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USA Today Up & Down Words July 23, 2026 Answers

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The complete Thursday word chain — 7 two-word answers, each linking into the next. Puzzle by David L. Hoyt.

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The Chain
1 Final, painful point BITTER END
2 Living room furniture END TABLE
3 It's played with paddles TABLE TENNIS
4 Racket-sport injury TENNIS ELBOW
5 Space ELBOW ROOM
6 Hotel handout ROOM KEY
7 1948 Bogart film KEY LARGO

About this puzzle

This page lists the complete answer chain for the USA Today Up & Down Words published on July 23, 2026. Each answer is a two-word phrase, and the second word of every answer is the first word of the next one down. Tap any clue to open that answer's own page.