Word Chains hints and answer for 11 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 PALM; every word after it starts hidden behind its first letter.
Play today's Word ChainsHints
Hint 1 — the shapeAfter PALM, the words are 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 8 letters long.
Hint 2 — the first lettersThe chain reads P → O → L → P → M → C → P.
Hint 3 — the first linkThe opening phrase is PALM OIL.
Answer
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The full chain
- PALM → OIL → LAMP → POST → MAN → CAVE → PAINTING
- PALM OIL
- OIL LAMP
- LAMP POST
- POST MAN
- MAN CAVE
- CAVE PAINTING
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