Minigame: Words - Solution

Puzzle Location: Angel Island
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The key insight into this puzzle is that it's isomorphic to "tic-tac-toe". Just look at the words when they're arranged like this:

HOTFORMWOES
TANKHEARWASP
TIEDBRIMSHIP


Once this realization has been made, the standard "tic-tac-toe" strategies apply.