“In the ___ boat” (sharing a difficult situation)

SAME is the answer to "In the ___ boat” (sharing a difficult situation)" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Thursday, August 13, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 4 of 5.

"In the ___ boat” (sharing a difficult situation)" answer

The answer for Thursday's puzzle is:

SAME

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 SAME fits

This one is a fill-in-the-blank. With SAME in the gap, you get "In the SAME boat”."

If you've already solved SAKE, change its third letter from K to M. Coming from TAME instead, swap its first letter, T, for an S. Either way, you end up at SAME.

The full ladder for August 13, 2026

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

Other clues from the August 13 Crossclimb

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

• Thumbs-up response on social media → LIKE
• A large body of water surrounded by land → LAKE
• Japanese rice wine → SAKE
• Domesticated, like a household pet → TAME

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the August 13 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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