2026-07-30
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Puzzle guide
Full breakdown using the Analytical breakdown format — checkpoint hops, corridor notes, wall map, and strategy notes.
Overview
LinkedIn Zip #500 is the LinkedIn Zip daily for July 30, 2026. Zip is LinkedIn's path puzzle: draw one continuous route through a 7×7 grid, visit every cell exactly once, hit 4 numbered checkpoints in order, and navigate around 18 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 4 checkpoints in order, and respects 18 walls:
1→2 (5 cells, R4C2→R4C6); 2→3 (23 cells, R4C6→R3C1); 3→4 (23 cells, R3C1→R5C7)
Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint.
Analysis
LinkedIn Zip #500 is a 7×7 Zip board with 4 numbered checkpoints and 18 walls. The Hamiltonian path visits all 49 cells once, hits checkpoints 1–4 in order, and ends on the final number. Segment plan: 1→2 (5 cells, R4C2→R4C6); 2→3 (23 cells, R4C6→R3C1); 3→4 (23 cells, R3C1→R5C7).
Board spotlight: Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint. Wall count 18 on 7×7 shapes which corridors stay open between numbered cells.
Segment 1 (1→2): 5 cells from R4C2 to R4C6. 5 cells link checkpoint 1 at R4C2 to checkpoint 2 at R4C6 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Segment 2 (2→3): 23 cells from R4C6 to R3C1. Long 23-cell sweep (47% of the board) from checkpoint 2 to 3 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour.
Segment 3 (3→4): 23 cells from R3C1 to R5C7. Long 23-cell sweep (47% of the board) from checkpoint 3 to 4 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour.
Complete path: 49 cells, checkpoints in order, ending on 4. Pattern: dense-wall maze — Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint.
Checkpoint hops
Corridor insight
Hop 1: 5 cells link checkpoint 1 at R4C2 to checkpoint 2 at R4C6 with open corridors (no walls on this segment).
Solving note
Trace 5 cells from checkpoint 1 (R4C2) to checkpoint 2 (R4C6).
Corridor insight
Hop 2: Long 23-cell sweep (47% of the board) from checkpoint 2 to 3 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour.
Solving note
Trace 23 cells from checkpoint 2 (R4C6) to checkpoint 3 (R3C1).
Corridor insight
Hop 3: Long 23-cell sweep (47% of the board) from checkpoint 3 to 4 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour.
Solving note
Trace 23 cells from checkpoint 3 (R3C1) to checkpoint 4 (R5C7).
Verification
The archived path is the unique Hamiltonian route on this board: 49 orthogonally adjacent steps, checkpoints 1 through 4 in order, 18 walls never crossed. Each segment 1→2, 2→3, 3→4 is the shortest viable corridor that still leaves enough open cells for the remaining sweep.
Solve path
Phase 1: Start at checkpoint 1 (R4C2) on this 7×7 grid with 4 checkpoints and 18 walls. Segment 1: Visit checkpoint 2 at R4C6 via 5 cells from checkpoint 1. 5 cells link checkpoint 1 at R4C2 to checkpoint 2 at R4C6 with open corridors (no walls on this segment). Segment 2: Visit checkpoint 3 at R3C1 via 23 cells from checkpoint 2. Long 23-cell sweep (47% of the board) from checkpoint 2 to 3 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour. Segment 3: Visit checkpoint 4 at R5C7 via 23 cells from checkpoint 3. Long 23-cell sweep (47% of the board) from checkpoint 3 to 4 — most of the Hamiltonian path lives in this detour. Complete: Hamiltonian path covers all 49 cells, checkpoints 1–4 in order, ending on checkpoint 4 at R5C7.
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
On LinkedIn Zip #500, plan 3 hops (1→2 (5 cells), 2→3 (23 cells), 3→4 (23 cells)) before filling stray cells — Zip rewards reaching the next number without trapping leftovers.
Many blocked edges narrow your options early — map wall bottlenecks before tracing toward the next numbered checkpoint.
18 walls on 7×7 — mark blocked edges before committing to a corridor toward checkpoint 2.
Solution
This 7×7 board has 4 checkpoints (1@R4C2, 2@R4C6, 3@R3C1, 4@R5C7) and 18 walls. The solution path covers 49 cells in 3 checkpoint hops: 1→2 (5 cells, R4C2→R4C6); 2→3 (23 cells, R4C6→R3C1); 3→4 (23 cells, R3C1→R5C7). 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.