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Overview
LinkedIn Pinpoint #879 is the LinkedIn Pinpoint daily for September 26, 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
Different definitions of “point”
This is a category match puzzle — each clue is a member of Different definitions of “point”, not a loose thematic association.
Analysis
Sample 1 is "Tip". In isolation it could belong to multiple categories — the puzzle has not yet told you which lens to use.
Sample 2 ("Dot") must obey the same rule as sample 1 — check for a repeatable pattern, not a one-off link.
Three samples ("Tip", "Dot", "Exact location") are enough to propose "Different definitions of “point”" as the working category.
Sample 4 ("Main idea") continues the same classification.
Sample 5 ("Scoring unit in a game") validates the category. All five rows should classify under "Different definitions of “point”".
Classification result: "Different definitions of “point”". All five samples belong to this category under the same rule.
Clues
Connection to answer
Sample 1 "Tip" → Tip satisfies the category "Different definitions of “point”" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Classification check: does "Tip" belong to the same category as the prior samples? If not, revise before reveal 2.
Connection to answer
Sample 2 "Dot" → Dot satisfies the category "Different definitions of “point”" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Classification check: does "Dot" belong to the same category as the prior samples? If not, revise before reveal 3.
Connection to answer
Sample 3 "Exact location" → Exact location satisfies the category "Different definitions of “point”" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Classification check: does "Exact location" belong to the same category as the prior samples? If not, revise before reveal 4.
Connection to answer
Sample 4 "Main idea" → Main idea satisfies the category "Different definitions of “point”" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Classification check: does "Main idea" belong to the same category as the prior samples? If not, revise before reveal 5.
Connection to answer
Sample 5 "Scoring unit in a game" → Scoring unit in a game satisfies the category "Different definitions of “point”" in the same straightforward way as the other rows.
Solving role
Classification check: does "Scoring unit in a game" belong to the same category as the prior samples? If not, revise before reveal 6.
Verification
The category "Different definitions of “point”" passes the five-sample test: "Tip", "Dot", "Exact location", "Main idea", and "Scoring unit in a game" all classify correctly. No clue requires a special exception or secondary theory.
Solve path
With only "Tip", many categories could fit. Hold your first guess and watch what clue 2 eliminates. "Tip" and "Dot" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("Exact location"), "Different definitions of “point”" should explain all three without bending meanings. "Main idea" strengthens "Different definitions of “point”" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Scoring unit in a game") confirms "Different definitions of “point”" — 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
All five samples map to "Different definitions of “point”" using the same rule. Category match puzzles like LinkedIn Pinpoint #879 are solved by finding that rule early — ideally before clue 4.
Notice how different the clues look: "Tip", "Dot", "Exact location", "Main idea", and "Scoring unit in a game". Surface diversity is deliberate; the category is the hidden constant.
When you see category match phrasing in the answer, look for concrete members in the clue list — not abstract traits. That heuristic would have surfaced "Different definitions of “point”" faster on this board.
Practice
Solution
This puzzle asks you to find the single category linking five clues: Tip, Dot, Exact location, Main idea, and Scoring unit in a game. The answer is Different definitions of “point”. 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 "Tip", many categories could fit. Hold your first guess and watch what clue 2 eliminates. "Tip" and "Dot" must share one repeatable link — not a coincidence between two words. By clue 3 ("Exact location"), "Different definitions of “point”" should explain all three without bending meanings. "Main idea" strengthens "Different definitions of “point”" rather than opening a new theory. The final clue ("Scoring unit in a game") confirms "Different definitions of “point”" — 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.