Home for bees

HIVE is the answer to "Home for bees" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Monday, August 31, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 3 of 5.

"Home for bees" answer

The answer for Monday's puzzle is:

HIVE

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 HIVE fits

If you've already solved HIRE, change its third letter from R to V. Coming from FIVE instead, swap its first letter, F, for an H. Either way, you end up at HIVE.

The full ladder for August 31, 2026

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

Other clues from the August 31 Crossclimb

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

• Grow weary from activity → TIRE
• Employ someone to join a work team → HIRE
• Number of stars in many top ratings → FIVE
• Satisfactory, or amount paid as a penalty → FINE

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the August 31 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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