LinkedIn Pinpoint #861 Answer
- 1Crust
- 2Mantle
- 3Core(mostly iron and nickel)
- 4Tectonic plates
- 5Magnetic poles(North+South)
What do all five have in common?
Two hints first
Hint 1 · what kind of category
The category is 4 words long and names a group all five clues belong to.
Hint 2 · the category, masked
The category, with the giveaway words masked: Parts of the E____.
Pinpoint #861 category
Tap to reveal
All five clues — Crust, Mantle, Core, Tectonic plates and Magnetic poles — fit “Parts of the Earth”.
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 #861
Pinpoint #861 was LinkedIn’s puzzle for Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Its category doesn’t use one of Pinpoint’s stock openings (“Things…”, “Types of…”, a before / after word), which was true of 138 of the 404 puzzles from #458 to #861 (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 #861 FAQ
What was the LinkedIn Pinpoint answer on September 8, 2026?
Pinpoint #861 (September 8, 2026) had the category “Parts of the Earth”. The five clues were Crust, Mantle, Core, Tectonic plates and Magnetic poles.
What were the clues for Pinpoint #861?
In order: 1. Crust; 2. Mantle; 3. Core (mostly iron and nickel); 4. Tectonic plates; 5. Magnetic poles (North+South).
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