Wend answer for Thursday, July 9, 2026

Today's grid is 6 rows by 6 columns, with 6 holes cut out of it.

Today's puzzle has 5 solution words, ranging from 4 to 8 letters long.

Each solution word is a chain of grid tiles connected edge-to-edge (up, down, left, or right, never diagonally), spelling the word one letter per tile as you trace the path.

No. Every non-hole tile belongs to exactly one solution word's path, so the puzzle's tiles are split among the answers with nothing shared and nothing left uncovered.

Holes are cells with no letter tile at all. They aren't part of any word -- they simply shape the grid, forcing word paths to route around them.

No set order is required. You can trace whichever word you spot first; the puzzle is solved once every non-hole tile is covered by its word.