Pinpoint Answer 847
Pinpoint Answer
The answer for Pinpoint on Aug 25, #847 is
Words & how they fit
Each clue and why it belongs in the category
- Impact
Impact typeface
A heavy, condensed sans-serif font.
- Courier
Courier typeface
A monospaced slab-serif font associated with typewriters.
- Wingdings
Wingdings symbol typeface
A font made largely from symbols instead of letters.
- Lucida Handwriting
Lucida Handwriting script typeface
A cursive font designed to resemble handwriting.
- Calibri or Aptos (in MS Office)
Calibri or Aptos Office typefaces
Fonts used as Microsoft Office defaults.
| Word | Connection | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Impact | Impact typeface | A heavy, condensed sans-serif font. |
| Courier | Courier typeface | A monospaced slab-serif font associated with typewriters. |
| Wingdings | Wingdings symbol typeface | A font made largely from symbols instead of letters. |
| Lucida Handwriting | Lucida Handwriting script typeface | A cursive font designed to resemble handwriting. |
| Calibri or Aptos (in MS Office) | Calibri or Aptos Office typefaces | Fonts used as Microsoft Office defaults. |
How to Solve it
A step-by-step walkthrough of this puzzle
- 1
Impact and Courier 📰
Impact and Courier can first suggest news or delivery: an event has impact, while a courier carries messages. That reading is reasonable because both clues work as ordinary words linked to communication and print.
- 2
Wingdings Changes Course 🔣
Wingdings does not fit a news or delivery theme. It is a symbol typeface, showing that the clues are names of typefaces, with Lucida Handwriting providing another clear example.
- 3
Office Fonts Confirm 🖥️
Calibri and Aptos are Microsoft Office typefaces, which confirms the pattern. Impact, Courier, Wingdings, and Lucida Handwriting are also established font names.
Names of fonts.
Recent Pinpoint Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
What connects Impact, Courier, Wingdings, Lucida Handwriting and Calibri or Aptos (in MS Office)? That's Pinpoint #847, the LinkedIn puzzle from Tuesday, August 25th, 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 Impact, Courier, Wingdings, Lucida Handwriting and Calibri or Aptos (in MS Office)?
The answer to Pinpoint #847 is Names of fonts. Every clue in the set — Impact, Courier, Wingdings, Lucida Handwriting and Calibri or Aptos (in MS Office) — belongs to “Names of fonts”, which is the thread you're looking for.
If you got there in one or two clues, the giveaway was almost certainly Impact paired with Courier — 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.
How Pinpoint works
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Goal | Guess the category that connects all five clue words (for example, “Apple, Dell, Acer, HP” → computer brands). |
| Clues reveal one at a time | You start with one word and get another after each wrong guess, up to five — the fewer you need, the better your score. |
| Guesses | Type the category; the game tells you if you're right. You have a limited number of tries. |
| Reset | A new Pinpoint puzzle drops every day at midnight Pacific Time (3:00 a.m. Eastern). |
Solving a clue set like this one
- Put the first two clues side by side before guessing anything. Impact on its own fits a dozen categories; Impact plus Courier 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
You see one clue to start and earn another after every wrong guess, up to five. Solving on clue one is the best possible result and solving on clue five still counts as a win, so there's no reason to rush a guess you're not confident in — a wrong answer costs you a clue you can't get back.
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Frequently asked questions
What connects Impact, Courier, Wingdings, Lucida Handwriting and Calibri or Aptos (in MS Office)?
They're all “Names of fonts” — the answer to Pinpoint #847 from Tuesday, August 25th, 2026.
What was the Pinpoint #847 answer?
Names of fonts. The walkthrough under the answer explains why each of the five clues fits.
Why is Impact a clue for Names of fonts?
The clue-by-clue table above gives the exact pairing for Impact, 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.