2026-08-04
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Overview
LinkedIn Pinpoint #826 is the LinkedIn Pinpoint daily for August 4, 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: Easy. Estimated solve time: 3–5 min. Read the explainer sections below for strategy, or jump straight into play.
Answer
Things that come in groups of four
This is a named set puzzle — each clue is a member of Things that come in groups of four, not a loose thematic association.
Analysis
I see "Ghosts in Pac-Man" first and immediately list three possible categories. That is the right instinct: one clue is never enough to submit a final answer.
Clue two is "Grand Slams in tennis". I cross off any category that only fit "Ghosts in Pac-Man" — the overlap has to be real.
"Bases in DNA" is where I would commit if I had a strong theory. Three clues sharing one rule is the Pinpoint sweet spot.
"Nations in the United Kingdom" keeps pointing the same direction — good puzzles do not throw a curveball on clue four.
The last clue "Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side)" is confirmation, not discovery. I am checking that my answer survives the final row.
My final answer is "Things that come in groups of four". Every clue felt like a member of that category once the pattern clicked — that is the feeling of a correct Pinpoint solve.
Clues
Connection to answer
I read "Ghosts in Pac-Man" and note: Ghosts in Pac-Man is a clear, everyday example of things that come in groups of four — not a tangential association.
Solving role
First read: I do not guess yet — "Ghosts in Pac-Man" alone has too many meanings.
Connection to answer
I read "Grand Slams in tennis" and note: Grand Slams in tennis is a clear, everyday example of things that come in groups of four — not a tangential association.
Solving role
Cross-check: "Grand Slams in tennis" alone could belong to several broad categories — wait for more rows before guessing.
Connection to answer
I read "Bases in DNA" and note: Bases in DNA is a clear, everyday example of things that come in groups of four — not a tangential association.
Solving role
Turning point: "Bases in DNA" is where I would submit if my top category still fits.
Connection to answer
I read "Nations in the United Kingdom" and note: Nations in the United Kingdom is a clear, everyday example of things that come in groups of four — not a tangential association.
Solving role
Verifier: A category that worked for earlier clues but not "Nations in the United Kingdom" is too narrow.
Connection to answer
I read "Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side)" and note: Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side) is a clear, everyday example of things that come in groups of four — not a tangential association.
Solving role
Lock: A category that worked for earlier clues but not "Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side)" is too narrow.
Verification
I landed on "Things that come in groups of four" because nothing else covered every clue cleanly. "Ghosts in Pac-Man", "Grand Slams in tennis", "Bases in DNA", "Nations in the United Kingdom", and "Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side)" look different on the surface, but each one is a member of things that come in groups of four. When a category survives clue five as easily as clue one, that is your answer.
Solve path
With only "Ghosts in Pac-Man", many categories could fit. Hold your first guess and watch what clue 2 eliminates. "Ghosts in Pac-Man" and "Grand Slams in tennis" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("Bases in DNA"), "Things that come in groups of four" should explain all three without bending meanings. "Nations in the United Kingdom" strengthens "Things that come in groups of four" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side)") confirms "Things that come in groups of four" — if it still fits naturally, the category is locked.
Pattern
Each clue is a concrete example of a broader collection. The answer is the set label that every row belongs to without stretching the meaning.
Learn more in Pinpoint Puzzle Strategies →Takeaways
I stopped treating each clue as its own mini-puzzle. Once I asked "what label covers "Ghosts in Pac-Man", "Grand Slams in tennis", "Bases in DNA", "Nations in the United Kingdom", and "Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side)"?" instead of "what links these two?", "Things that come in groups of four" appeared. The breakthrough clue for me was "Bases in DNA".
On named set boards like this, I would write down three category candidates after clue 2 and eliminate aggressively. Here, anything that failed on "Bases in DNA" should have been crossed out immediately.
Try solving LinkedIn Pinpoint #826 again using only two guesses. The category "Things that come in groups of four" should feel stable by clue 3 — if it does not, your category is still too narrow.
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Solution
This puzzle asks you to find the single category linking five clues: Ghosts in Pac-Man, Grand Slams in tennis, Bases in DNA, Nations in the United Kingdom, and Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side). The answer is Things that come in groups of four. Each clue is a concrete example of a broader collection. The answer is the set label that every row belongs to without stretching the meaning. With only "Ghosts in Pac-Man", many categories could fit. Hold your first guess and watch what clue 2 eliminates. "Ghosts in Pac-Man" and "Grand Slams in tennis" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("Bases in DNA"), "Things that come in groups of four" should explain all three without bending meanings. "Nations in the United Kingdom" strengthens "Things that come in groups of four" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Train spaces in Monopoly (1/side)") confirms "Things that come in groups of four" — 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.