Diminutive name for "Catherine" used by the Princess of Wales (___ Middleton)

KATE is the answer to "Diminutive name for "Catherine" used by the Princess of Wales (___ Middleton)" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 4 of 5.

"Diminutive name for "Catherine" used by the Princess of Wales (___ Middleton)" answer

The answer for Tuesday's puzzle is:

KATE

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 KATE fits

This one is a fill-in-the-blank. With KATE in the gap, you get "Diminutive name for "Catherine" used by the Princess of Wales (KATE Middleton)."

If you've already solved GATE, change its first letter from G to K. Coming from KITE instead, swap its second letter, I, for an A. Either way, you end up at KATE.

The full ladder for August 11, 2026

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

Other clues from the August 11 Crossclimb

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

• Showed up, as to a party → CAME
• Word after "word," "board," or "video" → GAME
• Entryway in a fence → GATE
• Toy on a string that’s brought out on a windy day → KITE

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the August 11 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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