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Latest officially verified ladder · #919

CrossClimb #919 — Thursday, November 5, 2026

CrossClimb #919 runs from WIND to GALE through 7 officially verified rungs. The middle route is HIND → HAND → SAND → SANE → SALE, with every neighboring word changing exactly one letter.

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LinkedIn CrossClimb #919

Reveal the ladder one rung at a time

1Start here
WIND

WIND is the answer to “The top + bottom rows = Air movement, and a strong form of it. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.” and serves as an endpoint.

Opening endpoint
2Reveal rung 2
HIND

HIND is the answer to “At the back, as two legs of many animals”.

WIND → HIND changes position 1 from W to H.
3Reveal rung 3
HAND

HAND is the answer to “Human body part with knuckles”.

HIND → HAND changes position 2 from I to A.
4Reveal rung 4
SAND

SAND is the answer to “Grains plentiful in the Sahara”.

HAND → SAND changes position 1 from H to S.
5Reveal rung 5
SANE

SANE is the answer to “Capable of thinking rationally”.

SAND → SANE changes position 4 from D to E.
6Reveal rung 6
SALE

SALE is the answer to “Occasion when prices are lowered”.

SANE → SALE changes position 3 from N to L.
7Final rung
GALE

GALE is the answer to “The top + bottom rows = Air movement, and a strong form of it. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.” and serves as an endpoint.

SALE → GALE changes position 1 from S to G.
Reveal the complete answer and endpoint connection
WIND → HIND → HAND → SAND → SANE → SALE → GALE

WIND + GALE

Puzzle data read from the official public LinkedIn CrossClimb game through an anonymous visitor session, then validated for one-letter transitions. No account data is used or stored.

How to play

Clues first, ladder second

  1. 01Solve the clues

    Write one same-length answer for each clue. Keep uncertain answers provisional.

  2. 02Compare positions

    Two neighboring rungs must differ in exactly one letter position—not merely sound similar.

  3. 03Order the chain

    Connect forced pairs first, then use the remaining words as bridges between short chains.

  4. 04Unlock endpoints

    Finish the center ladder to reveal the top and bottom clues, then connect both endpoints.

How answers enter this archive

A seven-word answer alone is easy to copy and not especially useful. Every edition below includes the complete ladder, six verified one-letter transitions, seven word explanations, a three-step solving route, and a puzzle-specific takeaway.

New official puzzle records are published automatically after all seven clues, both endpoints, equal word lengths, and every one-letter transition pass validation. Automatically checked records are labeled separately from edited historical guides; automatic checks do not imply human review.

#880

SHIPS → FLEET

SHIPS · CHIPS · CLIPS · FLIPS · FLIES · FLEES · FLEET

SHIPS + FLEETRead the full ladder analysis
#879

CLEAN → SWEEP

CLEAN · CLEAT · CHEAT · CHEAP · CHEEP · SHEEP · SWEEP

CLEAN + SWEEPRead the full ladder analysis
#873

FOSTER → FATHER

FOSTER · POSTER · PESTER · FESTER · FASTER · FATTER · FATHER

FOSTER + FATHERRead the full ladder analysis
#866

HOUSE → COUCH

HOUSE · ROUSE · ROUGE · ROUGH · TOUGH · TOUCH · COUCH

HOUSE + COUCHRead the full ladder analysis
#859

POKER → FACES

POKER · POKES · POLES · PALES · PARES · FARES · FACES

POKER + FACESRead the full ladder analysis
#847

WELL → READ

WELL · FELL · FELT · BELT · BEAT · BEAD · READ

WELL + READ = WELL-READRead the full ladder analysis
#846

FISH → SAND

FISH · WISH · WISE · WINE · WIND · WAND · SAND

FISH + SAND = TWO THINGS FOUND AT THE BEACHRead the full ladder analysis
#845

TAXIS → BUSES

TAXIS · TAXES · TUXES · TUNES · RUNES · RUSES · BUSES

TAXIS + BUSES = TWO PAY-TO-RIDE TOWN TRANSPORT OPTIONSRead the full ladder analysis
#844

SWORD → SHARP

SWORD · SWORN · SCORN · SCORE · SCARE · SHARE · SHARP

SHARP + SWORD = SHARP SWORDRead the full ladder analysis
#842

CASE → WORK

CASE · CASK · MASK · MARK · PARK · PORK · WORK

CASE + WORK = CASEWORKRead the full ladder analysis
#841

MINI → GOLF

MINI · MIND · FIND · FOND · FOLD · GOLD · GOLF

MINI + GOLF = MINI GOLFRead the full ladder analysis
#840

FUEL → CELL

FUEL · FULL · BULL · BILL · WILL · WELL · CELL

FUEL + CELL = FUEL CELLRead the full ladder analysis
#839

MISS → BOAT

MISS · MASS · MAST · CAST · COST · COAT · BOAT

MISS + BOAT = MISS THE BOATRead the full ladder analysis
#838

MUSSEL → FILLET

MUSSEL · MUSSED · MISSED · MISLED · MILLED · FILLED · FILLET

MUSSEL + FILLET = TWO SEAFOOD OPTIONSRead the full ladder analysis
#837

OVER → STEP

OVER · OVEN · SVEN · SEEN · SEEM · STEM · STEP

OVER + STEP = OVERSTEPRead the full ladder analysis
#829

COME → GONE

COME · CODE · MODE · MOLE · HOLE · HONE · GONE

COME + GONE = COME AND GONERead the full ladder analysis
#827

CAPE → TOWN

CAPE · TAPE · TAPS · TANS · TONS · TOWS · TOWN

CAPE + TOWN = CAPE TOWNRead the full ladder analysis
#824

GILD → LILY

GILD · GILL · MILL · MILD · WILD · WILY · LILY

GILD + LILY = GILD THE LILYRead the full ladder analysis
#823

GRASS → LANDS

GRASS · GRADS · GOADS · LOADS · LEADS · LENDS · LANDS

GRASS + LANDS = GRASSLANDSRead the full ladder analysis
#818

NOSE → CHIN

NOSE · NONE · CONE · CORE · CORN · COIN · CHIN

NOSE + CHIN = TWO PARTS OF THE FACERead the full ladder analysis

A practical ordering tip

Do not stare at seven words as one heroic blob. Find every pair that differs by one position, sketch those edges, and let the chain assemble itself. The spelling is usually less dramatic than the clue that sent you into the shrubbery.

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