Puzzle Answer TodayLinkedIn Crossclimb #917 Answer (November 3, 2026)
Hints and the full word ladder for the LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle of November 3, 2026.
Hints for Crossclimb #917
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.
___ of voice (indicator of emotion)
4 letters, starts with T.
Show the word
TONE
Accidentally did damage to, as a page of a book
4 letters, starts with T.
Show the word
TORE
High-quality, like some dining
4 letters, starts with F.
Show the word
FINE
Source of warmth in cold weather
4 letters, starts with F.
Show the word
FIRE
Warning a golfer yells
4 letters, starts with F.
Show the word
FORE
Top + bottomThe top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a certain evergreen tree's seed-bearing organ. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Two 4-letter words, starting with P and C. In the game they unlock last.
Show the words
PINE (top) and CONE (bottom)
Hint 2First letters
From top to bottom, the 7 words start with P · F · F · F · T · T · C. 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:
_INE → FI_E → F_RE → _ORE → TO_E
Hint 4The middle five words
The five trivia answers in ladder order (the top and bottom rungs are still hidden):
- FINE
- FIRE
- FORE
- TORE
- TONE
Crossclimb #917 answer
Show all 7 words
Pine → Fine → Fire → Fore → Tore → Tone → Cone
- PINE
- FINE
- FIRE
- FORE
- TORE
- TONE
- CONE
The highlighted letter is the one that changes from the rung above. The top word (Pine) and the bottom word (Cone) unlock last and share one clue.
| LinkedIn's clue | Word |
|---|---|
| The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a certain evergreen tree's seed-bearing organ. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom. | PINE |
| High-quality, like some dining | FINE |
| Source of warmth in cold weather | FIRE |
| Warning a golfer yells | FORE |
| Accidentally did damage to, as a page of a book | TORE |
| ___ of voice (indicator of emotion) | TONE |
| Same clue as the top row | CONE |
✓ Checked Nov 3, 12:01 AM Pacific: every step of the ladder was checked to change exactly one letter. How we check
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