What is LinkedIn Wend?
Wend is the newest addition to LinkedIn's daily games, and it puts a fresh spin on the word search. Instead of spotting words in straight lines, you connect neighbouring letters to trace words through the grid, and the words you find need to fit together to complete the puzzle. Working out where one word ends and the next begins is the heart of the challenge, so it rewards both vocabulary and careful planning. Like the rest of LinkedIn's games, it is designed to be finished in a few minutes, and you can play without signing in, though an account adds streaks and the chance to compare with friends. It suits word lovers who enjoy Strands or classic word searches, and anyone looking for a quick, calm puzzle to add to their daily routine.
How to play
- Connect neighbouring letters to trace a word through the grid.
- Find words that fit together to fill the whole puzzle.
- Plan ahead: where one word ends shapes what's left for the others.
Quick facts
- Typical time
- 2–5 min
- Difficulty
- Easy–medium
- Price
- Free.
- Account
- Not needed. Signing in to LinkedIn adds streaks and leaderboards.
- Past puzzles
- No. LinkedIn only offers today's puzzle.
- On a phone
- In the browser, or in the LinkedIn app.
Tips to get better
- Start with the boxed-in letters. A letter in a corner, or one hemmed in by walls, can only be reached from one or two directions. The word that uses it has very few possible paths.
- Every letter is used exactly once. If the word you've traced leaves a letter or two cut off, with nothing to join, it's the wrong path, even if it's a real word.
- Look for letters that travel together. Spot pairs and endings like TH, QU, ER or ING sitting side by side. They usually belong to the same word.
- Right word, wrong route. If the leftovers make no sense, you may have the right word but the wrong path. Trace it again through a different copy of the same letter.
- Work from the edges in. Words along the edges are the easiest to pin down. The middle sorts itself out once fewer letters are left.
Who it's for
A good fit for word-search fans who want a little logic with their vocabulary. Because every letter has to be used, you can reason your way out of trouble instead of just staring. It's LinkedIn's newest game and one of its gentlest. If you want a longer hunt, Strands and Squaredle take the same idea further.
