Word Chains hints and answer for 9 October 2026
Today's Word Chains runs to 8 words, each one making a compound word or a common phrase with the next. The chain opens with NURSE; every word after it starts hidden behind its first letter.
Play today's Word ChainsHints
Hint 1 — the shapeAfter NURSE, the words are 7, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 6 letters long.
Hint 2 — the first lettersThe chain reads N → S → W → T → T → B → J → E.
Hint 3 — the first linkThe opening phrase is NURSE STATION.
Answer
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The full chain
- NURSE → STATION → WAGON → TRAIN → TRACK → BALL → JOINT → EFFORT
- NURSE STATION
- STATION WAGON
- WAGON TRAIN
- TRAIN TRACK
- TRACK BALL
- BALL JOINT
- JOINT EFFORT
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