Gets a lot of rays at the beach

The answer to “Gets a lot of rays at the beach” in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 is TANS — a 4-letter word, and rung 3 of that day's ladder. Crossclimb is a word ladder, so this isn't just a trivia answer: TANS has to fit both the clue and the one-letter chain running through the puzzle. Below you'll find why it fits, exactly where it sits in the ladder, and links to the day's other clues if more than one rung is giving you trouble.

“Gets a lot of rays at the beach” answer

The Crossclimb answer for “Gets a lot of rays at the beach” (Wednesday, August 5, 2026) is:

TANS

You can also reveal it one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.

Why the answer is TANS

From TAPS you change the third letter of TAPS from P to N to reach TANS, then change the second letter of TANS from A to O to get TONS.

How TANS fits the ladder

Crossclimb stacks 7 words where each one changes a single letter from the word above it. Here's the full ladder for August 5, 2026, with “Gets a lot of rays at the beach” highlighted:

TANS sits at rung 3: from TAPS you change the third letter of TAPS from P to N to reach TANS, then change the second letter of TANS from A to O to get TONS. Each neighbouring rung is exactly one letter away, which is how you can derive TANS even if the clue alone stumps you — solve a neighbour and the single-letter rule points straight here.

More clues from this Crossclimb puzzle

Stuck on another rung? Here are the other clues from the August 5, 2026 ladder — tap any for its answer and where it sits in the chain:

• Sticky strip that can be used instead of glue → TAPE
• Light hits → TAPS
• A great amount, or units to describe something weighing 10,000 pounds → TONS
• Pulls an automobile to a repair shop → TOWS

Want the whole ladder in one place, including the top and bottom words? The full August 5, 2026 solution is on that day's Crossclimb answers page, and today's live Crossclimb answers are always one tap from the main Crossclimb page.

About LinkedIn Crossclimb

Crossclimb is one of LinkedIn's daily games: solve short trivia clues to fill a ladder of words, where each word changes just one letter from the one above it, then order the rungs so the chain holds. Completing the middle rungs unlocks the top and bottom words, which are easier because they must fit the letters already in place. A new puzzle drops every day at midnight Pacific Time (3:00 a.m. Eastern), and it's free to play at LinkedIn Games. This was a Wednesday puzzle.

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