Eightfold #5 answer
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
The hidden word: SIMPLIFY
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The path, letter by letter: S (row 5, column 4), I (row 5, column 3), M (row 5, column 2), P (row 4, column 2), L (row 4, column 3), I (row 4, column 4), F (row 5, column 5), Y (row 4, column 5). Each step moves to a touching square, diagonals included, and no square is used twice.
Seven-letter decoys in the same grid: MISFITS.
Other words hiding in the grid: MISFITS, LITTLE, MISFIT, RUSTLE, SIMPLE, FEELS, and 72 shorter words in total.
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