LinkedIn CrossClimb #844
Reveal the ladder one rung at a time
1Start here+
SWORD is the medieval weapon and the opening endpoint.
Opening endpoint2Reveal rung 2+
SWORN describes testimony given under oath and enemies bound by hostility.
SWORD → SWORN changes position 5 from D to N.3Reveal rung 3+
SCORN is open contempt or disrespect.
SWORN → SCORN changes position 2 from W to C.4Reveal rung 4+
SCORE is the tally of goals or points.
SCORN → SCORE changes position 5 from N to E.5Reveal rung 5+
SCARE is a frightening moment or experience.
SCORE → SCARE changes position 3 from O to A.6Reveal rung 6+
SHARE means passing content along to social-media followers.
SCARE → SHARE changes position 2 from C to H.7Final rung+
SHARP is the final endpoint and the adjective naturally placed before SWORD.
SHARE → SHARP changes position 5 from E to P.Reveal the complete answer and endpoint connection
SHARP + SWORD = SHARP SWORD
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.
The structural clue
How the ladder gives itself away
Every rung fits the frame S__R_. The fifth letter changes at SWORD → SWORN and SCORN → SCORE, the central vowel changes at SCORE → SCARE, and the second letter changes at SWORN → SCORN and SCARE → SHARE. SHARE → SHARP supplies the final fifth-position move.
- StepSolve the middle clues as SWORN, SCORN, SCORE, SCARE, and SHARE, then identify the fixed S and R positions.
- StepOrder them as SWORN → SCORN → SCORE → SCARE → SHARE by checking positions five, two, five, three, and two.
- StepAttach SWORD before SWORN and SHARP after SHARE. Follow the endpoint warning and read the result bottom-to-top as SHARP SWORD.
Every rung explained
SWORD is the medieval weapon and the opening endpoint.
Opening endpointSWORN describes testimony given under oath and enemies bound by hostility.
SWORD → SWORN changes position 5 from D to N.SCORN is open contempt or disrespect.
SWORN → SCORN changes position 2 from W to C.SCORE is the tally of goals or points.
SCORN → SCORE changes position 5 from N to E.SCARE is a frightening moment or experience.
SCORE → SCARE changes position 3 from O to A.SHARE means passing content along to social-media followers.
SCARE → SHARE changes position 2 from C to H.SHARP is the final endpoint and the adjective naturally placed before SWORD.
SHARE → SHARP changes position 5 from E to P.What this edition teaches
The endpoint phrase does not always follow top-to-bottom order. Validate the spelling chain first; only then apply the instruction that the phrase’s first word may be at the bottom.
Endpoint result: SHARP + SWORD = SHARP SWORD.
Continue without losing the plot
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