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Overview
LinkedIn Pinpoint #789 is the LinkedIn Pinpoint daily for June 28, 2026. Pinpoint is LinkedIn's category-guessing game: five clues share one hidden theme, and you get up to five guesses with optional hints on the board below. This page includes the live board, a solved-board view, and a step-by-step Solution walkthrough. Difficulty: Hard. Estimated solve time: 6–10 min. Read the explainer sections below for strategy, or jump straight into play.
Answer
Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)
This is a phrase pattern (after) puzzle — each clue is a member of Words that come after “save” (in common sayings), not a loose thematic association.
Analysis
Sample 1 is "Face". In isolation it could belong to multiple categories — the puzzle has not yet told you which lens to use.
Sample 2 ("Your breath") must obey the same rule as sample 1 — check for a repeatable pattern, not a one-off link.
Three samples ("Face", "Your breath", "The day") are enough to propose "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)" as the working category.
Sample 4 ("Someone’s skin") continues the same classification.
Sample 5 ("For a rainy day") validates the category. All five rows should classify under "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)".
Classification result: "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)". All five samples belong to this category under the same rule.
Clues
Connection to answer
Sample 1 "Face" → Face follows the same anchor word named in the category.
Solving role
Classification check: does "Face" belong to the same category as the prior samples? If not, revise before reveal 2.
Connection to answer
Sample 2 "Your breath" → Your breath follows the same anchor word named in the category.
Solving role
Classification check: does "Your breath" belong to the same category as the prior samples? If not, revise before reveal 3.
Connection to answer
Sample 3 "The day" → The day follows the same anchor word named in the category.
Solving role
Classification check: does "The day" belong to the same category as the prior samples? If not, revise before reveal 4.
Connection to answer
Sample 4 "Someone’s skin" → Someone’s skin follows the same anchor word named in the category.
Solving role
Classification check: does "Someone’s skin" belong to the same category as the prior samples? If not, revise before reveal 5.
Connection to answer
Sample 5 "For a rainy day" → For a rainy day follows the same anchor word named in the category.
Solving role
Classification check: does "For a rainy day" belong to the same category as the prior samples? If not, revise before reveal 6.
Verification
The category "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)" passes the five-sample test: "Face", "Your breath", "The day", "Someone’s skin", and "For a rainy day" all classify correctly. No clue requires a special exception or secondary theory.
Solve path
With only "Face", several phrase patterns could apply. Wait for a second clue before committing to a category. "Face" and "Your breath" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("The day"), "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)" should explain all three without bending meanings. "Someone’s skin" strengthens "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("For a rainy day") confirms "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)" — if it still fits naturally, the category is locked.
Pattern
Each clue sits after the same anchor word to form a familiar phrase. Once you identify the shared prefix, the category usually clicks into place.
Learn more in Pinpoint Puzzle Strategies →Takeaways
All five samples map to "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)" using the same rule. Phrase pattern (after) puzzles like LinkedIn Pinpoint #789 are solved by finding that rule early — ideally before clue 4.
Notice how different the clues look: "Face", "Your breath", "The day", "Someone’s skin", and "For a rainy day". Surface diversity is deliberate; the category is the hidden constant.
When you see phrase pattern (after) phrasing in the answer, look for concrete members in the clue list — not abstract traits. That heuristic would have surfaced "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)" faster on this board.
Practice
Solution
This puzzle asks you to find the single category linking five clues: Face, Your breath, The day, Someone’s skin, and For a rainy day. The answer is Words that come after “save” (in common sayings). Each clue sits after the same anchor word to form a familiar phrase. Once you identify the shared prefix, the category usually clicks into place. With only "Face", several phrase patterns could apply. Wait for a second clue before committing to a category. "Face" and "Your breath" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("The day"), "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)" should explain all three without bending meanings. "Someone’s skin" strengthens "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("For a rainy day") confirms "Words that come after “save” (in common sayings)" — if it still fits naturally, the category is locked. Use the Solution tab above for an interactive clue-by-clue walkthrough, or the Solved board tab for the complete answer at a glance.