LinkedIn Pinpoint 862 Answer & Analysis
Pinpoint Answer
Editorially verified for the Sep 9, 2026
Words & how they fit
Each clue and why it belongs in the category
- Iron
Iron Age
A prehistoric period associated with widespread ironworking.
- Golden
Golden Age
A period considered especially successful or prosperous.
- Middle
Middle Ages
The historical period between ancient and modern times.
- Voting
Voting age
The minimum age at which a person may vote.
- Coming of
Coming of age
The transition from childhood to adulthood.
| Word | Connection | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Iron | Iron Age | A prehistoric period associated with widespread ironworking. |
| Golden | Golden Age | A period considered especially successful or prosperous. |
| Middle | Middle Ages | The historical period between ancient and modern times. |
| Voting | Voting age | The minimum age at which a person may vote. |
| Coming of | Coming of age | The transition from childhood to adulthood. |
How to Solve it
A step-by-step walkthrough of this puzzle
- 1
Three Historical Eras 🏺
Iron, Golden, and Middle all suggest names of historical periods. Iron Age, Golden Age, and the Middle Ages make an era-based reading seem likely.
- 2
Voting Breaks History 🗳️
Voting does not name a historical era in the same way. It forms “voting age,” exposing a shared phrase pattern instead.
- 3
Coming Of Age 🎂
Coming of completes the familiar phrase “coming of age.” Every clue forms a standard expression when followed by age or ages.
Words that come before “age.”
Recent Pinpoint Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
What connects Iron, Golden, Middle, Voting and Coming of? That's Pinpoint #862, the LinkedIn puzzle from Wednesday, September 9th, 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 Iron, Golden, Middle, Voting and Coming of?
The answer to Pinpoint #862 is Words that come before “age”. Every clue in the set — Iron, Golden, Middle, Voting and Coming of — belongs to “Words that come before “age””, which is the thread you're looking for.
If you got there in one or two clues, the giveaway was almost certainly Iron paired with Golden — 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. Iron on its own fits a dozen categories; Iron plus Golden 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 Iron, Golden, Middle, Voting and Coming of?
They're all “Words that come before “age”” — the answer to Pinpoint #862 from Wednesday, September 9th, 2026.
What was the Pinpoint #862 answer?
Words that come before “age”. The walkthrough under the answer explains why each of the five clues fits.
Why is Iron a clue for Words that come before “age”?
The clue-by-clue table above gives the exact pairing for Iron, 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.