LinkedIn Pinpoint 858 Answer & Analysis
Pinpoint Answer
Editorially verified for the Sep 5, 2026
Words & how they fit
Each clue and why it belongs in the category
- Race
Race car
A car built or used for racing.
- Cable
Cable car
A vehicle carried or pulled by a cable.
- Muscle
Muscle car
A powerful performance car.
- Rental
Rental car
A car hired for temporary use.
- Plug-in hybrid
Plug-in hybrid car
A hybrid car that can be charged from an external power source.
| Word | Connection | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Race car | A car built or used for racing. |
| Cable | Cable car | A vehicle carried or pulled by a cable. |
| Muscle | Muscle car | A powerful performance car. |
| Rental | Rental car | A car hired for temporary use. |
| Plug-in hybrid | Plug-in hybrid car | A hybrid car that can be charged from an external power source. |
How to Solve it
A step-by-step walkthrough of this puzzle
- 1
A Vehicle List 🚗
Race car, muscle car, and rental car look like kinds of automobiles. Cable car also sounds like a vehicle label, so an early guess is a list of car types.
- 2
Cable Changes Course 🚡
Cable car breaks the narrow reading because it is not a conventional automobile. That points to a shared phrase pattern, with each clue completed by the same word.
- 3
Hybrid Seals It 🔋
Muscle car and rental car fit the same construction. Plug-in hybrid car confirms that every clue forms a phrase with car.
Words that come before "car".
Recent Pinpoint Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
What connects Race, Cable, Muscle, Rental and Plug-in hybrid? That's Pinpoint #858, the LinkedIn puzzle from Saturday, September 5th, 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 Race, Cable, Muscle, Rental and Plug-in hybrid?
The answer to Pinpoint #858 is Words that come before “car”. Every clue in the set — Race, Cable, Muscle, Rental and Plug-in hybrid — belongs to “Words that come before “car””, which is the thread you're looking for.
If you got there in one or two clues, the giveaway was almost certainly Race paired with Cable — 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. Race on its own fits a dozen categories; Race plus Cable 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 Race, Cable, Muscle, Rental and Plug-in hybrid?
They're all “Words that come before “car”” — the answer to Pinpoint #858 from Saturday, September 5th, 2026.
What was the Pinpoint #858 answer?
Words that come before “car”. The walkthrough under the answer explains why each of the five clues fits.
Why is Race a clue for Words that come before “car”?
The clue-by-clue table above gives the exact pairing for Race, 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.