LinkedIn Pinpoint #875 Answer
- 1Bacon
- 2Locke
- 3Confucius
- 4Plato and Socrates
- 5Descartes
What do all five have in common?
Two hints first
Hint 1 · what kind of category
The category starts with “Famous…” — think of well-known names or landmarks rather than ordinary objects.
Hint 2 · the category, masked
The category, with the giveaway words masked: Famous P___________.
Pinpoint #875 category
Tap to reveal
All five clues — Bacon, Locke, Confucius, Plato and Socrates and Descartes — fit “Famous philosophers”.
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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The days before
- Sep 21, 2026 #874 Common national demonyms (i.e., names for people from a specific country)
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- Sep 19, 2026 #872 Words that come before "source"
- Sep 18, 2026 #871 Geographic place names when preceded by "Great"
- Sep 17, 2026 #870 Words that come after "go" in common sayings
Categories shown are those days’ answers.
About Pinpoint #875
Pinpoint #875 was LinkedIn’s puzzle for Tuesday, September 22, 2026. It was a “Famous…” category, like 6 of the 418 puzzles from #458 to #875 (1%). None of the five clues came with a bracketed hint: all five were bare words or phrases. No earlier puzzle in our archive used the same category.
How to crack a “Famous…” category
A “Famous…” category asks you to recognise examples rather than define them: well-known people, places or works that share one feature. Say each clue out loud with “the famous…” in front of it and see which group they all fall into.
Pinpoint #875 FAQ
What was the LinkedIn Pinpoint answer on September 22, 2026?
Pinpoint #875 (September 22, 2026) had the category “Famous philosophers”. The five clues were Bacon, Locke, Confucius, Plato and Socrates and Descartes.
What were the clues for Pinpoint #875?
In order: 1. Bacon; 2. Locke; 3. Confucius; 4. Plato and Socrates; 5. Descartes: "I think, therefore I am".
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