when the letters look persuasive.

Use the blocked cells and the row totals as boundaries while you trace. The fourth row contains only three open cells, while the second, third, and fifth rows each contain five. If a proposed word crosses a missing position or requires more available cells in a row than the board provides, leave it and test another route. Repeated S and I cells make careful position checking especially valuable here.

After finding a candidate, count its cells and confirm every move before accepting it. The four lengths should consume 4, then 5, then 6, then 7 cells, with no open cell left over after all four are placed. For a stronger nudge, the longest route starts in the lower-left corner and changes direction three times. Stop here if you do not want the full LinkedIn Wend answer revealed.

Answer walkthrough

All four words and their exact paths

The spoiler section resolves the board in the supplied order. Each trace lists every cell, followed by the movement pattern and coverage checks you can compare directly with the open board.

Open answer 1 route analysis

Four-letter answer: ISLE

Trace ISLE through these four cells: 1 at row 4, column 4; 2 at row 3, column 4; 3 at row 3, column 5; 4 at row 2, column 5. The letters read I → S → L → E in path order. Each step is orthogonal, and the trace supplies exactly the four positions required by the first answer length.

From the I at row 4, column 4, move up to the S at row 3, column 4, turn right to the L at row 3, column 5, and turn up to the E at row 2, column 5. That is an up, right, up pattern with two turns and three straight segments. The path spans three rows and two columns, visits two edge cells and no corners, assigns four cells, and leaves 18 open cells for the remaining words.

Open answer 2 route analysis

Five-letter answer: SIGHT

Follow SIGHT in this sequence: 1 at row 3, column 3; 2 at row 4, column 3; 3 at row 5, column 3; 4 at row 5, column 4; 5 at row 5, column 5. Reading those cells gives S → I → G → H → T. The five letters occupy one continuous orthogonal trace without any skipped position.

Begin at the S at row 3, column 3 and travel down twice, reaching the I at row 4, column 3 and the G at row 5, column 3. Turn right, then continue right through the H at row 5, column 4 to the T at row 5, column 5. The route has one turn, two straight segments, a three-row by three-column span, three edge visits, and one corner visit. With this word placed after the first, nine cells are assigned and 13 remain.

Open answer 3 route analysis

Six-letter answer: RESIST

Build RESIST from 1 at row 1, column 5; 2 at row 1, column 4; 3 at row 2, column 4; 4 at row 2, column 3; 5 at row 2, column 2; 6 at row 1, column 2. In that order, the board reads R → E → S → I → S → T. The repeated S is confirmed by two distinct positions in the same continuous path.

Starting with the R at row 1, column 5, go left to the E at row 1, column 4, down to the S at row 2, column 4, and then left through the I at row 2, column 3 and S at row 2, column 2. Finish by turning up to the T at row 1, column 2. The movement is left, down, left, left, up: three turns and four straight segments across two rows and four columns. After this route, 15 cells are assigned and seven remain.

Open answer 4 route analysis

Seven-letter answer: WHISTLE

Complete WHISTLE with 1 at row 5, column 1; 2 at row 5, column 2; 3 at row 4, column 2; 4 at row 3, column 2; 5 at row 3, column 1; 6 at row 2, column 1; 7 at row 1, column 1. Those positions spell W → H → I → S → T → L → E and provide the seven cells required by the final answer length.

Leave the W at row 5, column 1 by moving right to the H at row 5, column 2. Go up twice through the I at row 4, column 2 to the S at row 3, column 2, turn left to the T at row 3, column 1, then go up through the L at row 2, column 1 to the E at row 1, column 1. This right, up, up, left, up, up trace has three turns and four straight segments. It spans all five rows, stays within two columns, visits five edge cells and two corners, and brings the assigned-cell total to 22 with none remaining.

Verification

What was checked

The August 26, 2026 date, Wend No. 79 label, five-by-five layout, answer order, word lengths, and orthogonal cell paths were checked against an official manual source. The four path lengths total the board’s 22 open cells.

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Player questions

Wend No. 79 FAQ

Which edition does this guide cover?

It covers Wend No. 79 dated August 26, 2026, using the America/Los_Angeles edition date.

Can I get help without seeing the four words?

Yes. Stay with the snapshot and approach for the grid size, open-cell distribution, required lengths, first-letter nudges, and a stronger clue about the longest path.

How many cells should the completed board use?

All four answers should use 22 cells altogether. Their lengths are 4, 5, 6, and 7, which add up to the board’s 22 open cells.

What does the count of eight low-neighbor cells mean?

Exactly eight open cells have at most two open orthogonal neighbors on the raw board. It does not describe restrictions created by completed routes.

Where can I check the complete LinkedIn Wend answer?

Open the walkthrough to see the four answer words in order, every required row-and-column position, each movement pattern, and the final coverage count.

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