2026-07-07
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Puzzle guide
Full breakdown using the Case file format — checkpoint hops, corridor notes, wall map, and strategy notes.
Overview
LinkedIn Zip #477 is the LinkedIn Zip daily for July 7, 2026. Zip is LinkedIn's path puzzle: draw one continuous route through a 6×6 grid, visit every cell exactly once, hit 8 numbered checkpoints in order, and navigate around 8 walls. 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.
Answer
This 6×6 Zip route visits all 36 cells once, hits 8 checkpoints in order, and respects 8 walls:
1→2 (4 cells, R3C4→R5C3); 2→3 (2 cells, R5C3→R4C3); 3→4 (4 cells, R4C3→R2C4); 4→5 (7 cells, R2C4→R2C2); 5→6 (6 cells, R2C2→R5C2); 6→7 (15 cells, R5C2→R2C5); 7→8 (4 cells, R2C5→R5C5)
Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint.
Analysis
Case file LinkedIn Zip #477: 6×6 path puzzle, 8 checkpoint exhibits, 8 blocked edges. Full trace covers 36 cells. Hop summary: 1→2 (4 cells, R3C4→R5C3); 2→3 (2 cells, R5C3→R4C3); 3→4 (4 cells, R4C3→R2C4); 4→5 (7 cells, R2C4→R2C2); 5→6 (6 cells, R2C2→R5C2); 6→7 (15 cells, R5C2→R2C5); 7→8 (4 cells, R2C5→R5C5).
Board spotlight: Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint. Wall count 8 on 6×6 shapes which corridors stay open between numbered cells.
Exhibit 1: 1→2, 4 cells. 4 cells link checkpoint 1 at R3C4 to checkpoint 2 at R5C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 2: 2→3, 2 cells. Tight 2-cell hop — checkpoints 2 and 3 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once.
Exhibit 3: 3→4, 4 cells. 4 cells link checkpoint 3 at R4C3 to checkpoint 4 at R2C4 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 4: 4→5, 7 cells. 7 cells link checkpoint 4 at R2C4 to checkpoint 5 at R2C2 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 5: 5→6, 6 cells. 6 cells link checkpoint 5 at R2C2 to checkpoint 6 at R5C2 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 6: 6→7, 15 cells. Long 15-cell sweep (42% of the board) from checkpoint 6 to 7 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour.
Exhibit 7: 7→8, 4 cells. 4 cells link checkpoint 7 at R2C5 to checkpoint 8 at R5C5 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Verdict: 36-cell Hamiltonian path satisfies checkpoint order and wall constraints. Case closed.
Checkpoint hops
Corridor insight
Corridor A — 1→2: 4 cells link checkpoint 1 at R3C4 to checkpoint 2 at R5C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 4 cells, endpoints R3C4 → R5C3.
Corridor insight
Corridor B — 2→3: Tight 2-cell hop — checkpoints 2 and 3 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once.
Solving note
Evidence: 2 cells, endpoints R5C3 → R4C3.
Corridor insight
Corridor C — 3→4: 4 cells link checkpoint 3 at R4C3 to checkpoint 4 at R2C4 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 4 cells, endpoints R4C3 → R2C4.
Corridor insight
Corridor D — 4→5: 7 cells link checkpoint 4 at R2C4 to checkpoint 5 at R2C2 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 7 cells, endpoints R2C4 → R2C2.
Corridor insight
Corridor E — 5→6: 6 cells link checkpoint 5 at R2C2 to checkpoint 6 at R5C2 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 6 cells, endpoints R2C2 → R5C2.
Corridor insight
Corridor F — 6→7: Long 15-cell sweep (42% of the board) from checkpoint 6 to 7 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour.
Solving note
Evidence: 15 cells, endpoints R5C2 → R2C5.
Corridor insight
Corridor G — 7→8: 4 cells link checkpoint 7 at R2C5 to checkpoint 8 at R5C5 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 4 cells, endpoints R2C5 → R5C5.
Verification
Evidence supports segment order 1→2 (4 cells), 2→3 (2 cells), 3→4 (4 cells), 4→5 (7 cells), 5→6 (6 cells), 6→7 (15 cells), 7→8 (4 cells). Alternative corridors between checkpoints either cross walls or leave unreachable cell islands.
Solve path
Phase 1: Start at checkpoint 1 (R3C4) on this 6×6 grid with 8 checkpoints and 8 walls. Segment 1: Visit checkpoint 2 at R5C3 via 4 cells from checkpoint 1. 4 cells link checkpoint 1 at R3C4 to checkpoint 2 at R5C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 2: Visit checkpoint 3 at R4C3 via 2 cells from checkpoint 2. Tight 2-cell hop — checkpoints 2 and 3 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once. Segment 3: Visit checkpoint 4 at R2C4 via 4 cells from checkpoint 3. 4 cells link checkpoint 3 at R4C3 to checkpoint 4 at R2C4 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 4: Visit checkpoint 5 at R2C2 via 7 cells from checkpoint 4. 7 cells link checkpoint 4 at R2C4 to checkpoint 5 at R2C2 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 5: Visit checkpoint 6 at R5C2 via 6 cells from checkpoint 5. 6 cells link checkpoint 5 at R2C2 to checkpoint 6 at R5C2 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 6: Visit checkpoint 7 at R2C5 via 15 cells from checkpoint 6. Long 15-cell sweep (42% of the board) from checkpoint 6 to 7 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour. Segment 7: Visit checkpoint 8 at R5C5 via 4 cells from checkpoint 7. 4 cells link checkpoint 7 at R2C5 to checkpoint 8 at R5C5 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Complete: Hamiltonian path covers all 36 cells, checkpoints 1–8 in order, ending on checkpoint 8 at R5C5.
Pattern
Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint.
Learn more in Zip Puzzle Strategies →Takeaways
Segment chain 1→2 (4 cells), 2→3 (2 cells), 3→4 (4 cells), 4→5 (7 cells), 5→6 (6 cells), 6→7 (15 cells), 7→8 (4 cells) is the only wall-respecting order that visits all 36 cells.
Dense walls eliminate straight lines between several checkpoint pairs.
Dense-wall maze — 6×6, 8 checkpoints, 8 walls.
Solution
This 6×6 board has 8 checkpoints (1@R3C4, 2@R5C3, 3@R4C3, 4@R2C4, 5@R2C2, 6@R5C2, 7@R2C5, 8@R5C5) and 8 walls. The solution path covers 36 cells in 7 checkpoint hops: 1→2 (4 cells, R3C4→R5C3); 2→3 (2 cells, R5C3→R4C3); 3→4 (4 cells, R4C3→R2C4); 4→5 (7 cells, R2C4→R2C2); 5→6 (6 cells, R2C2→R5C2); 6→7 (15 cells, R5C2→R2C5); 7→8 (4 cells, R2C5→R5C5). Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint. Use the Solution tab for a checkpoint-segment reveal with live board updates, or the Solved board tab for the complete path at a glance.