Returned from a trip abroad

The answer to “Returned from a trip abroad” in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Friday, August 28, 2026 is BACK — a 4-letter word, and rung 1 of that day's ladder. Crossclimb is a word ladder, so this isn't just a trivia answer: BACK 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.

“Returned from a trip abroad” answer

The Crossclimb answer for “Returned from a trip abroad” (Friday, August 28, 2026) is:

BACK

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 BACK

From JACK you change the first letter of JACK from J to B to reach BACK, then change the fourth letter of BACK from K to H to get BACH.

How BACK 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 28, 2026, with “Returned from a trip abroad” highlighted:

BACK sits at rung 1: from JACK you change the first letter of JACK from J to B to reach BACK, then change the fourth letter of BACK from K to H to get BACH. Each neighbouring rung is exactly one letter away, which is how you can derive BACK 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 28, 2026 ladder — tap any for its answer and where it sits in the chain:

• Johann Sebastian ___ (German composer) → BACH
• Alternative to a shower → BATH
• Route from one place to another → PATH
• Gently touches, as a pet dog → PATS

Want the whole ladder in one place, including the top and bottom words? The full August 28, 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 Friday puzzle.

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