Full breakdown using the Case file format — answer, clue-by-clue analysis, and strategy notes.
Overview
About this puzzle
LinkedIn Pinpoint #822 is the LinkedIn Pinpoint daily for July 31, 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
Category
Words that come before “price”
This is a phrase pattern (before) puzzle — each clue is a member of Words that come before “price”, not a loose thematic association.
"Fair" is clue one on the case file — interesting on its own, but not enough to name the category yet. Smart solvers treat it as evidence, not proof.
The second witness is "Asking". Two clues with one clean rule beats a clever story that only fits one row.
"Market" is usually where the pattern becomes visible — "Fair", "Asking", "Market" should now suggest one category above all others.
"Sale" corroborates the same category — no new theory required.
Final evidence: "Name your". If "Words that come before “price”" explains the full lineup, the case is closed.
The file closes with category "Words that come before “price”". "Fair", "Asking", "Market", "Sale", and "Name your" are not random trivia; they are five exhibits for the same label.
Clues
Clue-by-clue analysis
Clue 1Initial evidence
LinkedIn Pinpoint #822 clue 1: Fair
Connection to answer
Exhibit "Fair": Fair pairs with a shared trailing word named in the category.
Solving role
Initial evidence — treat "Fair" as circumstantial until clue 2 arrives.
Clue 2Second witness
LinkedIn Pinpoint #822 clue 2: Asking
Connection to answer
Exhibit "Asking": Asking pairs with a shared trailing word named in the category.
Solving role
Second witness — "Asking" tests the leading category hypothesis.
Clue 3Breakthrough
LinkedIn Pinpoint #822 clue 3: Market
Connection to answer
Exhibit "Market": Market pairs with a shared trailing word named in the category.
Solving role
Breakthrough — "Market" supports the leading category hypothesis.
Clue 4Corroboration
LinkedIn Pinpoint #822 clue 4: Sale
Connection to answer
Exhibit "Sale": Sale pairs with a shared trailing word named in the category.
Solving role
Corroboration — "Sale" supports the leading category hypothesis.
Clue 5Case closed
LinkedIn Pinpoint #822 clue 5: Name your
Connection to answer
Exhibit "Name your": Name your pairs with a shared trailing word named in the category.
Solving role
Case closed — "Name your" supports the leading category hypothesis.
Verification
Verdict explanation
"Words that come before “price”" is the only category that accounts for all five exhibits: "Fair", "Asking", "Market", "Sale", and "Name your". The puzzle designers chose varied surface forms on purpose — the skill is finding the one label that classifies every row.
Solve path
How the answer emerges
With only "Fair", several phrase patterns could apply. Wait for a second clue before committing to a category. "Fair" and "Asking" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("Market"), "Words that come before “price”" should explain all three without bending meanings. "Sale" strengthens "Words that come before “price”" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Name your") confirms "Words that come before “price”" — if it still fits naturally, the category is locked.
Pattern
Why this is a phrase pattern (before) puzzle
Each clue completes a well-known phrase when followed by the anchor word in the category. Spotting one pair is luck — spotting the same anchor across all five clues is the answer.
"Market" is the pivot — before it, multiple categories remain plausible; after it, "Words that come before “price”" leads the suspect list. Clues 4 and 5 ("Sale" and "Name your") act as confirmation, not redirection.
Ruled-out theories
Any category that explained "Fair" but not "Asking" was a false lead. Phrase pattern (before) puzzles punish theories that fit the opening clue but collapse when the sample grows.
Pattern signature
This board's signature is phrase pattern (before): five clues, one label ("Words that come before “price”"). File that pattern — the next phrase pattern (before) daily will rhyme with this one.
This puzzle asks you to find the single category linking five clues: Fair, Asking, Market, Sale, and Name your. The answer is Words that come before “price”. Each clue completes a well-known phrase when followed by the anchor word in the category. Spotting one pair is luck — spotting the same anchor across all five clues is the answer. With only "Fair", several phrase patterns could apply. Wait for a second clue before committing to a category. "Fair" and "Asking" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("Market"), "Words that come before “price”" should explain all three without bending meanings. "Sale" strengthens "Words that come before “price”" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Name your") confirms "Words that come before “price”" — 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.
LinkedIn Pinpoint #822's category is "Words that come before “price”". The five clues Fair, Asking, Market, Sale, and Name your all belong to this phrase pattern (before) pattern.
Both "Fair" and "Name your" share the hidden link "Words that come before “price”". That shared connection is what makes it the correct Pinpoint answer rather than a coincidence between just two clues.
In Pinpoint, a phrase pattern (before) answer means the five clues (Fair, Asking, Market, Sale, and Name your) are concrete members of one defined collection or pattern rather than a loose thematic match. "Words that come before “price”" works because each clue is a recognized member of that set.
This puzzle is rated Hard. Pinpoint rewards lateral thinking—read all five clues before guessing, and use hints on the board if you get stuck.
Most players finish this hard Pinpoint in about 6–10 min. Read all five clues before your first guess—rushing usually costs an extra reveal. Use hints on the board if you are stuck past that range.
Yes. Open the Solved board tab for the complete answer, or the Solution tab for a step-by-step walkthrough that reveals each clue and explains how it fits the category.
A category that fits one clue as a standalone noun often breaks when the phrase pattern becomes visible across later clues.
Yes. Every past LinkedIn Pinpoint daily is saved in our archive, so you can replay boards you skipped. Pick any date, play it fresh, and check the solution if you want to compare notes.