USA Today Up & Down Words Answers
Every daily USA Today Up & Down Words we’ve solved — 38 dates and counting. Seven two-word answers chain together: the second word of each answer starts the next. Pick a day to see the full chain.
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July 28, 2026
Tuesday · USA Today Up & Down WordsView answers →About Up & Down Words
Up & Down Words is USA Today’s daily word-chain puzzle by David L. Hoyt. Each puzzle has seven clues, and every answer is a two-word phrase — the trick is that the second word of each answer becomes the first word of the next, forming a continuous chain from top to bottom. One stuck link can stall the whole ladder, which is where we come in.
Open the latest date above to see the complete chain with every clue. We also publish daily answers for the USA Today Crossword, Quick Cross, Word Roundup, and Rootonym.