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LinkedIn Crossclimb #908 Answer (October 25, 2026)

7 words · 4 letters each · Oct 25, 2026

Hints and the full word ladder for the LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle of October 25, 2026.

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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):

  1. RATE
  2. RAKE
  3. SAKE
  4. SALE
  5. PALE

Crossclimb #908 answer

Show all 7 words

Date → Rate → Rake → Sake → Sale → Pale → Palm

  1. DATE
  2. RATE
  3. RAKE
  4. SAKE
  5. SALE
  6. PALE
  7. 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 clueWord
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, sayRATE
Tool in a Zen gardenRAKE
Alcoholic drink made from riceSAKE
Transaction at a shopSALE
Lacking colorPALE
Same clue as the top rowPALM

✓ 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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