LinkedIn Pinpoint #851 Hints & Answer: Tents & Skiers
LinkedIn Pinpoint #851 for Saturday, August 29, 2026 starts with “Tents” and “Skiers”. Explore the clues below, then reveal the category and how each clue connects.
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Reveal answer & analysis
The answer to LinkedIn Pinpoint #851 is “All associated with poles.” Tents are supported by tent poles, skiers use ski poles, barber shops are identified by barber poles, Olympic vaulters compete with vaulting poles, and flags are displayed on flagpoles or staffs.
5 Clues
- Clue 1Tents
- Clue 2Skiers
- Clue 3Barber shops
- Clue 4Olympic vaulters
- Clue 5Flags (as attached here: 🏁)
Why this answer fits
Tents and Skiers suggest outdoor equipment, but Barber shops is the decisive pivot because the pole there is a traditional sign rather than sporting or camping gear. Olympic vaulters restores the athletic meaning, while the flag emoji confirms that the shared object is the pole attached to or supporting each clue—not one activity, material, or setting.
Quick wink: The tent brought shelter, the skier brought speed, and the barber pole quietly wondered why everyone else needed so much equipment.
How to find the connection
- Start with Tents and Skiers. Tent poles hold up a fabric shelter, while ski poles help a skier with balance, rhythm, and propulsion, making ‘poles’ the first useful shared word.
- Use Barber shops as the category-breaking clue. The familiar striped barber pole is a trade sign, so the connection must be objects associated with poles rather than outdoor gear alone.
- Confirm with Olympic vaulters and Flags. A pole vaulter plants a flexible pole to clear a crossbar, and a flag is raised or displayed on a flagpole or staff, establishing the official answer ‘All associated with poles.’
Clue-by-clue explanation
| Clue | Connection evidence |
|---|---|
| Tents | Tent poles form the supporting frame that gives a fabric tent its shape and keeps the shelter standing, while stakes and guylines usually help anchor the structure to the ground. |
| Skiers | Skiers use ski poles for balance, timing, propulsion, and turning support; in cross-country skiing, coordinated pole plants are also an important part of forward movement. |
| Barber shops | A barber pole is the striped red-and-white, and often blue, sign traditionally displayed outside a barber shop, making the business recognizable without the pole serving as part of the building. |
| Olympic vaulters | Olympic pole vaulters carry a long flexible pole, plant it in the vaulting box at takeoff, and use its bend and recoil to convert their running approach into height over the crossbar. |
| Flags (as attached here: 🏁) | Flags are commonly fastened to a flagpole or staff and raised with a halyard; the final clue’s flag emoji also visibly includes the short pole attached along one edge of the flag. |
Questions about Pinpoint #851
Which clues start this puzzle?
The first two clues are “Tents” and “Skiers”. The complete five-clue list is above.
Where is the category answer?
Open “Reveal answer & analysis” above to see the category and a separate explanation for each clue.
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Sources — may contain answer spoilers
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- U.S. National Park Service — Behind British LinesThe National Park Service describes soldiers carrying tent poles with their canvas and other camp equipment, supporting the structural-pole connection for tents.
- International Ski and Snowboard Federation — Nordic Combined equipmentFIS identifies ski poles as equipment used in both winter skiing and summer roller-ski training.
- Smithsonian National Museum of American History — Barber poleThe Smithsonian collection record documents a red, white, and blue barber pole as an occupational object associated with barber shops.
- World Athletics — Pole VaultWorld Athletics explains pole-vault technique, the planting box, vaulting-pole materials, and the role of the pole in clearing the crossbar.
- GOV.UK — Flying flags: a plain English guideThe official guidance repeatedly describes flags displayed from flagpoles, including multiple flags flown from the same pole.
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