Daily Recap: Thursday, October 22, 2026

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Here is the solved chain from the Word Chains daily puzzle for October 22, 2026. It had 6 words and 5 links, starting with WORLD and ending with HOUSE. Below, each pair of neighboring words is shown with the phrase it forms and what that phrase means.

The Complete Chain

WORLDWARCHESTCOLDOPENHOUSE

Every Link Explained

  1. WORLD+WAR

    world war

    A war involving the major nations of the world.

  2. WAR+CHEST

    war chest

    A fund to finance a war.

  3. CHEST+COLD

    chest cold

    A nonspecialist term for acute bronchitis, a short-term inflammation of the bronchi and lungs.

  4. COLD+OPEN

    cold open

    An opening segment shown before the opening credits, often there is no context given to the segment.

  5. OPEN+HOUSE

    open house

    A house habitually kept open to callers.

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