Trailblaze answers for September 13, 2026

Highest-scoring words on this board

Findable somewhere on the grid — not necessarily all in the same chain, since each word consumes its cells.

• instrumented 22
• instrument 20
• affronted 19
• enamelled 19
• affluent 18

The best chain we found

5 words for 34 points. Each word starts adjacent to where the last one ended, so the order matters as much as the words.

1. 1.instrument 20 pts

   I C D T Y A A A T T 10E L L A A F O N 9A E O J R F E 8M 7Y U R J L U 6N 2O E L T K S 3R 5I 1P E T L B T 4N M

2. 2.delay 5 pts

   I C D 1T Y 5A 4A A T T E 2L 3L A A F O N A E O J R F E M Y U R J L U N O E L T K S R I P E T L B T N M

3. 3.lea 3 pts

   I C D T Y A A A T T E L L 1A A F O N A 3E 2O J R F E M Y U R J L U N O E L T K S R I P E T L B T N M

4. 4.you 3 pts

   I C D T Y A A A T T E L L A A F O N A E O 2J R F E M Y 1U 3R J L U N O E L T K S R I P E T L B T N M

5. 5.ope 3 pts

   I C D T Y A A A T T E L L A A F O N A E O J R F E M Y U R J L U N O 1E 3L T K S R I P 2E T L B T N M