Today’s spoiler-aware Wend guide
Looking for help with Wend No. 118? This guide begins with board-specific nudges, then places the complete LinkedIn Wend answer behind the walkthrough so you can reveal only as much as you need.
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Paths move up, down, left, or right. No diagonal steps.
Written Wend hints today
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Work from the 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10-letter paths in order; their first letters are L, G, T, S, M, and O.
For a stronger nudge, the longest path starts in the center of the board and changes direction 6 times.
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Board snapshot
Wend No. 118 uses a 7-by-7 board containing 40 open cells and nine blocked cells. The open-cell totals by row are 7, 7, 4, 4, 4, 7, and 7. That produces two fully open rows at the top, three narrower rows through the middle, and two fully open rows at the bottom.
The columns follow a different profile: 4, 7, 7, 4, 7, 7, and 4 open cells. Exactly eight open cells have at most two open orthogonal neighbors. That figure is only a raw count of available board neighbors; it does not describe how those cells are constrained by completed routes.
The LinkedIn Wend answer contains six words with lengths of 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 letters, accounting for all 40 open cells. Repetition matters on this board: I appears six times, A and T five times each, C and E four times each, and G three times. Position is therefore more dependable than a letter alone.
Spoiler-aware approach
Prepare six spaces matching the required lengths: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10. Working upward by length limits the number of cells you must test at first and gives you early coverage marks that can help with the longer entries. Keep each candidate orthogonally connected and avoid counting any open cell twice.
Use the board’s shape as a second check. The middle three rows each contain four open cells, while the four outer rows contain seven apiece. The column counts alternate between four and seven in a 4-7-7-4-7-7-4 pattern. If a proposed path leaves an isolated open cell or forces overlap later, return to its earliest turn.
Repeated I, A, T, C, and E cells make spelling alone an unreliable locator. Check the path length, each orthogonal step, and your running coverage together. The six routes should account for 4, then 9, 15, 22, 30, and finally 40 cells. Reveal the LinkedIn Wend answer walkthrough only when those structural nudges are no longer enough.
Answer walkthrough
Each LinkedIn Wend answer item below gives the exact cell sequence, followed by a compact movement check you can compare with your board.
Trace LOAF through four cells in order: 1 at row 4, column 6; 2 at row 4, column 5; 3 at row 3, column 5; 4 at row 2, column 5. The letters read L → O → A → F.
From its starting cell, move left, then go up twice. That creates two straight segments with one turn, spanning three rows and two columns. The compact bend gives you a clean way to confirm both the letter order and the route’s end without bringing an unused cell into this path.
Follow GREAT in this sequence: 1 at row 2, column 4; 2 at row 1, column 4; 3 at row 1, column 3; 4 at row 1, column 2; 5 at row 1, column 1. Read the letters as G → R → E → A → T.
The opening move goes up before the route turns left for three consecutive steps. It therefore has one turn and two straight segments. Four of its five cells lie on the board’s top edge, and the final T lands in a corner. Your running coverage should now reach nine cells.
Build TARGET with 1 at row 3, column 6; 2 at row 2, column 6; 3 at row 2, column 7; 4 at row 1, column 7; 5 at row 1, column 6; 6 at row 1, column 5. The sequence is T → A → R → G → E → T.
The movement pattern is up, right, up, left, and left. Watch the two separate upward moves and the final two-cell run to the left; together they create three turns and four straight segments. This route spans three rows and three columns, and completing it raises your marked total to 15 cells.
Trace SCIENCE through 1 at row 2, column 1; 2 at row 2, column 2; 3 at row 2, column 3; 4 at row 3, column 3; 5 at row 3, column 2; 6 at row 4, column 2; 7 at row 5, column 2. The letters read S → C → I → E → N → C → E.
Move right twice, down, left, and then down twice. The repeated C and E letters occupy different parts of the trace, so follow the positions rather than jumping between matching letters. Its three turns form four straight segments, and the seven cells bring cumulative coverage to 22.
Follow MAGICIAN along 1 at row 7, column 6; 2 at row 7, column 7; 3 at row 6, column 7; 4 at row 6, column 6; 5 at row 5, column 6; 6 at row 5, column 5; 7 at row 6, column 5; 8 at row 7, column 5. Read M → A → G → I → C → I → A → N.
Go right, up, left, up, left, down, and down. The route turns five times across six straight segments, with the final two moves continuing in one direction. Check both appearances of I and A by position. Once all eight cells are marked, 30 of the board’s 40 open cells are assigned.
Trace OPTIMISTIC along 1 at row 4, column 3; 2 at row 5, column 3; 3 at row 6, column 3; 4 at row 6, column 4; 5 at row 7, column 4; 6 at row 7, column 3; 7 at row 7, column 2; 8 at row 6, column 2; 9 at row 6, column 1; 10 at row 7, column 1. The letters read O → P → T → I → M → I → S → T → I → C.
Move down twice, right, down, left twice, up, left, and down. This ten-cell finish changes direction six times and fills the remaining open cells.
How this edition was checked
The date, puzzle number, board dimensions, cell totals, listed words, and orthogonal paths were checked for internal agreement. The six paths account for all 40 open cells without changing the supplied order.
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October 4 player questions
It covers Wend No. 118 dated October 4, 2026. You get spoiler-aware board guidance first, followed by six separately disclosed walkthrough items. Each revealed item includes its word, exact cell sequence, movement pattern, and a compact check against the board’s coverage.
There are six words using 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 letters. Those lengths total 40, matching the board’s 40 open cells. The full 7-by-7 grid also contains nine blocked cells, bringing the complete board area to 49 cells.
I appears six times, while A and T appear five times each. C and E each occur four times, and G occurs three times. Because several candidates can share a letter, check its board position and the preceding orthogonal step before extending a route.
Confirm the row profile of 7-7-4-4-4-7-7 and the column profile of 4-7-7-4-7-7-4. You can also maintain cumulative coverage totals of 4, 9, 15, 22, 30, and 40 as you complete the six required lengths.
No grouping or category is established by the supplied information. Treat each clue and route separately rather than assuming the words must belong to one set. Any relationship that appears suggestive should remain an observation, not a rule for selecting or rejecting a path.