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LinkedIn Wend Answer for September 30, 2026

Looking for the LinkedIn Wend answer for Wend No. 114? Use the board notes first for a spoiler-light check, then open the walkthrough when you want the four words and their exact routes.

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What stands out on the September 30 board

This edition uses a five-row, five-column grid, but only 21 of its 25 positions are open. Four cells are blocked. The open space is almost even across the rows: rows one, two, four, and five each contain four open cells, while row three contains five. That fuller third row is useful when you test a route because it is the only row without a blocked position.

The column totals create a different outline. Columns one and five are fully open with five cells apiece, columns two and four each have four open cells, and column three has three. Read together with the row counts, that profile gives you a quick ledger: a candidate can follow valid letters yet still be wrong if it runs through a blocked position or cannot fit the remaining open-cell pattern.

Repeated letters create several plausible starts and continuations. O appears three times; A, E, L, R, and T each appear twice. Check the exact cell rather than accepting the first matching letter you see. Twelve open cells have at most two open orthogonal neighbors, which is only a raw count of open board neighbors. It can help you notice narrow movement options, but it does not say which completed route owns any cell.

Spoiler-light approach

How to narrow this board before revealing the words

Begin with the known answer lengths: 3, 5, 6, and 7. Together they total 21, exactly matching the number of open cells. That means your four finished traces should account for every open cell once the board is complete. Use the three-letter slot to test a compact edge route, then see whether the longer slots can still cover the remaining letters without crossing a blocked position.

Keep the row and column profiles beside the board as you work. The 4, 4, 5, 4, 4 row pattern tells you how much space is available on each horizontal line, while the 5, 4, 3, 4, 5 column pattern shows that the outside columns hold more open cells than the middle column. These counts do not solve a word by themselves, but they make a strong consistency check after every trace.

When the same letter appears more than once, look one move ahead before committing. The three O cells deserve particular care, and each duplicated A, E, L, R, or T can send a plausible spelling toward a different part of this board. If you want the LinkedIn Wend answer without losing every solving step, reveal one walkthrough item at a time and compare its movement with your current route.

Answer walkthrough

The four words and their exact paths

The full LinkedIn Wend answer is below in the board's supplied order. Each trace names every cell, then explains the movement and the coverage it adds. Stop after any item if that word gives you enough information to finish the rest on your own.

Open answer 1 route analysis

First word: a compact turn along two edges

Trace TRY from row 4, column 1. The letters run T to R to Y, and the route finishes at row 5, column 2. It uses three cells, matching the first answer length, and all three cells sit on an outside edge of the board.

Follow these cells in order: 1 at row 4, column 1; 2 at row 5, column 1; 3 at row 5, column 2. Move down once and then right once. The direction changes at the second letter, so the trace has one turn and two straight segments rather than continuing along a single line.

This path spans two rows and two columns and visits one corner. Its starting cell has two open orthogonal neighbors, while its ending cell has one. Once the route is assigned, three of the 21 open cells are used and 18 remain for the other three words.

Open answer 2 route analysis

Second word: down, across, and back up

Trace MARCH from row 4, column 5 to row 4, column 3. The path spells M to A to R to C to H across five cells. Although the first and last letters share a row, the route drops to the fifth row before returning to the fourth.

Follow these cells in order: 1 at row 4, column 5; 2 at row 5, column 5; 3 at row 5, column 4; 4 at row 4, column 4; 5 at row 4, column 3. The moves are down, left, up, and left, with no move to the right.

Every move changes the prior direction, producing three turns and four straight segments. The trace spans two rows and three columns, touches an edge three times, and visits one corner. Adding these five cells to the first route brings the assigned total to eight, leaving 13 open cells.

Open answer 3 route analysis

Third word: alternating through the left side

Trace NOODLE from row 3, column 2 to row 1, column 1. The repeated O is the point to watch: the route uses two different O cells in succession, then continues through D, L, and E. Reading each position in sequence prevents the repeated letter from hiding a wrong branch.

Follow these cells in order: 1 at row 3, column 2; 2 at row 3, column 1; 3 at row 2, column 1; 4 at row 2, column 2; 5 at row 1, column 2; 6 at row 1, column 1. Move left, up, right, up, and left.

The route changes direction after every move, so it contains four turns and five straight segments. It spans three rows but only two columns, reaches an edge four times, and includes one corner. After its six cells are added, 14 open cells are assigned and seven remain.

Open answer 4 route analysis

Fourth word: a seven-cell finish across the open remainder

Trace VOLTAGE from row 2, column 3 to row 1, column 4. The letters appear as V, O, L, T, A, G, and E. This final route uses seven cells, exactly filling the last answer slot and accounting for every open position not used by the first three traces.

Follow these cells in order: 1 at row 2, column 3; 2 at row 3, column 3; 3 at row 3, column 4; 4 at row 3, column 5; 5 at row 2, column 5; 6 at row 1, column 5; 7 at row 1, column 4. Move down, right twice, up twice, and then left.

The consecutive right moves and consecutive upward moves give this path three turns and four straight segments. It spans three rows and three columns, visits an edge four times, and reaches one corner. With these seven cells placed, the assigned count rises from 14 to all 21 open cells, leaving none unassigned.

What was checked

Edition and route verification

The September 30, 2026 date, Wend No. 114 label, grid size, open and blocked totals, answer order, word lengths, letters, and cell-by-cell routes were checked against the available official and independent source material. The four path lengths also add up to all 21 open cells.

Wendtoday is unofficial and not affiliated with LinkedIn. This page is an independent player guide, and its coordinate detail is included so you can compare the LinkedIn Wend answer with the board you have open.

Player questions

September 30 Wend FAQ

Which Wend edition does this page cover?

It covers Wend No. 114 dated September 30, 2026. The board is interpreted using the America/Los_Angeles edition date supplied for this puzzle.

How many spaces should be filled on this board?

There are 21 open cells and four blocked cells in the five-by-five grid. The four answer lengths are 3, 5, 6, and 7, which total 21.

What is the best spoiler-free check for my progress?

Compare your coverage with the row totals of 4, 4, 5, 4, 4 and the column totals of 5, 4, 3, 4, 5. A completed set of routes should account for every open cell.

What does the open-neighbor count tell me?

It says that 12 open cells each have at most two open orthogonal neighbors on the raw board. It describes available adjacent open cells only; it does not prove a route or assign a cell to a word.

Where can I see the complete solution without scanning the whole page?

Open the walkthrough and reveal its items in order. That section keeps all four words and the exact cell sequence for each route behind the page's spoiler disclosure.

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