Puzzle Answer TodayLinkedIn Crossclimb #914 Answer (October 31, 2026)
Hints and the full word ladder for the LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle of October 31, 2026.
Hints for Crossclimb #914
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.
___-in-the-blank
4 letters, starts with F.
Show the word
FILL
Heap
4 letters, starts with P.
Show the word
PILE
What a gondolier uses for propulsion
4 letters, starts with P.
Show the word
POLE
What someone must pay before leaving the restaurant
4 letters, starts with B.
Show the word
BILL
You might use it on your nails
4 letters, starts with F.
Show the word
FILE
Top + bottomThe top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a sphere for catching creatures in a massively popular game series. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Two 4-letter words, starting with P and B. In the game they unlock last.
Show the words
POKE (top) and BALL (bottom)
Hint 2First letters
From top to bottom, the 7 words start with P · P · P · F · F · B · B. 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:
PO_E → P_LE → _ILE → FIL_ → _ILL
Hint 4The middle five words
The five trivia answers in ladder order (the top and bottom rungs are still hidden):
- POLE
- PILE
- FILE
- FILL
- BILL
Crossclimb #914 answer
Show all 7 words
Poke → Pole → Pile → File → Fill → Bill → Ball
- POKE
- POLE
- PILE
- FILE
- FILL
- BILL
- BALL
The highlighted letter is the one that changes from the rung above. The top word (Poke) and the bottom word (Ball) unlock last and share one clue.
| LinkedIn's clue | Word |
|---|---|
| The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a sphere for catching creatures in a massively popular game series. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. | POKE |
| What a gondolier uses for propulsion | POLE |
| Heap | PILE |
| You might use it on your nails | FILE |
| ___-in-the-blank | FILL |
| What someone must pay before leaving the restaurant | BILL |
| Same clue as the top row | BALL |
✓ Checked Oct 31, 12:01 AM Pacific: every step of the ladder was checked to change exactly one letter. How we check
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