“Hit the nail on the ___”

HEAD is the answer to "Hit the nail on the ___" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Thursday, September 17, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 2 of 5.

"Hit the nail on the ___" answer

The answer for Thursday's puzzle is:

HEAD

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 HEAD fits

This one is a fill-in-the-blank. With HEAD in the gap, you get "Hit the nail on the HEAD."

If you've already solved HERD, change its third letter from R to A. Coming from HEAT instead, swap its fourth letter, T, for a D. Either way, you end up at HEAD.

The full ladder for September 17, 2026

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

Other clues from the September 17 Crossclimb

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

• Group of cattle → HERD
• Make warm → HEAT
• Impressive achievement requiring a fair amount of skill → FEAT
• Gathering or celebration (often used as a suffix, as after Oktober) → FEST

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the September 17 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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