Price to pay

COST is the answer to "Price to pay" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 5, just above the bottom word.

"Price to pay" answer

The answer for Tuesday's puzzle is:

COST

The rest of the ladder at the top of the page stays hidden until you tap a rung, so you can check this word without giving away the others.

Why COST fits

If you've already solved POST, change its first letter from P to C. The bottom word, CAST, unlocks once the middle rungs are in order, and it differs from COST only in the second letter, A instead of O.

The full ladder for July 28, 2026

Here's every word from that day, with COST marked.

Other clues from the July 28 Crossclimb

The other four clues from that day, each linked to its own page:

• Common piece of tableware, or a branch in the road → FORK
• Ham or bacon → PORK
• Place to plug in a USB device on a laptop → PORT
• Share an update on social media → POST

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the July 28 Crossclimb answers. Today's puzzle is on the main Crossclimb page.

About LinkedIn Crossclimb

Crossclimb is LinkedIn's daily word-ladder game. You answer short trivia clues, then put the words in order so each one differs from the next by a single letter; getting that right unlocks the top and bottom words. A new ladder goes live at midnight Pacific (3 a.m. Eastern), and it's free to play on LinkedIn.

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