LinkedIn Pinpoint 877 Answer & Analysis
Pinpoint Answer
Editorially verified for the Sep 24, 2026
Words & how they fit
Each clue and why it belongs in the category
- Iron
Heated water vapor loosens fabric wrinkles
A steam iron uses vapor to press clothes.
- Iron horse (old-style train)
A boiler turns water into steam to drive the locomotive
Early trains were powered by steam engines.
- Sauna
A steam sauna fills the room with hot vapor
Steam creates the hot, humid atmosphere.
- Pressure cooker
Steam pressure cooks food quickly
Trapped steam raises the cooking temperature.
- Tea kettle (when whistling)
Escaping steam makes the whistle sound
The whistle signals that water vapor is leaving the kettle.
| Word | Connection | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Iron | Heated water vapor loosens fabric wrinkles | A steam iron uses vapor to press clothes. |
| Iron horse (old-style train) | A boiler turns water into steam to drive the locomotive | Early trains were powered by steam engines. |
| Sauna | A steam sauna fills the room with hot vapor | Steam creates the hot, humid atmosphere. |
| Pressure cooker | Steam pressure cooks food quickly | Trapped steam raises the cooking temperature. |
| Tea kettle (when whistling) | Escaping steam makes the whistle sound | The whistle signals that water vapor is leaving the kettle. |
How to Solve it
A step-by-step walkthrough of this puzzle
- 1
Hot Things First 🔥
Iron, a historic iron horse, a sauna, and a pressure cooker all suggest heat or heated equipment. That makes “things that get hot” a sensible early reading.
- 2
The Whistle Clue 🫖
The tea kettle’s whistle breaks that reading: it is caused by escaping water vapor, not just heat. This points to steam as the shared feature.
- 3
Steam Links Surface 💨
An iron can use hot vapor to remove wrinkles, an old-style iron horse runs on a steam-powered boiler, and a sauna can fill with steam. A pressure cooker uses steam pressure to cook food, while escaping steam makes the kettle whistle.
Things associated with steam.
Recent Pinpoint Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
What connects Iron, Iron horse (old-style train), Sauna, Pressure cooker and Tea kettle (when whistling)? That's Pinpoint #877, the LinkedIn puzzle from Thursday, September 24th, 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, Iron horse (old-style train), Sauna, Pressure cooker and Tea kettle (when whistling)?
The answer to Pinpoint #877 is Things associated with steam. Every clue in the set — Iron, Iron horse (old-style train), Sauna, Pressure cooker and Tea kettle (when whistling) — belongs to “Things associated with steam”, 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 Iron horse (old-style train) — 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 Iron horse (old-style train) 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 Iron, Iron horse (old-style train), Sauna, Pressure cooker and Tea kettle (when whistling)?
They're all “Things associated with steam” — the answer to Pinpoint #877 from Thursday, September 24th, 2026.
What was the Pinpoint #877 answer?
Things associated with steam. The walkthrough under the answer explains why each of the five clues fits.
Why is Iron a clue for Things associated with steam?
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.