LinkedIn Wend hints & answers: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · Hints reviewed by Omer Liban · New puzzle daily — the same grid for every player worldwide.

This page has every level of help for the LinkedIn Wend puzzle of Tuesday, August 18, 2026: 2 spoiler-free hint tiers that narrow things down step by step, followed by the complete answers with explanations — each behind its own tap-to-reveal card.

Stuck weaving today's Wend? Take the first letters as a nudge, reveal the short words, or open all four answers.

Wend rules: the grid hides 4 words of varying lengths. Trace each through neighbouring tiles (no diagonals); together they use every open tile exactly once.

Wend hints (August 18, 2026)

1First letters

the 3-letter word starts with “A”, the 4-letter word starts with “U”, the 5-letter word starts with “U”, the 7-letter word starts with “S”.

2The two shortest words

3 letters: ACT.
4 letters: UNIT.

Wend answers — August 18, 2026

★All of today's Wend answers

3 letters: ACT
4 letters: UNIT
5 letters: USING
7 letters: SUBJECT

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Wend — common questions

How many words are in Wend each day?

It varies — four is the most common, but boards with five or six words turn up too, and the word lengths change daily as well. Whatever the count, together they use every open tile exactly once.

Can Wend words move diagonally?

No — paths move between tiles that share an edge: up, down, left or right only.

When did LinkedIn launch Wend?

June 9, 2026 — it's the newest game in the LinkedIn lineup, joining Queens, Tango, Zip, Pinpoint, Crossclimb, Mini Sudoku and Patches.

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