2026-07-22
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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 #492 is the LinkedIn Zip daily for July 22, 2026. Zip is LinkedIn's path puzzle: draw one continuous route through a 7×7 grid, visit every cell exactly once, hit 10 numbered checkpoints in order, and navigate around 14 walls. This page includes the live board, a solved-board view, and a step-by-step Solution walkthrough. Difficulty: Medium. Estimated solve time: 4–6 min.
Answer
This 7×7 Zip route visits all 49 cells once, hits 10 checkpoints in order, and respects 14 walls:
1→2 (3 cells, R1C5→R1C3); 2→3 (4 cells, R1C3→R2C1); 3→4 (7 cells, R2C1→R4C1); 4→5 (5 cells, R4C1→R6C1); 5→6 (6 cells, R6C1→R7C3); 6→7 (16 cells, R7C3→R2C7); 7→8 (5 cells, R2C7→R4C7); 8→9 (7 cells, R4C7→R6C7); 9→10 (4 cells, R6C7→R7C5)
Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint.
Analysis
Case file LinkedIn Zip #492: 7×7 path puzzle, 10 checkpoint exhibits, 14 blocked edges. Full trace covers 49 cells. Hop summary: 1→2 (3 cells, R1C5→R1C3); 2→3 (4 cells, R1C3→R2C1); 3→4 (7 cells, R2C1→R4C1); 4→5 (5 cells, R4C1→R6C1); 5→6 (6 cells, R6C1→R7C3); 6→7 (16 cells, R7C3→R2C7); 7→8 (5 cells, R2C7→R4C7); 8→9 (7 cells, R4C7→R6C7); 9→10 (4 cells, R6C7→R7C5).
Board spotlight: Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint. Wall count 14 on 7×7 shapes which corridors stay open between numbered cells.
Exhibit 1: 1→2, 3 cells. Tight 3-cell hop — checkpoints 1 and 2 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once.
Exhibit 2: 2→3, 4 cells. 4 cells link checkpoint 2 at R1C3 to checkpoint 3 at R2C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 3: 3→4, 7 cells. 7 cells link checkpoint 3 at R2C1 to checkpoint 4 at R4C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 4: 4→5, 5 cells. 5 cells link checkpoint 4 at R4C1 to checkpoint 5 at R6C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 5: 5→6, 6 cells. 6 cells link checkpoint 5 at R6C1 to checkpoint 6 at R7C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 6: 6→7, 16 cells. 16 cells link checkpoint 6 at R7C3 to checkpoint 7 at R2C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 7: 7→8, 5 cells. 5 cells link checkpoint 7 at R2C7 to checkpoint 8 at R4C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 8: 8→9, 7 cells. 7 cells link checkpoint 8 at R4C7 to checkpoint 9 at R6C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Exhibit 9: 9→10, 4 cells. 4 cells link checkpoint 9 at R6C7 to checkpoint 10 at R7C5 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Verdict: 49-cell Hamiltonian path satisfies checkpoint order and wall constraints. Case closed.
Checkpoint hops
Corridor insight
Corridor A — 1→2: Tight 3-cell hop — checkpoints 1 and 2 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once.
Solving note
Evidence: 3 cells, endpoints R1C5 → R1C3.
Corridor insight
Corridor B — 2→3: 4 cells link checkpoint 2 at R1C3 to checkpoint 3 at R2C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 4 cells, endpoints R1C3 → R2C1.
Corridor insight
Corridor C — 3→4: 7 cells link checkpoint 3 at R2C1 to checkpoint 4 at R4C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 7 cells, endpoints R2C1 → R4C1.
Corridor insight
Corridor D — 4→5: 5 cells link checkpoint 4 at R4C1 to checkpoint 5 at R6C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 5 cells, endpoints R4C1 → R6C1.
Corridor insight
Corridor E — 5→6: 6 cells link checkpoint 5 at R6C1 to checkpoint 6 at R7C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 6 cells, endpoints R6C1 → R7C3.
Corridor insight
Corridor F — 6→7: 16 cells link checkpoint 6 at R7C3 to checkpoint 7 at R2C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 16 cells, endpoints R7C3 → R2C7.
Corridor insight
Corridor G — 7→8: 5 cells link checkpoint 7 at R2C7 to checkpoint 8 at R4C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 5 cells, endpoints R2C7 → R4C7.
Corridor insight
Corridor H — 8→9: 7 cells link checkpoint 8 at R4C7 to checkpoint 9 at R6C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 7 cells, endpoints R4C7 → R6C7.
Corridor insight
Hop 9 — 9→10: 4 cells link checkpoint 9 at R6C7 to checkpoint 10 at R7C5 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Evidence: 4 cells, endpoints R6C7 → R7C5.
Verification
Evidence supports segment order 1→2 (3 cells), 2→3 (4 cells), 3→4 (7 cells), 4→5 (5 cells), 5→6 (6 cells), 6→7 (16 cells), 7→8 (5 cells), 8→9 (7 cells), 9→10 (4 cells). Alternative corridors between checkpoints either cross walls or leave unreachable cell islands.
Solve path
Phase 1: Start at checkpoint 1 (R1C5) on this 7×7 grid with 10 checkpoints and 14 walls. Segment 1: Visit checkpoint 2 at R1C3 via 3 cells from checkpoint 1. Tight 3-cell hop — checkpoints 1 and 2 sit near each other; still visit every intervening cell exactly once. Segment 2: Visit checkpoint 3 at R2C1 via 4 cells from checkpoint 2. 4 cells link checkpoint 2 at R1C3 to checkpoint 3 at R2C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 3: Visit checkpoint 4 at R4C1 via 7 cells from checkpoint 3. 7 cells link checkpoint 3 at R2C1 to checkpoint 4 at R4C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 4: Visit checkpoint 5 at R6C1 via 5 cells from checkpoint 4. 5 cells link checkpoint 4 at R4C1 to checkpoint 5 at R6C1 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 5: Visit checkpoint 6 at R7C3 via 6 cells from checkpoint 5. 6 cells link checkpoint 5 at R6C1 to checkpoint 6 at R7C3 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 6: Visit checkpoint 7 at R2C7 via 16 cells from checkpoint 6. 16 cells link checkpoint 6 at R7C3 to checkpoint 7 at R2C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 7: Visit checkpoint 8 at R4C7 via 5 cells from checkpoint 7. 5 cells link checkpoint 7 at R2C7 to checkpoint 8 at R4C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 8: Visit checkpoint 9 at R6C7 via 7 cells from checkpoint 8. 7 cells link checkpoint 8 at R4C7 to checkpoint 9 at R6C7 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 9: Visit checkpoint 10 at R7C5 via 4 cells from checkpoint 9. 4 cells link checkpoint 9 at R6C7 to checkpoint 10 at R7C5 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Complete: Hamiltonian path covers all 49 cells, checkpoints 1–10 in order, ending on checkpoint 10 at R7C5.
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 (3 cells), 2→3 (4 cells), 3→4 (7 cells), 4→5 (5 cells), 5→6 (6 cells), 6→7 (16 cells), 7→8 (5 cells), 8→9 (7 cells), 9→10 (4 cells) is the only wall-respecting order that visits all 49 cells.
Dense walls eliminate straight lines between several checkpoint pairs.
Dense-wall maze — 7×7, 10 checkpoints, 14 walls.
Solution
This 7×7 board has 10 checkpoints (1@R1C5, 2@R1C3, 3@R2C1, 4@R4C1, 5@R6C1, 6@R7C3, 7@R2C7, 8@R4C7, 9@R6C7, 10@R7C5) and 14 walls. The solution path covers 49 cells in 9 checkpoint hops: 1→2 (3 cells, R1C5→R1C3); 2→3 (4 cells, R1C3→R2C1); 3→4 (7 cells, R2C1→R4C1); 4→5 (5 cells, R4C1→R6C1); 5→6 (6 cells, R6C1→R7C3); 6→7 (16 cells, R7C3→R2C7); 7→8 (5 cells, R2C7→R4C7); 8→9 (7 cells, R4C7→R6C7); 9→10 (4 cells, R6C7→R7C5). 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.