Walk in knee-deep water

WADE is the answer to "Walk in knee-deep water" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 5, just above the bottom word.

"Walk in knee-deep water" answer

The answer for Tuesday's puzzle is:

WADE

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 WADE fits

If you've already solved WAGE, change its third letter from G to D. The bottom word, WIDE, unlocks once the middle rungs are in order, and it differs from WADE only in the second letter, I instead of A.

The full ladder for September 22, 2026

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

Other clues from the September 22 Crossclimb

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

• Fairy ___ (bedtime story) → TALE
• Drained of color → PALE
• Either side of a sheet in a book → PAGE
• Living ___ (fair salary) → WAGE

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the September 22 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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