LinkedIn Crossclimb hints & answers: Monday, August 17, 2026

Updated: Monday, August 17, 2026 · Hints reviewed by Omer Liban · New puzzle daily — the same ladder for every player worldwide.

This page has every level of help for the LinkedIn Crossclimb puzzle of Monday, August 17, 2026: 2 spoiler-free hint tiers that narrow things down step by step, followed by the complete answers with explanations — each behind its own tap-to-reveal card.

Today's Crossclimb ladder in full — word lengths and first letters as gentle hints, then the complete ladder with the top and bottom words explained.

Crossclimb rules: solve the clued words, arrange them so neighbours differ by one letter, then deduce the two hidden words capping the ladder.

Crossclimb hints (August 17, 2026)

1Gentle nudge

All of today's rung words are 4 letters long.
The middle rungs' first letters, in ladder order: M, M, C, C, C.

2The middle ladder

Rung 1: MASS
Rung 2: MAST
Rung 3: CAST
Rung 4: COST
Rung 5: COAT

Crossclimb answers — August 17, 2026

★Today's full Crossclimb answers

Top word: MISS.
The ladder: MISS → MASS → MAST → CAST → COST → COAT → BOAT.
Bottom word: BOAT.

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Crossclimb — common questions

What is the goal of Crossclimb?

To complete a word ladder: solve the clued words, arrange them so each differs from its neighbour by one letter, then deduce the two hidden words that cap the top and bottom of the ladder.

Is Crossclimb timed?

Yes — your solve time is the score you share, and streaks track daily play. Mistakes only cost time, so guessing is cheap.

How often is there a new Crossclimb?

Daily — one puzzle for everyone, released alongside LinkedIn's other games. Miss a day and that puzzle is gone; there's no public archive.

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