“The ___ of the Rings” (fantasy epic published in three parts)

LORD is the answer to "The ___ of the Rings” (fantasy epic published in three parts)" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 5, just above the bottom word.

"The ___ of the Rings” (fantasy epic published in three parts)" answer

The answer for Wednesday's puzzle is:

LORD

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 LORD fits

This one is a fill-in-the-blank. With LORD in the gap, you get "The LORD of the Rings”."

If you've already solved CORD, change its first letter from C to L. The bottom word, LOAD, unlocks once the middle rungs are in order, and it differs from LORD only in the third letter, A instead of R.

The full ladder for August 26, 2026

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

Other clues from the August 26 Crossclimb

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

• Human residential area smaller than a city → TOWN
• Ripped apart, as scraps of paper → TORN
• Vegetable that can be eaten “on the cob” → CORN
• Word after power, spinal, or vocal → CORD

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the August 26 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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