Word Salad Classic hints for December 21, 2025 · #661

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

1. B: row 3, column 2
2. R: row 2, column 3
3. E: row 3, column 3
4. A: row 4, column 2
5. D: row 4, column 1

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.

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

1. H: row 4, column 3
2. A: row 4, column 2
3. N: row 3, column 1
4. D: row 4, column 1

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.

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

1. L: row 2, column 1
2. I: row 1, column 1
3. S: row 1, 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.

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

1. S: row 1, column 2
2. T: row 1, column 3
3. O: row 1, column 4
4. R: row 2, column 3
5. Y: row 2, 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.

TEMPER 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. E: row 2, column 4
3. M: row 3, column 4
4. P: row 4, column 4
5. E: row 3, column 3
6. R: 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.

TERM 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. E: row 2, column 4
3. R: row 2, column 3
4. M: 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.