Word Chains hints and answer for 16 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 WINDOW; every word after it starts hidden behind its first letter.
Play today's Word ChainsHints
Hint 1 — the shapeAfter WINDOW, the words are 6, 4, 4, 6, 4, 3, 4 letters long.
Hint 2 — the first lettersThe chain reads W → S → D → B → B → B → B → P.
Hint 3 — the first linkThe opening phrase is WINDOW SCREEN.
Answer
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The full chain
- WINDOW → SCREEN → DOOR → BELL → BOTTOM → BUNK → BED → POST
- WINDOW SCREEN
- SCREEN DOOR
- DOOR BELL
- BELL BOTTOM
- BOTTOM BUNK
- BUNK BED
- BED POST
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