Word Salad Classic hints for February 26, 2026 · #728

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

1. B: row 1, column 3
2. L: row 1, column 4
3. A: row 2, column 3
4. S: row 1, column 2
5. T: row 1, 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.

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

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

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

1. F: row 4, column 4
2. U: row 4, column 3
3. D: row 3, column 4
4. G: row 3, column 3
5. E: 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.

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

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

HECK 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 1
2. E: row 3, column 2
3. C: row 4, column 2
4. K: 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.

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