2 answer guides

People, Characters & Named Groups

Puzzles connecting real people, fictional characters, casts, professions, and named groups. Each guide labels its editing status and explains the clue connections.

How to test this connection

Resolve names before grouping them. Check spelling, aliases and whether a clue is a real person, a fictional character or a role. Then identify a shared group with a clear boundary.

A common wrong turn

A common first name does not prove a shared profession. Do not substitute an unrelated famous person just because their name fits.

A worked comparison

#820 names members of the Fellowship of the Ring. Check membership in that particular group, not merely whether a character appears somewhere in Tolkien’s fictional world.

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Pinpoint #867

Fictional characters that are yellow

Tweety Bird · Pac-Man · SpongeBob SquarePants · Bart Simpson · The Minions (rhymes with Bello!)

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Pinpoint #820

Members of the Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)!

Merry · Sam · Boromir · Frodo · Gandalf the Grey

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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.