LinkedIn Pinpoint 893 Answer & Analysis
Pinpoint Answer
Editorially verified for the Oct 10, 2026
Words & how they fit
Each clue and why it belongs in the category
- Hang
Hang ten
A surfing maneuver where a surfer walks to the front of the board.
- Perfect
Perfect ten
A flawless score, often in a judged event.
- Top
Top ten
A ranking of the ten highest or best items.
- Count to
Count to ten
Recite the numbers up to ten.
- Nine times out of
Nine times out of ten
An expression meaning almost always.
| Word | Connection | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Hang | Hang ten | A surfing maneuver where a surfer walks to the front of the board. |
| Perfect | Perfect ten | A flawless score, often in a judged event. |
| Top | Top ten | A ranking of the ten highest or best items. |
| Count to | Count to ten | Recite the numbers up to ten. |
| Nine times out of | Nine times out of ten | An expression meaning almost always. |
How to Solve it
A step-by-step walkthrough of this puzzle
- 1
Surfing and Scores 🏄
The first three seem tied to sports and competition: a surfing maneuver, a perfect judged score, and a top ranking. That reading works at first because each is a familiar phrase from performance or contests.
- 2
Count to Ten 🔢
“Count to” completes as “count to ten,” which does not fit the sports reading. It shows that each clue takes the same word after it.
- 3
Nine Times Fits 🎲
“Nine times out of” completes as “nine times out of ten,” confirming the pattern. “Hang ten,” “perfect ten,” and “top ten” follow it too.
Words and phrases that come before “ten.”
Recent Pinpoint Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
What connects Hang, Perfect, Top, Count to and Nine times out of? That's Pinpoint #893, the LinkedIn puzzle from Saturday, October 10th, 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 Hang, Perfect, Top, Count to and Nine times out of?
The answer to Pinpoint #893 is Words that come before “ten”. Every clue in the set — Hang, Perfect, Top, Count to and Nine times out of — belongs to “Words that come before “ten””, which is the thread you're looking for.
If you got there in one or two clues, the giveaway was almost certainly Hang paired with Perfect — 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. Hang on its own fits a dozen categories; Hang plus Perfect 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 Hang, Perfect, Top, Count to and Nine times out of?
They're all “Words that come before “ten”” — the answer to Pinpoint #893 from Saturday, October 10th, 2026.
What was the Pinpoint #893 answer?
Words that come before “ten”. The walkthrough under the answer explains why each of the five clues fits.
Why is Hang a clue for Words that come before “ten”?
The clue-by-clue table above gives the exact pairing for Hang, 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.