Word Salad Classic hints for May 21, 2025 · #447

CATER follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. C: row 1, column 1
2. A: row 1, column 2
3. T: row 1, column 3
4. E: row 1, column 4
5. R: row 2, column 4

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

CRASH follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. C: row 1, column 1
2. R: row 2, column 1
3. A: row 1, column 2
4. S: row 2, column 2
5. H: row 2, column 3

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

HOST follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. H: row 2, column 3
2. O: row 3, column 3
3. S: row 2, column 2
4. T: row 1, column 3

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

PLAN follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. P: row 3, column 1
2. L: row 3, column 2
3. A: row 4, column 3
4. N: row 3, column 4

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

SPOIL follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. S: row 2, column 2
2. P: row 3, column 1
3. O: row 4, column 2
4. I: row 4, column 1
5. L: row 3, column 2

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.

THROW follows the cells below. Every consecutive cell touches the next, including diagonally, and no cell is used twice within this word.

1. T: row 1, column 3
2. H: row 2, column 3
3. R: row 2, column 4
4. O: row 3, column 3
5. W: row 4, column 4

This is one validated path on the original recorded grid. Different answers may share cells; a board with vanished letters should be entered in the solver as it now appears.