Game piece that moves up and down and side to side, but not diagonally

ROOK is the answer to "Game piece that moves up and down and side to side, but not diagonally" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Thursday, October 15, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 5, just above the bottom word.

"Game piece that moves up and down and side to side, but not diagonally" answer

The answer for Thursday's puzzle is:

ROOK

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 ROOK fits

If you've already solved HOOK, change its first letter from H to R. The bottom word, ROCK, unlocks once the middle rungs are in order, and it differs from ROOK only in the third letter, C instead of O.

The full ladder for October 15, 2026

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

Other clues from the October 15 Crossclimb

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

• Drop out of a poker hand → FOLD
• What many farms generate → FOOD
• Robin ___ (legendary outlaw) → HOOD
• It's at the end of a fishing line → HOOK

For the whole solution in one place, top and bottom words included, see the October 15 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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