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LinkedIn Wend Answer for June 16, 2026
Puzzle #8 includes 4 words. Word lengths: 4 letters / 5 letters / 6 letters / 7 letters.
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ARCH, CANAL, BANANA, AWKWARD
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Wend #8 answer breakdown
A unique answer summary for Wend #8, including word lengths, route shapes, and solve order.
The LinkedIn Wend answer for June 16, 2026 is ARCH, CANAL, BANANA, AWKWARD. This board uses 22 letter cells on a 5 x 5 grid, leaving 3 empty spaces.
Start with AWKWARD, the longest path at 7 letters, then work through AWKWARD -> BANANA -> CANAL -> ARCH. The shortest cleanup answer is ARCH, and the full board has 7 direction changes.
| Word | Length | Route |
|---|---|---|
| AWKWARD | 7 | U-U-U-U-R-R |
| BANANA | 6 | L-U-U-R-R |
| CANAL | 5 | U-L-D-L |
| ARCH | 4 | D-D-L |
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Wend #8 word meanings and solving path
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/ɑːt͡ʃ/
noun
An inverted U shape.
To form into an arch shape
/kəˈnɛl/
noun
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage
/bəˈnɑːnə/
noun
An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin.
Curved like a banana, especially of a ball in flight.
/ˈɑkwɚd/
noun
Someone or something that is awkward.
Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
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Wend #8 solution
The answer words for Wend #8 are ARCH, CANAL, BANANA, AWKWARD.
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