LinkedIn Crossclimb #916 Answer (November 2, 2026)
Hints and the full word ladder for the LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle of November 2, 2026.
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):
- LEAK
- BEAK
- BEAR
- BOAR
- SOAR
Crossclimb #916 answer
Show all 7 words
Lead → Leak → Beak → Bear → Boar → Soar → Star
- LEAD
- LEAK
- BEAK
- BEAR
- BOAR
- SOAR
- 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 clue | Word |
|---|---|
| The top + bottom rows = Two words for the most prominent actor in a play or film. | LEAD |
| A broken pipe or faucet may have one | LEAK |
| What a bird eats with | BEAK |
| Animal whose name also means "to tolerate" | BEAR |
| Type of wild pig | BOAR |
| Fly high and majestically | SOAR |
| Same clue as the top row | STAR |
✓ 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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