5 answer guides

Food, Drink & Cooking

Ingredients, dishes, fruits, drinks, cuisines, kitchen tools, and dining-related patterns. Each guide labels its editing status and explains the clue connections.

How to test this connection

Check whether the clues are ingredients, finished dishes, varieties or utensils. Try the narrowest category that explains every item without changing what it denotes.

A common wrong turn

A word used in a food expression can still belong to a word puzzle. Test the complete set before following a single appetizing clue.

A worked comparison

#747 groups Kyoho, Red globe, Thompson Seedless, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon as grape varieties. The mix of table and wine grapes rules out a wine-only answer.

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Pinpoint #825

Names of stone fruits (drupes)!

Date · Lychee · Apricot · Peach · Cherry

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Pinpoint #790

Things found in a kitchen

Sink · Pan · Whisk · Fridge · Oven

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Pinpoint #764

Desserts (all with many layers)

Trifle · Parfait · Tiramisu · Baklava · Seven-layer cake

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Pinpoint #748

Indian foods

Butter chicken · Vindaloo · Palak paneer · Naan · Biryani

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Pinpoint #747

Varieties of grape

Kyoho · Red globe · Thompson Seedless (Sultana) · Chardonnay · Cabernet Sauvignon

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Game strategy

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Welcome to our strategy guide for LinkedIn’s Pinpoint. This daily puzzle gives you five clues and challenges you to find the single category that unites them all. Unlike grouping games, your goal is not to divide a board into several sets. The entire puzzle is five clues, one hidden connection. Success requires logic, lateral thinking, and a willingness to reconsider an early idea. The clue board on our homepage shows all five clues at once, allowing you to see the full picture as you apply these techniques.

The complete guide includes worked examples, alternative meanings, and checks for connections that do not fit all five clues.