LinkedIn Pinpoint #896 Answer
- 1Amethyst
- 2Mauve
- 3Lilac
- 4Plum
- 5Lavender(looks like 🪻)
What do all five have in common?
Two hints first
Hint 1 · what kind of category
The category is 5 words long and names a group all five clues belong to.
Hint 2 · the category, masked
The category, with the giveaway words masked: Shades of P_____ or V_____.
Pinpoint #896 category
Tap to reveal
All five clues — Amethyst, Mauve, Lilac, Plum and Lavender — fit “Shades of purple or violet”.
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 |
|---|---|
| Plum | #730 Words that come before "pudding" |
Related Pinpoint puzzles
Similar categories
- Aug 10, 2026 #832 Shades of red
- Mar 11, 2026 #680 Shades of blue
- Dec 12, 2025 #591 Shades of gray
The days before
- Oct 12, 2026 #895 Military ranks
- Oct 11, 2026 #894 Things that are stacked
- Oct 10, 2026 #893 Words that come before "ten"
- Oct 9, 2026 #892 Types of whales
- Oct 8, 2026 #891 Words that come before "breaker"
Categories shown are those days’ answers.
About Pinpoint #896
Pinpoint #896 was LinkedIn’s puzzle for Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Its category doesn’t use one of Pinpoint’s stock openings (“Things…”, “Types of…”, a before / after word), which was true of 152 of the 439 puzzles from #458 to #896 (35%). One clue 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 #896 FAQ
What was the LinkedIn Pinpoint answer on October 13, 2026?
Pinpoint #896 (October 13, 2026) had the category “Shades of purple or violet”. The five clues were Amethyst, Mauve, Lilac, Plum and Lavender.
What were the clues for Pinpoint #896?
In order: 1. Amethyst; 2. Mauve; 3. Lilac; 4. Plum; 5. Lavender (looks like 🪻).
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