Total of how many goals each team has

The answer to “Total of how many goals each team has” in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Saturday, August 22, 2026 is SCORE — a 5-letter word, and rung 3 of that day's ladder. Crossclimb is a word ladder, so this isn't just a trivia answer: SCORE 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.

“Total of how many goals each team has” answer

The Crossclimb answer for “Total of how many goals each team has” (Saturday, August 22, 2026) is:

SCORE

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 SCORE

From SCORN you change the fifth letter of SCORN from N to E to reach SCORE, then change the third letter of SCORE from O to A to get SCARE.

How SCORE 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 22, 2026, with “Total of how many goals each team has” highlighted:

SCORE sits at rung 3: from SCORN you change the fifth letter of SCORN from N to E to reach SCORE, then change the third letter of SCORE from O to A to get SCARE. Each neighbouring rung is exactly one letter away, which is how you can derive SCORE 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 22, 2026 ladder — tap any for its answer and where it sits in the chain:

• Like some testimony and enemies → SWORN
• Open disrespect → SCORN
• Frightening moment → SCARE
• Pass along to your followers, as a social media post → SHARE

Want the whole ladder in one place, including the top and bottom words? The full August 22, 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 Saturday puzzle.

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