Word Chains hints and answer for 18 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 TAIL; every word after it starts hidden behind its first letter.
Play today's Word ChainsHints
Hint 1 — the shapeAfter TAIL, the words are 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 6, 8 letters long.
Hint 2 — the first lettersThe chain reads T → B → D → C → B → D → S → A.
Hint 3 — the first linkThe opening phrase is TAIL BONE.
Answer
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The full chain
- TAIL → BONE → DRY → CLEAN → BREAK → DANCE → STUDIO → AUDIENCE
- TAIL BONE
- BONE DRY
- DRY CLEAN
- CLEAN BREAK
- BREAK DANCE
- DANCE STUDIO
- STUDIO AUDIENCE
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