Word Salad Classic hints for October 1, 2026 · #945

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

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

1. L: row 3, column 2
2. A: row 3, column 3
3. D: row 4, column 3
4. Y: 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.

MATE 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 2
2. A: row 3, column 3
3. T: row 4, column 2
4. E: row 3, 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.

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

1. N: row 2, column 3
2. A: row 3, column 3
3. M: row 2, column 2
4. E: row 3, 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.

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

1. P: row 4, column 1
2. E: row 3, column 1
3. R: row 2, column 1
4. S: row 1, column 1
5. O: row 1, column 2
6. N: 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.

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

1. W: row 1, column 3
2. O: row 1, column 2
3. R: row 2, column 1
4. L: row 3, column 2
5. D: row 4, 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.

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

1. W: row 1, column 3
2. O: row 1, column 2
3. R: row 2, column 1
4. L: row 3, column 2
5. D: row 4, column 3
6. W: row 3, column 4
7. A: row 2, column 4
8. R: row 1, column 4

The letter path spells WORLDWAR; accents, spaces and punctuation in the displayed answer do not require extra tiles.

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.