It's at the end of a fishing line

HOOK is the answer to "It's at the end of a fishing line" in LinkedIn Crossclimb on Thursday, October 15, 2026. It has four letters and sits on rung 4 of 5.

"It's at the end of a fishing line" answer

The answer for Thursday's puzzle is:

HOOK

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 HOOK fits

If you've already solved HOOD, change its fourth letter from D to K. Coming from ROOK instead, swap its first letter, R, for an H. Either way, you end up at HOOK.

The full ladder for October 15, 2026

Here's every word from that day, with HOOK 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
• Game piece that moves up and down and side to side, but not diagonally → ROOK

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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