Pinpoint #865 answer: Rain, Tear, Name, Mic, Drag and
LinkedIn Pinpoint #865 is the puzzle for Saturday, September 12, 2026: five clues, one category.
The five clues
- Rain
- Tear
- Name
- Mic
- Drag and
Four letters, and the word goes after each clue — think of something that falls, like water from the sky or a bit of dust.
DROP
Words that come before “drop”
Pinpoint #865 clue 1: Rain
Raindrop. A single bead of water falling from a cloud.Pinpoint #865 clue 2: Tear
Teardrop. A single drop of liquid that falls from the eye when someone cries.Pinpoint #865 clue 3: Name
Name-drop. To mention famous or important people casually so that others will be impressed.Pinpoint #865 clue 4: Mic
Mic drop. A dramatic move of letting the microphone fall after a great final line.Pinpoint #865 clue 5: Drag and
Drag and drop. Moving an item on a screen by clicking it, pulling it across, and releasing it somewhere else.

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Answer from LinkedIn’s puzzle for Saturday, September 12, 2026. Explanations checked and edited by the Pinpoint Today editors. How we make these pages
Questions about Pinpoint #865
What is the LinkedIn Pinpoint #865 answer?
The answer is Words that come before “drop”, and the word is DROP. The five clues are Rain, Tear, Name, Mic and Drag and.
What do Rain and Drag and have in common?
They all belong to the same category: Words that come before “drop”. Raindrop. A single bead of water falling from a cloud.
When was Pinpoint #865 published?
Pinpoint #865 is the puzzle for Saturday, September 12, 2026.
What was the Pinpoint puzzle before #865?
The puzzle before it was Pinpoint #864: Traps, Quads, Lats, Pecs, Abs (short for abdominals)
Earlier puzzles
- Pinpoint #864: Traps, Quads, Lats, Pecs, Abs (short for abdominals)Friday, September 11
- Pinpoint #863: Ten, Timing, Stranger, Storm, Example (no way to show better)Thursday, September 10
- Pinpoint #862: Iron, Golden, Middle, Voting, Coming ofWednesday, September 9
- Pinpoint #861: Crust, Mantle, Core (mostly iron and nickel), Tectonic plates, Magnetic poles (North+South)Tuesday, September 8
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