2026-08-09
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Overview
LinkedIn Pinpoint #831 is the LinkedIn Pinpoint daily for August 9, 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
Tarot cards from the Major Arcana
This is a category match puzzle — each clue is a member of Tarot cards from the Major Arcana, not a loose thematic association.
Analysis
I see "Strength" 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 "Temperance". I cross off any category that only fit "Strength" — the overlap has to be real.
"The Moon" is where I would commit if I had a strong theory. Three clues sharing one rule is the Pinpoint sweet spot.
"The High Priestess" keeps pointing the same direction — good puzzles do not throw a curveball on clue four.
The last clue "Wheel of Fortune" is confirmation, not discovery. I am checking that my answer survives the final row.
My final answer is "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana". 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 "Strength" and note: Strength satisfies the category "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
First read: I do not guess yet — "Strength" alone has too many meanings.
Connection to answer
I read "Temperance" and note: Temperance satisfies the category "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Cross-check: Do not overcommit after "Temperance" — Pinpoint punishes one-clue guesses.
Connection to answer
I read "The Moon" and note: The Moon satisfies the category "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Turning point: "The Moon" is where I would submit if my top category still fits.
Connection to answer
I read "The High Priestess" and note: The High Priestess satisfies the category "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Verifier: If "The High Priestess" breaks your working theory, restart with a broader category.
Connection to answer
I read "Wheel of Fortune" and note: Wheel of Fortune satisfies the category "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Lock: If "Wheel of Fortune" breaks your working theory, restart with a broader category.
Verification
I landed on "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" because nothing else covered every clue cleanly. "Strength", "Temperance", "The Moon", "The High Priestess", and "Wheel of Fortune" look different on the surface, but each one is a member of tarot cards from the major arcana. When a category survives clue five as easily as clue one, that is your answer.
Solve path
With only "Strength", many categories could fit. Hold your first guess and watch what clue 2 eliminates. "Strength" and "Temperance" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("The Moon"), "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" should explain all three without bending meanings. "The High Priestess" strengthens "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Wheel of Fortune") confirms "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" — if it still fits naturally, the category is locked.
Pattern
The clues look unrelated on the surface but share one precise category. Read all five before guessing — the link should feel natural on every row.
Learn more in Pinpoint Puzzle Strategies →Takeaways
I stopped treating each clue as its own mini-puzzle. Once I asked "what label covers "Strength", "Temperance", "The Moon", "The High Priestess", and "Wheel of Fortune"?" instead of "what links these two?", "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" appeared. The breakthrough clue for me was "The Moon".
On category match boards like this, I would write down three category candidates after clue 2 and eliminate aggressively. Here, anything that failed on "The Moon" should have been crossed out immediately.
Try solving LinkedIn Pinpoint #831 again using only two guesses. The category "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" 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: Strength, Temperance, The Moon, The High Priestess, and Wheel of Fortune. The answer is Tarot cards from the Major Arcana. The clues look unrelated on the surface but share one precise category. Read all five before guessing — the link should feel natural on every row. With only "Strength", many categories could fit. Hold your first guess and watch what clue 2 eliminates. "Strength" and "Temperance" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("The Moon"), "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" should explain all three without bending meanings. "The High Priestess" strengthens "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Wheel of Fortune") confirms "Tarot cards from the Major Arcana" — 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.