LinkedIn Crossclimb #891 Answer
Puzzle #891 · Thursday, October 8, 2026
LinkedIn Crossclimb #891 answer: top to bottom: MAMA → MAYA → MAYS → PAYS → PARS → PARA → PAPA.
The answer
5 rungs of 4 letters, then the top and bottom words. 7 steps. Press Next step to begin.
The finished ladder, top to bottom: 5 rungs of 4 letters, and every word is one letter away from the next.
Top and bottom rows: Two of the very first words a baby might speak, or the people who might hear them.
- mamaTop row
- mayaMesoamerican civilization known for its calendar and pyramids, as at Chichén Itzá
- maysMonths after Aprils
- paysPuts the money up, as for a meal
- parsExpected scores on a golf course
- paraPrefix before "phrase," "medic," or "chute"
- papaBottom row
Other LinkedIn games today: Mini Sudoku · Patches · Wend · Zip · Queens · Tango · Pinpoint.
Crossclimb #891 is a ladder of 5 4-letter words; each rung changes exactly one letter from the one before. The top and bottom words are not clued directly: each is one letter away from the rung it touches, at position 3.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The quickest clue is "Months after Aprils", a 4-letter word starting with M.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
Below the top word, MAYA is the first clued rung, and PARA is the last one above the bottom word; between them the swaps happen at positions 4, 1, 3 and 4.
Hint 3: nearly there
MAMA goes on top and PAPA at the bottom; each differs from its neighbouring rung at position 3.