LinkedIn Crossclimb #898 Answer
Puzzle #898 · Thursday, October 15, 2026
LinkedIn Crossclimb #898 answer: top to bottom: FOLK → FOLD → FOOD → HOOD → HOOK → ROOK → ROCK.
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: A two-word phrase for a music genre that often features acoustic guitars and socially conscious lyrics.
- folkTop row
- foldDrop out of a poker hand
- foodWhat many farms generate
- hoodRobin ___ (legendary outlaw)
- hookIt's at the end of a fishing line
- rookGame piece that moves up and down and side to side, but not diagonally
- rockBottom row
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Crossclimb #898 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 4 for the top word and 3 for the bottom one.
Hints
Hint 1: where to start
The quickest clue is "Robin ___ (legendary outlaw)", a 4-letter word starting with H.
Hint 2: a solid foothold
In ladder order the clued rungs run from FOLD to ROOK, and the changing letter sits at position 3, then 1, then 4, then 1.
Hint 3: nearly there
FOLK goes on top and ROCK at the bottom; each differs from its neighbouring rung at position 4 for the top word and 3 for the bottom one.