Pinpoint #903 · the five clues
  1. 1Spelt
  2. 2Sorghum
  3. 3Millet
  4. 4Rye
  5. 5Rice

What do all five have in common?

Two hints first

Hint 1 · what kind of category

The category is a “Types of …” list: every clue is one kind of the same thing, so name the group the clearest clue belongs to.

Hint 2 · the category, masked

The category, with the giveaway words masked: Types of G____.

The answer

Pinpoint #903 category

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Types of grain

All five clues — Spelt, Sorghum, Millet, Rye and Rice — fit “Types of grain”.

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.

ClueAlso in
Rice#471 Types of cakes
#718 Names of universities
#730 Words that come before "pudding"

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About Pinpoint #903

Pinpoint #903 was LinkedIn’s puzzle for Tuesday, October 20, 2026. It was a “Types of…” category, like 53 of the 446 puzzles from #458 to #903 (12%). 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 “Types of…” category

With a “Types of…” category the clues are siblings: five kinds of one parent thing. The fastest route is to take the most specific clue and ask “what is this a type of?” — then check that the other four fit the same answer at the same level (Merlot and Rosé are both wine, not both drinks).

Pinpoint #903 FAQ

What was the LinkedIn Pinpoint answer on October 20, 2026?

Pinpoint #903 (October 20, 2026) had the category “Types of grain”. The five clues were Spelt, Sorghum, Millet, Rye and Rice.

What were the clues for Pinpoint #903?

In order: 1. Spelt; 2. Sorghum; 3. Millet; 4. Rye; 5. Rice.

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