LinkedIn Pinpoint #831 Hints & Answer: Strength & Temperance
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Pinpoint #831 opens with Strength, Temperance, and The Moon. Compare all five clues below, then reveal the category and its connections.
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Reveal answer & analysis
Strength, Temperance, The Moon, The High Priestess, and Wheel of Fortune are all named cards in tarot’s Major Arcana, the 22-card sequence that carries the deck’s biggest archetypal themes.
5 Clues
- Clue 1Strength
- Clue 2Temperance
- Clue 3The Moon
- Clue 4The High Priestess
- Clue 5Wheel of Fortune
Why this answer fits
The Moon and The High Priestess are the fastest anchors because their titles sound unmistakably tarot-like. Strength and Temperance confirm the Major Arcana pattern, while Wheel of Fortune rules out astrology despite its cosmic-sounding name.
Solving path for Pinpoint #831
- Initial reading: Start with The Moon and The High Priestess. Both are well-known named cards rather than ordinary playing-card ranks, making tarot the strongest early hypothesis.
- Testing the connection: Test Strength and Temperance. Each is also a distinct Major Arcana card, so the connection is more precise than broad ideas such as virtues, symbolism, or fortune-telling.
- Final check: Finish with Wheel of Fortune, card X in the Major Arcana. All five clues are official card titles from the same 22-card trump sequence.
Clue-by-clue explanation
| Clue | Connection evidence |
|---|---|
| Strength | Strength is a Major Arcana card traditionally numbered VIII or XI, depending on the tarot deck’s ordering system. |
| Temperance | Temperance is a Major Arcana card associated in tarot imagery with balance, moderation, and the blending of opposites. |
| The Moon | The Moon is a Major Arcana card whose imagery commonly features a moon above a winding path, animals, and water. |
| The High Priestess | The High Priestess is a Major Arcana card often depicted as a seated figure connected with mystery, intuition, and hidden knowledge. |
| Wheel of Fortune | Wheel of Fortune is Major Arcana card X, built around the image of a turning wheel and the changing cycles of circumstance. |
What do Strength, Temperance, and The Moon have in common?
Reveal the shared connection for Pinpoint #831 (answer spoiler)
The shared category is Tarot cards from the Major Arcana.
The Moon and The High Priestess are the fastest anchors because their titles sound unmistakably tarot-like. Strength and Temperance confirm the Major Arcana pattern, while Wheel of Fortune rules out astrology despite its cosmic-sounding name.
What does “Strength” mean in this puzzle? (answer spoiler)
Strength is a Major Arcana card traditionally numbered VIII or XI, depending on the tarot deck’s ordering system.
What does “Temperance” mean in this puzzle? (answer spoiler)
Temperance is a Major Arcana card associated in tarot imagery with balance, moderation, and the blending of opposites.
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Sources — may contain answer spoilers
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- MIT — The Tarot DeckMIT’s history project describes the 22-card sequence and covers the five Major Arcana names used by the puzzle.
