Wend No. 126 · Four paths, nineteen cells

LinkedIn Wend Answer — October 12, 2026

Wend No. 126 has a 5-by-5 board and four words of 3, 4, 5, and 7 letters. Check the board and hints first, or open the walkthrough for the complete LinkedIn Wend answer, including each letter's position and every turn.

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Read the shape of this nineteen-cell board

The October 12 board contains 19 open cells and six blocked cells within its 25 positions. From the first row to the fifth, the open-cell totals are 4, 4, 3, 4, and 4. The third row is the only row with three letters; every other row contains four. Count visible letters rather than all five positions when checking your copy. A missing block changes the available space and which letters can meet, so confirm the shape before testing a spelling.

The column totals alternate between 5, 2, 5, 2, and 5. Columns one, three, and five contain a letter in every row; columns two and four each have only two open cells. Compare both counting directions rather than assuming the row pattern also describes the columns. Of the 19 open cells, 11 have at most two open orthogonal neighbors. This is a count of neighboring open cells on the board itself, before any answer routes are assigned.

E occurs three times, while N and T each occur twice. Matching one of these letters does not settle its position: the occurrence must fit the surrounding spelling. The four required lengths total 19, exactly matching the open-cell count. Keep those two checks separate. Repeated-letter counts help you distinguish occurrences, while the length total tells you how much space the four completed entries must account for. Neither check requires revealing a word.

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Check a spelling against the space it uses

Prepare four entry spaces of 3, 4, 5, and 7 letters. Compare each candidate against its specific length, rather than accepting a fragment because it forms a word. For this edition, a four-letter candidate belongs against the four-letter space even if you can trace farther. Count the starting cell as a letter: a three-letter path joins three cells with two moves. Keeping letter counts separate from move counts prevents you from stopping a cell short.

At E, N, or T, check the position as well as the letter. The repeated occurrences matter when comparing a candidate with this board. Follow consecutive cells horizontally or vertically, keeping a record of the cells used. The full columns and the two sparsely filled columns help you check the shape, but do not identify a word by themselves. The continuous spelling and its required length should both support your candidate.

Use 19 as the coverage target. In the listed length order, the remaining totals after confirmed routes are 16, 12, 7, and zero. Confirm distinct cells alongside those totals: counting a shared cell twice would not cover all 19 positions. Stay with these checks and the existing hints until you want a spelling revealed. The LinkedIn Wend answer walkthrough separates the four entries so you can compare one route before reading the next.

Complete solution

Four words, traced in length order

The LinkedIn Wend answer for this board is given below in the required 3, 4, 5, and 7-letter order. Read each coordinate as a numbered letter position, then use the movement explanation to check the same route on your board.

Open answer 1 route analysis

CUT: three letters across the fifth row

CUT follows this sequence: 1 at row 5, column 1; 2 at row 5, column 2; 3 at row 5, column 3. Those positions read C, U, and T. Start with C at row 5, column 1, move right to U at row 5, column 2, and right again to T at row 5, column 3. The final T is the third letter, so stop after the second move.

Two rightward moves give this entry one straight segment with no turns. All three cells lie on the edge, beginning at a corner and spanning three columns in one row. The opening and ending cells each have two open orthogonal neighbors on the original board; the spelling identifies which neighboring cell to use. Check the endpoint T by its position, since T appears twice in this edition. This three-cell route leaves 16 of the 19 open cells for the remaining entries.

Open answer 2 route analysis

BEND: two left moves followed by a downward turn

For BEND, follow 1 at row 1, column 5; 2 at row 1, column 4; 3 at row 1, column 3; 4 at row 2, column 3. Read B, E, N, and D. From B at row 1, column 5, take two leftward steps through E at row 1, column 4 to N at row 1, column 3. Move down to D at row 2, column 3 to finish the spelling.

Turn after N: the moves are left, left, and down, forming two straight segments. The opening three letters occupy the top row; D extends the route into the second row. Stopping before that downward move would omit the fourth letter. Three cells touch the edge, including the opening corner. Check this E and N by position because both repeat on the board. Adding these four distinct cells to the first entry gives seven assigned cells and leaves 12.

Open answer 3 route analysis

LEMON: enter the fifth column, then continue downward

LEMON uses 1 at row 2, column 4; 2 at row 2, column 5; 3 at row 3, column 5; 4 at row 4, column 5; 5 at row 5, column 5. Read L, E, M, O, and N. Begin at L at row 2, column 4 and step right to E at row 2, column 5. Descend through M and O to finish at N at row 5, column 5.

The movement sequence is right, down, down, and down, with one turn after E. Then stay in the fifth column until the endpoint. Count three letters after E, including the final N; the opening L brings the full route to five cells. Four cells touch the edge, ending at a corner whose only open orthogonal neighbor leads back along the route. This entry spans four rows and two columns. With the previous routes, it brings coverage to 12 and leaves seven cells.

Open answer 4 route analysis

VARIETY: descend, cross left, and climb to the first row

VARIETY runs through 1 at row 3, column 3; 2 at row 4, column 3; 3 at row 4, column 2; 4 at row 4, column 1; 5 at row 3, column 1; 6 at row 2, column 1; 7 at row 1, column 1. These positions spell V, A, R, I, E, T, and Y. V starts in the literal center of the 5-by-5 board, and Y is the final letter.

Move down to A, left twice through R to I, then up three times through E and T to Y. Turn after A and after I, making two direction changes across three straight segments. Count seven letters across the six moves, including the starting V. Four cells touch the edge, and the final Y is in a corner. Check the specific E and T in this sequence because both repeat elsewhere. This route uses the seven remaining cells, bringing coverage to 19 without overlap.

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What supports the solution

The October 12, 2026 edition was compared across third-party pages for Wend No. 126, the board, spellings, and paths. The routes cover all 19 open cells without overlap. These pages may share an upstream source; the facts were not obtained directly from LinkedIn.

Wendtoday is unofficial and is not affiliated with LinkedIn. Match the October 12 date, No. 126 label, 5-by-5 shape, and 3, 4, 5, 7 lengths to your board before using this solution.

Questions while solving

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Which edition does this LinkedIn Wend answer cover?

October 12, 2026, Wend No. 126: a 5-by-5 board with 19 open cells and answer lengths of 3, 4, 5, and 7.

Can I check No. 126 without revealing a word?

Use the snapshot, approach, and existing hints to compare the shape, letter counts, and lengths. Open the walkthrough when you want the spellings.

What should the row and column counts be?

Rows: 4, 4, 3, 4, 4. Columns: 5, 2, 5, 2, 5. Each set totals 19 and excludes the six blocked cells.

Which repeated letters should I check by position?

E appears three times; N and T appear twice each. Check each occurrence's position as well as its place in the continuous spelling.

How many cells remain after the first three entries?

Seven. The first three entries use 3 plus 4 plus 5 cells, totaling 12. Confirm that your completed routes do not share cells.

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