LinkedIn Pinpoint #844 Answer
- 1Crushing ice
- 2Removing nails
- 3Tenderizing meat
- 4Shaping metal(over an anvil)
- 5Chiseling stone(hit with this)
What do all five have in common?
Two hints first
Hint 1 · what kind of category
The category is 11 words long and names a group all five clues belong to.
Hint 2 · the category, masked
The category, with the giveaway words masked: Different W___ to U__ a H_____ (B______ the M___ common one).
Pinpoint #844 category
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All five clues — Crushing ice, Removing nails, Tenderizing meat, Shaping metal and Chiseling stone — fit “Different ways to use a hammer (besides the most common one)”.
These clues in other Pinpoint puzzles
None of these five clues has appeared in any other Pinpoint puzzle we have recorded (#458 onward) — this set was entirely new.
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Categories shown are those days’ answers.
About Pinpoint #844
Pinpoint #844 was LinkedIn’s puzzle for Saturday, August 22, 2026. Its category doesn’t use one of Pinpoint’s stock openings (“Things…”, “Types of…”, a before / after word), which was true of 133 of the 387 puzzles from #458 to #844 (34%). 2 of the five clues came with a bracketed hint, which Pinpoint rarely gave before December 2025 and has used often since. No earlier puzzle in our archive used the same category.
How to crack a category like this
When a category has no stock opening, it usually names a group directly — parts of something, members of a set, or meanings of one word. Name the group the most obvious clue belongs to, then check that the vaguest clue fits it too; Pinpoint’s first clue is chosen to fit several groups, so the right answer is the one that survives all five.
Pinpoint #844 FAQ
What was the LinkedIn Pinpoint answer on August 22, 2026?
Pinpoint #844 (August 22, 2026) had the category “Different ways to use a hammer (besides the most common one)”. The five clues were Crushing ice, Removing nails, Tenderizing meat, Shaping metal and Chiseling stone.
What were the clues for Pinpoint #844?
In order: 1. Crushing ice; 2. Removing nails; 3. Tenderizing meat; 4. Shaping metal (over an anvil); 5. Chiseling stone (hit with this).
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