Carbonated water

SODA is the answer to "Carbonated water" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Friday, September 25, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 1, just under the top word.

"Carbonated water" answer

The answer for Friday's puzzle is:

SODA

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 SODA fits

If you've already solved CODA, change its first letter from C to S. The top word, SOFA, unlocks once the middle rungs are in order, and it differs from SODA only in the third letter, F instead of D.

The full ladder for September 25, 2026

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

Other clues from the September 25 Crossclimb

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

• Element at the end of a song → CODA
• Do a programmer's job → CODE
• Be an omen → BODE
• Physiques, colloquially → BODS

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the September 25 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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