LinkedIn Pinpoint 856 Answer & Analysis
Pinpoint Answer
Editorially verified for the Sep 3, 2026
Words & how they fit
Each clue and why it belongs in the category
- Make
Make way
Clear a route or give someone space to pass.
- Wrong
Wrong way
The incorrect direction or method.
- Right of
Right of way
The legal priority to proceed.
- Milky
Milky Way
The galaxy containing our solar system.
- Look the other
Look the other way
Ignore something or turn your attention elsewhere.
| Word | Connection | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Make | Make way | Clear a route or give someone space to pass. |
| Wrong | Wrong way | The incorrect direction or method. |
| Right of | Right of way | The legal priority to proceed. |
| Milky | Milky Way | The galaxy containing our solar system. |
| Look the other | Look the other way | Ignore something or turn your attention elsewhere. |
How to Solve it
A step-by-step walkthrough of this puzzle
- 1
Paths And Turns 🛣️
The first three clues suggest directions and paths: clearing a route, taking an incorrect route, and having a legal passage. That reading is reasonable because each points to a familiar travel-related expression.
- 2
Milky Breaks Course 🌌
“Milky” does not describe a route or direction when paired with the hidden word. It names a galaxy instead, revealing that the clues share a preceding word rather than a single meaning.
- 3
Every Phrase Lands 🎯
“Look the other” completes a familiar instruction with the same word. All five clues form established phrases, even though their meanings range from movement to astronomy and behavior.
Words that come before “way”.
Recent Pinpoint Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
What connects Make, Wrong, Right of, Milky and Look the other? That's Pinpoint #856, the LinkedIn puzzle from Thursday, September 3rd, 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 Make, Wrong, Right of, Milky and Look the other?
The answer to Pinpoint #856 is Words that come before “way”. Every clue in the set — Make, Wrong, Right of, Milky and Look the other — belongs to “Words that come before “way””, which is the thread you're looking for.
If you got there in one or two clues, the giveaway was almost certainly Make paired with Wrong — 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. Make on its own fits a dozen categories; Make plus Wrong 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.
Other Pinpoint clue sets
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Frequently asked questions
What connects Make, Wrong, Right of, Milky and Look the other?
They're all “Words that come before “way”” — the answer to Pinpoint #856 from Thursday, September 3rd, 2026.
What was the Pinpoint #856 answer?
Words that come before “way”. The walkthrough under the answer explains why each of the five clues fits.
Why is Make a clue for Words that come before “way”?
The clue-by-clue table above gives the exact pairing for Make, 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.