2026-07-14
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Puzzle guide
Full breakdown using the Pattern lab format — checkpoint hops, corridor notes, wall map, and strategy notes.
Overview
LinkedIn Zip #484 is the LinkedIn Zip daily for July 14, 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 12 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 12 walls:
1→2 (4 cells, R3C2→R1C3); 2→3 (3 cells, R1C3→R1C1); 3→4 (13 cells, R1C1→R3C3); 4→5 (12 cells, R3C3→R4C5); 5→6 (4 cells, R4C5→R6C6); 6→7 (3 cells, R6C6→R6C4); 7→8 (3 cells, R6C4→R4C4)
Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint.
Analysis
Classification target LinkedIn Zip #484. Grid 6×6. Checkpoint count 8. Wall sample 12. Pattern tag: dense-wall maze. Segment vector: 1→2 (4 cells), 2→3 (3 cells), 3→4 (13 cells), 4→5 (12 cells), 5→6 (4 cells), 6→7 (3 cells), 7→8 (3 cells).
Board spotlight: Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint. Wall count 12 on 6×6 shapes which corridors stay open between numbered cells.
Sample segment 1: 1→2. Length 4. Walls crossed: 0.
Sample segment 2: 2→3. Length 3. Walls crossed: 0.
Sample segment 3: 3→4. Length 13. Walls crossed: 0.
Sample segment 4: 4→5. Length 12. Walls crossed: 0.
Sample segment 5: 5→6. Length 4. Walls crossed: 0.
Sample segment 6: 6→7. Length 3. Walls crossed: 0.
Sample segment 7: 7→8. Length 3. Walls crossed: 0.
Lab result: Dense-wall maze. 36 cells. 12 walls. 1→2 (4 cells, R3C2→R1C3); 2→3 (3 cells, R1C3→R1C1); 3→4 (13 cells, R1C1→R3C3); 4→5 (12 cells, R3C3→R4C5); 5→6 (4 cells, R4C5→R6C6); 6→7 (3 cells, R6C6→R6C4); 7→8 (3 cells, R6C4→R4C4).
Checkpoint hops
Corridor insight
Sample 1: 1→2, length 4, walls 0.
Solving note
4 cells link checkpoint 1 at R3C2 to checkpoint 2 at R1C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Corridor insight
Sample 2: 2→3, length 3, walls 0.
Solving note
Tight 3-cell hop — checkpoints 2 and 3 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once.
Corridor insight
Sample 3: 3→4, length 13, walls 0.
Solving note
Long 13-cell sweep (36% of the board) from checkpoint 3 to 4 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour.
Corridor insight
Sample 4: 4→5, length 12, walls 0.
Solving note
12 cells link checkpoint 4 at R3C3 to checkpoint 5 at R4C5 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Corridor insight
Sample 5: 5→6, length 4, walls 0.
Solving note
4 cells link checkpoint 5 at R4C5 to checkpoint 6 at R6C6 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Corridor insight
Sample 6: 6→7, length 3, walls 0.
Solving note
Tight 3-cell hop — checkpoints 6 and 7 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once.
Corridor insight
Sample 7: 7→8, length 3, walls 0.
Solving note
Tight 3-cell hop — checkpoints 7 and 8 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once.
Verification
Optimal segment vector: 1→2 (4 cells, R3C2→R1C3); 2→3 (3 cells, R1C3→R1C1); 3→4 (13 cells, R1C1→R3C3); 4→5 (12 cells, R3C3→R4C5); 5→6 (4 cells, R4C5→R6C6); 6→7 (3 cells, R6C6→R6C4); 7→8 (3 cells, R6C4→R4C4). Wall budget 12. Pattern class denseWalls.
Solve path
Phase 1: Start at checkpoint 1 (R3C2) on this 6×6 grid with 8 checkpoints and 12 walls. Segment 1: Visit checkpoint 2 at R1C3 via 4 cells from checkpoint 1. 4 cells link checkpoint 1 at R3C2 to checkpoint 2 at R1C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 2: Visit checkpoint 3 at R1C1 via 3 cells from checkpoint 2. Tight 3-cell hop — checkpoints 2 and 3 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once. Segment 3: Visit checkpoint 4 at R3C3 via 13 cells from checkpoint 3. Long 13-cell sweep (36% of the board) from checkpoint 3 to 4 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour. Segment 4: Visit checkpoint 5 at R4C5 via 12 cells from checkpoint 4. 12 cells link checkpoint 4 at R3C3 to checkpoint 5 at R4C5 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 5: Visit checkpoint 6 at R6C6 via 4 cells from checkpoint 5. 4 cells link checkpoint 5 at R4C5 to checkpoint 6 at R6C6 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 6: Visit checkpoint 7 at R6C4 via 3 cells from checkpoint 6. Tight 3-cell hop — checkpoints 6 and 7 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once. Segment 7: Visit checkpoint 8 at R4C4 via 3 cells from checkpoint 7. Tight 3-cell hop — checkpoints 7 and 8 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once. Complete: Hamiltonian path covers all 36 cells, checkpoints 1–8 in order, ending on checkpoint 8 at R4C4.
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
7 hops covering 36 cells. Longest: 13 cells.
Dense-wall maze. 1→2 (4 cells, R3C2→R1C3); 2→3 (3 cells, R1C3→R1C1); 3→4 (13 cells, R1C1→R3C3); 4→5 (12 cells, R3C3→R4C5); 5→6 (4 cells, R4C5→R6C6); 6→7 (3 cells, R6C6→R6C4); 7→8 (3 cells, R6C4→R4C4).
Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint.
Solution
This 6×6 board has 8 checkpoints (1@R3C2, 2@R1C3, 3@R1C1, 4@R3C3, 5@R4C5, 6@R6C6, 7@R6C4, 8@R4C4) and 12 walls. The solution path covers 36 cells in 7 checkpoint hops: 1→2 (4 cells, R3C2→R1C3); 2→3 (3 cells, R1C3→R1C1); 3→4 (13 cells, R1C1→R3C3); 4→5 (12 cells, R3C3→R4C5); 5→6 (4 cells, R4C5→R6C6); 6→7 (3 cells, R6C6→R6C4); 7→8 (3 cells, R6C4→R4C4). 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.