LinkedIn Pinpoint #856 Hints & Answer: Make & Wrong
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LinkedIn Pinpoint #856 for Thursday, September 3, 2026 starts with “Make” and “Wrong”. 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 #856 is “Words that come before ‘way.’” Make, Wrong, Right of, Milky, and Look the other each form a familiar expression when followed by way: make way, wrong way, right of way, Milky Way, and look the other way.
5 Clues
- Clue 1Make
- Clue 2Wrong
- Clue 3Right of
- Clue 4Milky
- Clue 5Look the other
Why this answer fits
Make and Wrong first suggest direction or movement, but Right of reveals that the clues are fragments placed before the same final word. Milky provides the decisive proper-name test through Milky Way, while Look the other confirms a complete idiom rather than a simple two-word compound.
Quick wink: Make way found the route, the Milky Way supplied the scenery, and the wrong way politely volunteered as the decoy.
How to find the connection
- Start with Make and Wrong. Both become common expressions when followed by the same word: make way means clear a path, while the wrong way describes an incorrect direction or method.
- Test the connector with Right of and Milky. Right of way is an established legal and traffic expression, and Milky Way is the proper name of our home galaxy, so the shared ending must be ‘way.’
- Confirm with Look the other. ‘Look the other way’ is a complete idiom meaning to turn one’s attention away or deliberately ignore something, establishing the official answer ‘Words that come before “way.”’
Clue-by-clue explanation
| Clue | Connection evidence |
|---|---|
| Make | Make comes before way in ‘make way,’ an expression meaning to clear a passage, move aside, or allow someone or something to advance. |
| Wrong | Wrong comes before way in ‘wrong way,’ which describes movement in an incorrect direction or an unsuitable method of doing something. |
| Right of | Right of comes before way in ‘right of way,’ the recognized right to proceed first in traffic or to pass across a particular route or property. |
| Milky | Milky comes before Way in ‘Milky Way,’ the proper name of the spiral galaxy that contains Earth, the Sun, and the rest of our solar system. |
| Look the other | Look the other comes before way in ‘look the other way,’ an idiom for directing attention elsewhere or deliberately ignoring something troublesome. |
Questions about Pinpoint #856
Which clues start this puzzle?
The first two clues are “Make” and “Wrong”. 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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- Merriam-Webster — make wayThe dictionary records make way as clearing a passage or making room, supporting the first clue and the shared final word.
- Cambridge Dictionary — right of wayCambridge defines right of way in traffic and property contexts, directly supporting the third clue’s completed expression.
- NASA Science — GalaxiesNASA identifies the Milky Way as our home spiral galaxy and explains the milky band visible from Earth, supporting the fourth clue.
- Merriam-Webster — look the other wayThe dictionary defines look the other way as directing attention away from something unpleasant or troublesome, supporting the final clue.
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