Japanese rice wine

SAKE is the answer to "Japanese rice wine" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Thursday, August 13, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 3 of 5.

"Japanese rice wine" answer

The answer for Thursday's puzzle is:

SAKE

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 SAKE fits

If you've already solved LAKE, change its first letter from L to S. Coming from SAME instead, swap its third letter, M, for a K. Either way, you end up at SAKE.

The full ladder for August 13, 2026

Here's every word from that day, with SAKE 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
• “In the ___ boat” (sharing a difficult situation) → SAME
• 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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