Word Salad Classic hints for August 28, 2026 · #911

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

1. C: row 2, column 1
2. H: row 2, column 2
3. I: row 2, column 3
4. P: 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.

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

1. D: row 4, column 2
2. A: row 4, column 3
3. T: row 3, column 4
4. E: 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.

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

1. D: row 4, column 2
2. U: row 3, column 2
3. C: row 2, column 1
4. K: 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.

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

1. F: row 1, column 4
2. I: row 2, column 3
3. S: row 3, column 3
4. H: 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.

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

1. M: row 2, column 4
2. I: row 2, column 3
3. L: row 1, column 2
4. K: 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.

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

1. S: row 4, column 1
2. Q: row 3, column 1
3. U: row 3, column 2
4. A: row 4, column 3
5. S: row 3, column 3
6. H: 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.