LinkedIn Crossclimb answer for Wednesday, September 16: #869
LinkedIn Crossclimb #869 is the puzzle for Wednesday, September 16, 2026: a seven-rung word ladder, five clues and one clue shared by the top and bottom rungs.
Updated 12:18 PM PT, Nov 7
Puzzle date Wednesday, September 16
The ladder, rung by rung
The two end words together name the text-messaging feature inside a popular video-call app, and one rung in between is a fuel dug from mines.
Places where you can safely see lions
Crossclimb #869 clue 1: Places where you can safely see lions → ZOOS
ZOOS
Zoos are places where people can safely see lions and other animals.
Makes a sound like a dove
Crossclimb #869 clue 2: Makes a sound like a dove → COOS
COOS
A dove coos, making a soft, low, murmuring sound.
Hip or trendy
Crossclimb #869 clue 3: Hip or trendy → COOL
COOL
Cool means hip or trendy, in a fashionable, relaxed way.
Burnable form of carbon
Crossclimb #869 clue 4: Burnable form of carbon → COAL
COAL
Coal is a black rock that is burned as fuel and is a form of carbon.
Garment to protect from chilly weather
Crossclimb #869 clue 5: Garment to protect from chilly weather → COAT
COAT
A coat is a garment worn over other clothes to protect you from chilly weather.
Top and bottom rungs
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase for an instant-messaging function in an online meeting app. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Opens after the five rungs above.
ZOOMCHAT
“zoom chat”
ZOOM is the first word and CHAT the second, making “zoom chat”, the instant-messaging function in an online meeting app.
CHAT sits at the bottom and is the second word in “zoom chat”, after ZOOM at the top.
Answer from LinkedIn’s puzzle for Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Explanations checked and edited by the Pinpoint Today editors. How we make these pages