LinkedIn Pinpoint #849 Answer
- 1Octopuses
- 2Arctic hares(twice a year)
- 3Mood rings
- 4Leaves(in autumn)
- 5Chameleons
What do all five have in common?
Two hints first
Hint 1 · what kind of category
The category starts with “Things…” — look for a property, a place or an action that all five clues share.
Hint 2 · the category, masked
The category, with the giveaway words masked: Things that C_____ C_____.
Pinpoint #849 category
Tap to reveal
All five clues — Octopuses, Arctic hares, Mood rings, Leaves and Chameleons — fit “Things that change colors”.
These clues in other Pinpoint puzzles
One of the five clues has turned up in other Pinpoints since #458. Pinpoint often reuses a clue word with a different meaning, so a clue you remember is no guarantee of the category. Their categories are spoilers for those days.
| Clue | Also in |
|---|---|
| Leaves | #859 Things that are composted |
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Similar categories
- Aug 21, 2026 #843 Things you might "shoot"
- Aug 15, 2026 #837 Things that are delivered
- Aug 13, 2026 #835 Things that have spots
- Aug 4, 2026 #826 Things that come in groups of four
- Aug 1, 2026 #823 Things used when making pottery
The days before
- Aug 26, 2026 #848 Names of dance crazes (with "The")
- Aug 25, 2026 #847 Names of fonts
- Aug 24, 2026 #846 Types of snake
- Aug 23, 2026 #845 Words that come after "think"
- Aug 22, 2026 #844 Different ways to use a hammer (besides the most common one)
Categories shown are those days’ answers.
About Pinpoint #849
Pinpoint #849 was LinkedIn’s puzzle for Thursday, August 27, 2026. It was a “Things…” category, like 85 of the 392 puzzles from #458 to #849 (22%). 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 “Things…” category
A “Things…” category is held together by a shared property (colour, shape, what something has or does) rather than by what the objects are. Ask what the first two clues have physically or functionally in common — not what kind of thing they are. If one clue carries a bracketed hint, it usually points straight at that shared property.
Pinpoint #849 FAQ
What was the LinkedIn Pinpoint answer on August 27, 2026?
Pinpoint #849 (August 27, 2026) had the category “Things that change colors”. The five clues were Octopuses, Arctic hares, Mood rings, Leaves and Chameleons.
What were the clues for Pinpoint #849?
In order: 1. Octopuses; 2. Arctic hares (twice a year); 3. Mood rings; 4. Leaves (in autumn); 5. Chameleons.
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