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Full breakdown using the Strategy coach format — answer, clue-by-clue analysis, and strategy notes.
Overview
LinkedIn Pinpoint #843 is the LinkedIn Pinpoint daily for August 21, 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
Things you might “shoot”
This is a category match puzzle — each clue is a member of Things you might “shoot”, not a loose thematic association.
Analysis
When "A video" appears alone, the teaching moment is patience. Students who guess from clue one often waste a reveal; better to collect more data first.
Clue two ("A glance") teaches elimination: cross out categories that fit only the first row.
"The messenger" is the snap moment — ask whether one category label covers "A video", "A glance", "The messenger" without stretching.
"Fish in a barrel" should feel like more of the same pattern, not a genre shift.
"Oneself in the foot" is the final exam for your guess. Strong answers feel obvious in hindsight.
The lesson: "Things you might “shoot”" is the label that survives every reveal. Teach yourself to hold guesses until the pattern repeats.
Clues
Connection to answer
Teaching point for "A video": A video satisfies the category "Things you might “shoot”" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Warm-up clue: Practice holding your guess — "A video" is not enough data.
Connection to answer
Teaching point for "A glance": A glance satisfies the category "Things you might “shoot”" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Hypothesis test: Ask whether your category explains "A glance" the same way it explained earlier rows.
Connection to answer
Teaching point for "The messenger": The messenger satisfies the category "Things you might “shoot”" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Category snap: Ask whether your category explains "The messenger" the same way it explained earlier rows.
Connection to answer
Teaching point for "Fish in a barrel": Fish in a barrel satisfies the category "Things you might “shoot”" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Sanity check: Ask whether your category explains "Fish in a barrel" the same way it explained earlier rows.
Connection to answer
Teaching point for "Oneself in the foot": Oneself in the foot satisfies the category "Things you might “shoot”" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Final proof: Ask whether your category explains "Oneself in the foot" the same way it explained earlier rows.
Verification
Students should remember: "Things you might “shoot”" works because it is broad enough for every clue and specific enough to exclude wrong guesses. "A video", "A glance", "The messenger", "Fish in a barrel", and "Oneself in the foot" each map to the category the same way — that consistency is what Pinpoint tests.
Solve path
With only "A video", many categories could fit. Hold your first guess and watch what clue 2 eliminates. "A video" and "A glance" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("The messenger"), "Things you might “shoot”" should explain all three without bending meanings. "Fish in a barrel" strengthens "Things you might “shoot”" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Oneself in the foot") confirms "Things you might “shoot”" — 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
After "A video", at least three categories still work. That is normal. The skill is waiting until the same rule repeats — here, that rule is "Things you might “shoot”".
If your guess fits "A video" and "A glance" but fails on "The messenger", it is too narrow. If it fits everything loosely but never feels precise, it is too broad. "Things you might “shoot”" balances both.
"Oneself in the foot" is not a trick — it is an audit. Strong solvers re-read all five clues after the last reveal before submitting "Things you might “shoot”".
Practice
Solution
This puzzle asks you to find the single category linking five clues: A video, A glance, The messenger, Fish in a barrel, and Oneself in the foot. The answer is Things you might “shoot”. 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 "A video", many categories could fit. Hold your first guess and watch what clue 2 eliminates. "A video" and "A glance" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("The messenger"), "Things you might “shoot”" should explain all three without bending meanings. "Fish in a barrel" strengthens "Things you might “shoot”" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Oneself in the foot") confirms "Things you might “shoot”" — 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.