Garment to protect from chilly weather

COAT is the answer to "Garment to protect from chilly weather" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 5, just above the bottom word.

"Garment to protect from chilly weather" answer

The answer for Wednesday's puzzle is:

COAT

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 COAT fits

If you've already solved COAL, change its fourth letter from L to T. The bottom word, CHAT, unlocks once the middle rungs are in order, and it differs from COAT only in the second letter, H instead of O.

The full ladder for September 16, 2026

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

Other clues from the September 16 Crossclimb

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

• Places where you can safely see lions → ZOOS
• Makes a sound like a dove → COOS
• Hip or trendy → COOL
• Burnable form of carbon → COAL

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the September 16 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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