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LinkedIn Wend Answer for July 18, 2026
Puzzle #40 includes 5 words. Word lengths: 6 letters / 7 letters / 8 letters / 9 letters / 10 letters.
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LARYNX, MAILBOX, FLEXIBLE, XYLOPHONE, UNORTHODOX
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Wend #40 answer breakdown
A unique answer summary for Wend #40, including word lengths, route shapes, and solve order.
The LinkedIn Wend answer for July 18, 2026 is LARYNX, MAILBOX, FLEXIBLE, XYLOPHONE, UNORTHODOX. This board uses 40 letter cells on a 7 x 7 grid, leaving 9 empty spaces.
Start with UNORTHODOX, the longest path at 10 letters, then work through UNORTHODOX -> XYLOPHONE -> FLEXIBLE -> MAILBOX. The shortest cleanup answer is LARYNX, and the full board has 21 direction changes.
| Word | Length | Route |
|---|---|---|
| UNORTHODOX | 10 | U-R-U-L-L-D-L-L-U |
| XYLOPHONE | 9 | U-U-U-U-L-U-U-R |
| FLEXIBLE | 8 | R-U-R-D-R-U-U |
| MAILBOX | 7 | L-U-U-R-D-R |
| LARYNX | 6 | U-R-U-U-L |
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Wend #40 word meanings and solving path
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/ˈlæɹɪŋks/
noun
An organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus (or esophagus). It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, because it houses the vocal cords, sound production.
MAILBOX
7 letters
noun
A box into which mail is put
/ˈflɛk.sə.bəl/
noun
Something that is flexible.
Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
/ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/
verb
To play a xylophone or to play something else as though it was a xylophone.
Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.
UNORTHODOX
/ʌnˈɔːθədɒks/
adjective
Unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic
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Wend #40 solution
The answer words for Wend #40 are LARYNX, MAILBOX, FLEXIBLE, XYLOPHONE, UNORTHODOX.
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