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LinkedIn Crossclimb Answer Solver Today Sep 21, 2026 #874 — Word Ladder Hints

Climb from ROPE to SAIL — here's every step of today's word ladder!

By: Sarah Perowne | Last update: Sep 21, 2026

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Yesterday's LinkedIn Crossclimb Answer

Sunday, September 20, 2026, #873

FOSTER The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a male family member who's not in your bloodline. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.

POSTER Large notice or picture hung on a wall

PESTER Irritate or bother

FESTER Become more irritating, like a problem you are ignoring

FASTER At a higher speed

FATTER Stouter

FATHER The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for a male family member who's not in your bloodline. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.

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What Is Today's Crossclimb answer?

Today's LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle #874 for Monday, September 21, 2026 challenges you to climb from ROPE to SAIL through 5 word ladder steps. Each rung changes one letter and is clued by a trivia question. Use our progressive hints in this page to solve each step — or reveal the full ladder if you're stuck.

What Is LinkedIn Crossclimb?

LinkedIn Crossclimb is a free daily word ladder puzzle available on LinkedIn Games. You're given a start word and an end word, and your goal is to transform one into the other by changing a single letter at each step — forming a valid word every time.
Each of the 5 intermediate steps comes with a trivia clue to help you figure out the next word in the chain. The clues test both your vocabulary and your general knowledge, making Crossclimb a unique blend of word puzzle and trivia game.
For example, a simple ladder might go: COLD -> BOLD -> BOND -> BONE -> BORE -> BORN -> BARN. Each step changes exactly one letter while keeping all others in place. Crossclimb resets daily at midnight ET.

Tips for Solving LinkedIn Crossclimb

Solve the Clues You Know, in Any Order

You don't have to fill these in from the top down. Answer whichever ones you're sure about and leave the rest empty. You'll come back to them with more to work with once some letters are on the board.

The Ladder Is the Puzzle, Not the Clues

There are five clues, but answering them is only half the job. You then drag the words around until each one sits a single letter away from the words above and below it. If they won’t chain up no matter how you shuffle, one of your answers is probably wrong.

One Letter Moves, and It Stays Put

Each step changes exactly one letter, and that letter keeps its position. Nothing gets rearranged. Line two words up and check them slot by slot: BOLD to BOND swaps the third letter and leaves everything else alone.

Use the Words Either Side of a Gap

Say you've placed two answers with a blank between them. Whatever goes in that gap has to be one letter off both, which usually leaves you two or three options at most. You can often fill a rung this way without ever working out what the clue meant.

The Top and Bottom Rows Come Last

Those two stay locked until the middle five are in the right order. Once they open, a single clue covers both, and each answer still has to sit one letter from the rung beside it. There’s no skipping ahead, so get the middle sorted first.

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Crossclimb FAQ

What time does LinkedIn Crossclimb reset?

LinkedIn Crossclimb resets daily at midnight Eastern Time (ET). A new word ladder puzzle is available every day.

How many steps are in a Crossclimb puzzle?

Each Crossclimb puzzle has 5 intermediate steps between the start word and end word, for a total of 7 words in the complete ladder.

What is a word ladder?

A word ladder is a puzzle where you transform one word into another by changing a single letter at each step, with every intermediate step forming a valid word. The concept was invented by Lewis Carroll in 1877.

What is the combo answer in Crossclimb?

The combo answer is formed by combining the start word and end word of the ladder into a single compound phrase. For example, if the ladder goes from SAVE to COPY, the combo answer is SAVECOPY. It’s a bonus element that adds an extra layer of wordplay to each puzzle.

How do the trivia clues work in Crossclimb?

Each step in the ladder comes with a trivia question. The answer to the trivia question is the next word in the ladder. This makes Crossclimb a unique blend of word puzzle and general knowledge quiz.

Can I play past LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzles?

LinkedIn does not currently offer an archive of past Crossclimb puzzles. Each puzzle is available for 24 hours only. Check our yesterday's answer section above for the previous day's solution.