Pinpoint Answer 811
Pinpoint Answer
How to Solve it
- 1
Puma’s Sports Trail 🐆
Puma, New Balance, and ASICS first suggest general sportswear or fitness companies. Puma evokes athletic movement, New Balance suggests training, and ASICS is strongly linked with exercise gear.
- 2
Adidas Joins In 👟
Adidas breaks the name-based reading because it is neither an animal nor a fitness concept. It shifts the pattern toward brands best known for making athletic footwear.
- 3
Nike Seals It 🏃
Nike confirms the footwear link with its famous sports shoes. All five are major brands associated with sneakers, running shoes, or other performance footwear.
Major brands known for athletic footwear.
Words & how they fit
- Puma
Football boots and running shoes
Puma makes performance footwear for sports and training.
- New Balance
Running shoes and walking shoes
New Balance is known for supportive athletic and everyday footwear.
- Asics
Gel running shoes
ASICS is especially associated with cushioned running shoes.
- Adidas
Soccer cleats and sneakers
Adidas produces footwear for field sports and casual athletic wear.
- Nike
Air Max and Air Jordan shoes
Nike is famous for widely recognized athletic shoe lines.
| Word | Connection | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Puma | Football boots and running shoes | Puma makes performance footwear for sports and training. |
| New Balance | Running shoes and walking shoes | New Balance is known for supportive athletic and everyday footwear. |
| Asics | Gel running shoes | ASICS is especially associated with cushioned running shoes. |
| Adidas | Soccer cleats and sneakers | Adidas produces footwear for field sports and casual athletic wear. |
| Nike | Air Max and Air Jordan shoes | Nike is famous for widely recognized athletic shoe lines. |
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The last 7 days of solutions
What connects Puma, New Balance, Asics, Adidas and Nike? That's Pinpoint #811, the LinkedIn puzzle from Monday, July 20th, 2026. Tap any clue above to open a nudge for that word, read the final hint if you want one more push, then reveal the category. Below the answer there's a full walkthrough: the wrong turn these clues invite, the clue that breaks it open, and what each word actually pairs with.
What connects Puma, New Balance, Asics, Adidas and Nike?
The answer to Pinpoint #811 is Athletic shoe brands. Every clue in the set — Puma, New Balance, Asics, Adidas and Nike — belongs to “Athletic shoe brands”, which is the thread you're looking for.
If you got there in one or two clues, the giveaway was almost certainly Puma paired with New Balance — that combination rules out most of the categories a single word could belong to. The clue-by-clue breakdown above the fold shows exactly where each word lands.
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|---|---|
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Solving a clue set like this one
- Put the first two clues side by side before guessing anything. Puma on its own fits a dozen categories; Puma plus New Balance usually fits one or two.
- If your first theory dies on clue three, don't patch it — throw it out. A theory that needs an exception for one clue is the wrong theory.
- Check for a shared word before you check for a shared topic. Pinpoint loves sets where every clue sits in front of (or behind) the same hidden word.
- Say each clue out loud. Homophones and phrases hide in plain sight when you only read them.
How Pinpoint scoring works
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Frequently asked questions
What connects Puma, New Balance, Asics, Adidas and Nike?
They're all “Athletic shoe brands” — the answer to Pinpoint #811 from Monday, July 20th, 2026.
What was the Pinpoint #811 answer?
Athletic shoe brands. The walkthrough under the answer explains why each of the five clues fits.
Why is Puma a clue for Athletic shoe brands?
The clue-by-clue table above gives the exact pairing for Puma, along with the other four clues in the set.
How do I see today's Pinpoint answer instead?
Open the main LinkedIn Pinpoint answers page — it always shows the current day's clues, hints, and answer, plus a countdown to the next puzzle.