Edition 153
Wend No. 153 gives you six words to trace across 39 open cells on a seven-by-seven board. Use the snapshot to check its shape and the approach for a nudge without revealing a word. The LinkedIn Wend answer walkthrough keeps every spelling and complete cell sequence behind the spoiler disclosure. This guide covers the November 8, 2026 edition in America/Los_Angeles. Open the walkthrough when you want to compare the words and their exact placements.
Verified answer board
Paths move up, down, left, or right. No diagonal steps.
Written Wend hints today
Nothing below opens until you ask for it.
Work from the 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-letter paths in order; their first letters are F, S, S, C, F, and D.
For a stronger nudge, the longest path starts in the interior at row 4, column 5 and changes direction 5 times.
Verified answer words
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Before you reveal
The outline narrows in three places: the first and last rows each hold four open cells, while the fourth row holds three. Rows two, three, five, and six each have all seven cells open. That makes 39 playable cells and ten blocked squares on this board. Compare the gaps with your board before using these hints.
Reading the columns from left to right gives open-cell counts of four, five, seven, seven, seven, five, and four. Twelve open cells have at most two open orthogonal neighbors: open cells immediately above, below, left, or right. This is a count of board neighbors, independent of any words you have traced.
Seven copies of E make letter position worth checking. C and S appear four times each; A, I, and N appear three times each. D, F, G, H, and L each appear twice. Keep those repeated letters separate when comparing a candidate with the board.
Keep the words hidden
Give each candidate a length before tracing it: this edition needs four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine letters, in that order. A spelling that fits a slot still needs a continuous path through the matching cells. Work through those lengths with the answer walkthrough closed if you want to keep the words hidden. The six lengths total 39, matching every open cell on this board.
Pause at repeated letters instead of choosing by spelling alone. With seven E cells and four each of C and S, a letter can look right while belonging to a different path. Check the cells immediately above, below, left, and right as you continue. The three fully open columns offer uninterrupted vertical space, but a candidate must still follow its own letters in order.
Once a candidate is traced, count its distinct cells as well as its letters. Your final check for the LinkedIn Wend answer is six paths covering 39 different open cells. If a square remains unused or appears in two selections, return to the placements, particularly the repeated letters, and compare the relevant hidden walkthrough.
Answer spoilers
The LinkedIn Wend answer follows the four-to-nine-letter order below. Each word includes its full cell sequence and a movement check, so you can compare the spelling with the route on your board.
Trace FLEE from F at row 5, column 5. Continue to L at row 6, column 5, then E at row 7, column 5, and finish on E at row 7, column 4. Count both final E cells separately; the doubled letter uses two different squares.
Take two steps down, then one left: just one turn. Its last pair sits on the board's edge. Check that the turn comes between those two E cells. With these four cells assigned, 35 open cells remain for the other five words.
Spell SNEAK by selecting S at row 5, column 6, N at row 5, column 7, E at row 6, column 7, A at row 6, column 6, and K at row 7, column 6. Read the five letters back in order before continuing.
Move right, down, left, then down. Each step after the first changes direction, giving this path three turns across three rows and two columns. The last downward move supplies K; stopping on A leaves the word one letter short.
Start SEARCH on S at row 7, column 3. Go to E at row 6, column 3, A at row 6, column 2, R at row 6, column 1, C at row 5, column 1, and H at row 5, column 2. That gives the complete six-letter spelling.
Read the movement as up, left twice, up, right. Keep A and R in the same row, then rise to C before finishing to its right on H. The six selected cells span three rows and three columns.
Build CONCEAL from C at row 6, column 4, through O at row 5, column 4, N at row 4, column 4, and C at row 3, column 4. Turn to E at row 3, column 3, then A at row 4, column 3, and L at row 5, column 3.
Keep the movement in three pieces: three steps up, one left, two down. Include both C cells. This seven-cell route stays off the board's edge and uses two turns. Coverage reaches 22 cells, leaving 17 for the final two answers.
Trace FETCHING through F at row 3, column 2, E at row 3, column 1, T at row 2, column 1, C at row 2, column 2, H at row 1, column 2, I at row 1, column 3, N at row 2, column 3, and G at row 2, column 4.
Follow left, up, right, up, right, down, right. Seven single-step segments make six turns. Check the downward step before the final rightward move. These eight cells bring coverage to 30, leaving nine for the last word.
Make DISGUISED from D at row 4, column 5, I at row 3, column 5, S at row 3, column 6, G at row 3, column 7, U at row 2, column 7, I at row 2, column 6, S at row 2, column 5, E at row 1, column 5, and D at row 1, column 4.
Move up, right twice, up, left twice, up, left. The nine-cell route has five turns; its repeated letters use distinct cells. Finishing it brings the six-word total to 39 distinct open cells, with none remaining.
Edition check
Official and independent sources were checked for Wend No. 153, dated November 8, 2026 in America/Los_Angeles. The six spellings, their letter sequences, and their orthogonal paths were checked against this board. Together, the routes cover all 39 open cells without overlaps or blocked squares.
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Questions about this board
This page covers Wend No. 153 for November 8, 2026, using the America/Los_Angeles edition date. Match the seven-by-seven layout, ten blocked squares, and 39 open cells with your board before following its hints or revealing an answer.
Read the snapshot and approach while leaving the answer walkthrough closed. They describe this board's row and column counts, repeated letters, and four-to-nine-letter slots. The six answer spellings and their individual cell sequences stay together in the spoiler section.
The slots run four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine letters, in that order. Their total is 39, so the lengths also give you a coverage check. A candidate needs both the correct length and matching cells along its path.
Pay particular attention to E, which appears seven times, plus C and S, which each appear four times. A, I, and N occur three times each. Confirm the selected occurrence of each letter rather than checking only the spelling.
None should remain. The complete LinkedIn Wend answer uses 39 distinct open cells across six paths. If your selections leave a gap, overlap, or touch a blocked square, compare the affected word's exact cell sequence with its walkthrough.