SALET opened with ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ — a solid start, locking in E at position four and clearing four common letters from the board. With 608 candidates still in play, there was plenty of ground to cover.

WOUND was the strategic pivot for round two: testing W, O, U, N, and D all at once. It paid off beautifully — 🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛ confirmed W and O planted firmly in their spots, and revealed N lurking somewhere else in the word. Four candidates left, one move to make.

With W_O_E_ and a misplaced N, WOMEN was the only logical answer. 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 — clean, confident, three and done.