Stuck on LexSweep #5? Below is a progressive hint ladder plus the full solution. Each clue is hidden until you click — try the first hint before peeking at the answer.
Hints for LexSweep #5
Hint 1 — Category
5x5 symmetric word square — every row is a valid 5-letter word, and the grid reads the same down its columns as it does across its rows. The top row begins with the letter "B".
Hint 2 — Structure (click to reveal)
The middle (3rd) row contains 2 vowels. Because the grid is symmetric, the middle column has the same 2 vowels in the same positions — solving one solves the other.
Hint 3 — Starting clue (click to reveal)
The first letters of the five rows, top to bottom, spell "BLADE". Symmetry means those same five letters are also the first letters of the five columns, left to right.
LexSweep #5 answer
Reveal the LexSweep answer for Wednesday, May 27, 2026
B L A D E
L A D E S
A D U L T
D E L V E
E S T E R
The grid is a symmetric word square, so the five rows above are also the five columns, in the same order. Read down column 1 and you get the same letters as row 1 ("BLADE"); column 2 matches row 2 ("LADES"), and so on through column 5 / row 5 ("ESTER").
LexSweep puzzle #5 (Wednesday, May 27, 2026) lands in the mid-week difficulty range. Wednesday and Thursday puzzles run longer than Monday and Tuesday material but stop short of the harder weekend calibration; the vowel pattern is usually identifiable after 2-3 guesses, but the consonant choices for the symmetric diagonal can require a couple of extra attempts to lock in. Mid-week puzzles are the most representative LexSweep solve experience.
Late-month LexSweep entries close the calendar month. Puzzle #5 is part of the closing run; players tracking monthly solve streaks often invest extra attention in the last week of a month to lock in a full-month record.
Frequently asked
Where can I find today's LexSweep answer?
This page hosts the LexSweep answer for Wednesday, May 27, 2026 (puzzle #5). We publish a fresh answer page every day at /answer/[date], with hint ladder and a click-to-reveal solution so you can peek only after you've tried.
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How is the LexSweep answer different from a Wordle answer?
Wordle has one hidden 5-letter word per day. LexSweep has five hidden words arranged in a 5x5 symmetric square — each row is a word, and the grid reads the same down its columns as it does across its rows. So the "answer" is five words, not one.
Can I play yesterday's LexSweep puzzle?
Yes. Every past day is playable at /archive/[date], and the corresponding answer lives at /answer/[date]. Both go back to LexSweep's launch.