Word Chains hints and answer for 13 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 ELECTION; every word after it starts hidden behind its first letter.
Play today's Word ChainsHints
Hint 1 — the shapeAfter ELECTION, the words are 4, 3, 5, 6, 4, 8, 3 letters long.
Hint 2 — the first lettersThe chain reads E → Y → E → T → T → C → S → B.
Hint 3 — the first linkThe opening phrase is ELECTION YEAR.
Answer
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The full chain
- ELECTION → YEAR → END → TABLE → TENNIS → CLUB → SANDWICH → BAG
- ELECTION YEAR
- YEAR END
- END TABLE
- TABLE TENNIS
- TENNIS CLUB
- CLUB SANDWICH
- SANDWICH BAG
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