How to Play LinkedIn Wend
Wend is a word puzzle where you draw a path through the letters of each hidden word. Your path can turn as often as it needs to. The slots under the board tell you how many words to find and how long they are. Since every letter belongs to one word, spotting a word and checking what it leaves behind go hand in hand.
Wend rules
- Trace letters that share an edge. You can move up, down, left or right and turn anywhere along the path.
- Use each letter square exactly once across all the words. Blank spaces in the board are gaps.
- Fill the slots below the board with the intended words of the matching lengths.
Use the lengths to divide up the letters
Step 1. Look for three words of 3, 4 and 5 letters. The C and A in the top-left corner can reach a T just below the A. 
Step 2. Trace C → A → T and release. CAT fills the three-letter slot. The D on the top row can reach O, then turn down to G. 
Step 3. Trace DOGS around the upper-right corner. The remaining P leads down to I and then across L, O and T to make PILOT.
How to play on LinkedIn
- Read the slot lengths first. If the only short slot takes four letters, a three-letter word is probably part of a longer route.
- Drag from the first letter through the rest of the word. Lift your finger or release the mouse to submit it.
- A correct word fills a slot. A path that stays highlighted while its slot stays blank needs another look. Undo it and try a different route.
- Use Hint to remove an error or reveal the next letter in a path. Undo reverses a move and Reset clears the board.
Wend solving tips
Start where there are few ways to turn
At a corner or beside a gap, a letter has fewer neighbors. Try it as the first and last letter of a word and see which direction gives you a plausible start or ending.
Use the letters that want to go together
An unusual letter can narrow the search fast. A Q beside U gives you a likely QU start. An isolated H might need its only adjacent T or S to make TH or SH.
Check the leftovers before locking in a route
If tracing a word strands two letters and the shortest remaining slot takes four, revisit the route. A different copy of the same letter may leave the rest of the board connected.
Common questions
Can a Wend word turn more than once?
Yes. Trace as many right-angle turns as you need. Each step must enter a new letter square that shares an edge.
Why didn’t a real word fill a slot?
A real word can have the wrong length, use the wrong copy of a letter, or leave no way to form the other words. Check the open slots and try a path that leaves usable letters.
Can two Wend words have the same length?
They sometimes do. Use the slots for that day’s puzzle to see how many words of each length you need.
Is there always a theme I need to guess?
Start with letter patterns and the slot lengths. The makers sometimes hide a theme in the board or answers, and you can solve many grids without spotting it.
When does Wend reset?
LinkedIn releases a new puzzle every day at midnight Pacific Time. Find previous solutions in the Wend answer archive.