Word Chains hints and answer for 7 October 2026
Today's Word Chains runs to 7 words, each one making a compound word or a common phrase with the next. The chain opens with COURSE; every word after it starts hidden behind its first letter.
Play today's Word ChainsHints
Hint 1 — the shapeAfter COURSE, the words are 6, 7, 5, 5, 5, 8 letters long.
Hint 2 — the first lettersThe chain reads C → C → H → M → S → M → A.
Hint 3 — the first linkThe opening phrase is COURSE CREDIT.
Answer
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The full chain
- COURSE → CREDIT → HISTORY → MAJOR → SCALE → MODEL → AIRPLANE
- COURSE CREDIT
- CREDIT HISTORY
- HISTORY MAJOR
- MAJOR SCALE
- SCALE MODEL
- MODEL AIRPLANE
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