LinkedIn Crossclimb #908 Answer (October 25, 2026)
Hints and the full word ladder for the LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle of October 25, 2026.
Hints for Crossclimb #908
Hint 1Look up a clue
LinkedIn's clues for this puzzle, quoted so you can find the one you're stuck on. They are in alphabetical order, not ladder order. Open a clue for a small hint, then the word.
Alcoholic drink made from rice
4 letters, starts with S.
Show the word
SAKE
Give a score from 1 to 10, say
4 letters, starts with R.
Show the word
RATE
Lacking color
4 letters, starts with P.
Show the word
PALE
Tool in a Zen garden
4 letters, starts with R.
Show the word
RAKE
Transaction at a shop
4 letters, starts with S.
Show the word
SALE
Top + bottomThe top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a type of tree cultivated for its sweet fruit. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Two 4-letter words, starting with D and P. In the game they unlock last.
Show the words
DATE (top) and PALM (bottom)
Hint 2First letters
From top to bottom, the 7 words start with D · R · R · S · S · P · P. Each word is 4 letters long.
Hint 3The middle rungs, partly hidden
Each middle word with the one letter that changed from the word above blanked out:
_ATE → RA_E → _AKE → SA_E → _ALE
Hint 4The middle five words
The five trivia answers in ladder order (the top and bottom rungs are still hidden):
- RATE
- RAKE
- SAKE
- SALE
- PALE
Crossclimb #908 answer
Show all 7 words
Date → Rate → Rake → Sake → Sale → Pale → Palm
- DATE
- RATE
- RAKE
- SAKE
- SALE
- PALE
- PALM
The highlighted letter is the one that changes from the rung above. The top word (Date) and the bottom word (Palm) unlock last and share one clue.
| LinkedIn's clue | Word |
|---|---|
| The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a type of tree cultivated for its sweet fruit. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. | DATE |
| Give a score from 1 to 10, say | RATE |
| Tool in a Zen garden | RAKE |
| Alcoholic drink made from rice | SAKE |
| Transaction at a shop | SALE |
| Lacking color | PALE |
| Same clue as the top row | PALM |
✓ Checked Oct 25, 12:01 AM Pacific: every step of the ladder was checked to change exactly one letter. How we check
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