Pinpoint #911 hints and answer for Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Five clue words, one category. Wednesday's set keeps everything in a single room of the house, and around a single source of heat. Work down the hint ladder as far as you need - each hint walks one clue further into the puzzle - then check the answer box at the bottom.
Hints, in order
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Clue 1 is Grate. It can be a verb about cheese or nerves, but here it is a thing made of metal bars.
Clue 2 is Damper. It can spoil a mood, but as a physical object it opens and closes to control a flow of air.
Clue 3 is Mantel. A shelf - and shelves that sit above one particular feature of a living room are famous enough to have their own name.
Clue 4 is Hearth. The floor of the thing you are circling, and an old symbol of home itself.
Clue 5 is Chimney (to vent the smoke). The bracket gives the game away: all five clues belong to the same structure, the one built for a fire.
The answer
This is the full solution to Pinpoint #911. Only tap if you are ready.
The five clues, in the order Pinpoint deals them: Grate · Damper · Mantel · Hearth · Chimney (to vent the smoke).
How Pinpoint works
Pinpoint is LinkedIn's category game. It deals five clue words one at a time, and after each clue you can guess the single category that connects all five. Solving on the first clue means you read the puzzle setter's mind; most solves land on the third or fourth clue, when the pattern finally narrows. A new puzzle arrives every day.