Type of meat served at a pig roast

The answer to “Type of meat served at a pig roast” in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Thursday, August 20, 2026 is PORK — a 4-letter word, and rung 5 of that day's ladder. Crossclimb is a word ladder, so this isn't just a trivia answer: PORK 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.

“Type of meat served at a pig roast” answer

The Crossclimb answer for “Type of meat served at a pig roast” (Thursday, August 20, 2026) is:

PORK

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 PORK

From PARK you change the second letter of PARK from A to O to reach PORK, then change the first letter of PORK from P to W to get WORK.

How PORK 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 20, 2026, with “Type of meat served at a pig roast” highlighted:

PORK sits at rung 5: from PARK you change the second letter of PARK from A to O to reach PORK, then change the first letter of PORK from P to W to get WORK. Each neighbouring rung is exactly one letter away, which is how you can derive PORK 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 20, 2026 ladder — tap any for its answer and where it sits in the chain:

• Large barrel-shaped container for wine or other liquids → CASK
• What a superhero wears to protect their other identity → MASK
• “You're way off the ___” (far from accurate) → MARK
• Grassy area for public enjoyment → PARK

Want the whole ladder in one place, including the top and bottom words? The full August 20, 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 Thursday puzzle.

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