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LinkedIn Wend Answer for July 26, 2026
Puzzle #48 includes 6 words. Word lengths: 4 letters / 6 letters / 7 letters / 8 letters / 9 letters / 10 letters.
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HOOK, SUDOKU, OUTLOOK, COOKBOOK, ARTICHOKE, BACKSTROKE
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Wend #48 answer breakdown
A unique answer summary for Wend #48, including word lengths, route shapes, and solve order.
The LinkedIn Wend answer for July 26, 2026 is HOOK, SUDOKU, OUTLOOK, COOKBOOK, ARTICHOKE, BACKSTROKE. This board uses 44 letter cells on a 7 x 7 grid, leaving 5 empty spaces.
Start with BACKSTROKE, the longest path at 10 letters, then work through BACKSTROKE -> ARTICHOKE -> COOKBOOK -> OUTLOOK. The shortest cleanup answer is HOOK, and the full board has 21 direction changes.
| Word | Length | Route |
|---|---|---|
| BACKSTROKE | 10 | U-R-U-R-R-D-L-D-R |
| ARTICHOKE | 9 | R-R-U-R-R-D-R-R |
| COOKBOOK | 8 | D-D-R-D-R-U-U |
| OUTLOOK | 7 | D-D-R-U-R-R |
| SUDOKU | 6 | L-U-U-R-D |
| HOOK | 4 | D-D-D |
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Wend #48 word meanings and solving path
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/huːk/
noun
A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
To attach a hook to.
SUDOKU
/su-/
noun
(games, puzzles) A type of puzzle whose completion requires each of typically nine rows and columns and each of as many usually square subregions to contain, without duplication, the digits from 1 to 9 (or the grid dimension).
/ˈaʊtˌlʊk/
noun
A place from which something can be viewed.
To face or look in an outward direction.
/ˈkʊkˌbʊk/
noun
A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
/ˈɑː.tɪˌtʃəʊk/
noun
A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
/ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/
noun
A swimming stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.
To swim the backstroke.
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Wend #48 solution
The answer words for Wend #48 are HOOK, SUDOKU, OUTLOOK, COOKBOOK, ARTICHOKE, BACKSTROKE.
Reveal the board gradually above to see the exact path order for each word.
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