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LinkedIn Crossclimb #916 Answer (November 2, 2026)

7 words · 4 letters each · Nov 2, 2026

Hints and the full word ladder for the LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle of November 2, 2026.

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Hints for Crossclimb #916

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.

A broken pipe or faucet may have one

4 letters, starts with L.

Show the word

LEAK

Animal whose name also means "to tolerate"

4 letters, starts with B.

Show the word

BEAR

Fly high and majestically

4 letters, starts with S.

Show the word

SOAR

Type of wild pig

4 letters, starts with B.

Show the word

BOAR

What a bird eats with

4 letters, starts with B.

Show the word

BEAK

Top + bottomThe top + bottom rows = Two words for the most prominent actor in a play or film.

Two 4-letter words, starting with L and S. In the game they unlock last.

Show the words

LEAD (top) and STAR (bottom)

Hint 2First letters

From top to bottom, the 7 words start with L · L · B · B · B · S · S. 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:

LEA_ → _EAK → BEA_ → B_AR → _OAR

Hint 4The middle five words

The five trivia answers in ladder order (the top and bottom rungs are still hidden):

  1. LEAK
  2. BEAK
  3. BEAR
  4. BOAR
  5. SOAR

Crossclimb #916 answer

Show all 7 words

Lead → Leak → Beak → Bear → Boar → Soar → Star

  1. LEAD
  2. LEAK
  3. BEAK
  4. BEAR
  5. BOAR
  6. SOAR
  7. STAR

The highlighted letter is the one that changes from the rung above. The top word (Lead) and the bottom word (Star) unlock last and share one clue.

LinkedIn's clueWord
The top + bottom rows = Two words for the most prominent actor in a play or film.LEAD
A broken pipe or faucet may have oneLEAK
What a bird eats withBEAK
Animal whose name also means "to tolerate"BEAR
Type of wild pigBOAR
Fly high and majesticallySOAR
Same clue as the top rowSTAR

✓ Checked Nov 2, 12:01 AM Pacific: every step of the ladder was checked to change exactly one letter. How we check

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