All LinkedIn Games Solutions for Today (August 9, 2026)

Sunday is traditionally the toughest day for LinkedIn Games, and today’s set follows that pattern with an overall Hard rating. If you’ve been breezing through the puzzles earlier in the week, expect a few more that make you stop and think twice today.

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With that out of the way, here are all the LinkedIn Games solutions for August 9, 2026.

LinkedIn Wend Solution for August 9, 2026 (#62)

Wend is the newest addition to the LinkedIn Games lineup, and today’s grid has some fairly long words hidden inside it. You may need to squint a bit to spot all five.

Here are the words you need:

• 7-Letter Word: CATHODE
• 8-Letter Word: LOCATION
• 9-Letter Word: EDUCATING
• 10-Letter Word: CATEGORIES
• 11-Letter Word: CERTIFICATE

LinkedIn Patches Solution for August 9, 2026 (#145)

Today’s Patches has several larger blocks to work around. We recommend you start with the pieces along the edges, which should make the rest of the grid easier to fill.

Here’s the full solution for today’s puzzle:

• Light Blue: Starting from the top-left corner, form a vertical rectangle using four squares.
• Green: Directly to the right of the Light Blue rectangle, form a small vertical rectangle using two squares.
• Teal: Directly below the Green rectangle, form another vertical rectangle using two squares.
• Purple: To the right of the Green rectangle, form a vertical rectangle using three squares.
• Red: Directly to the right of the Purple rectangle, form another vertical rectangle using three squares.
• Orange: Starting near the top-center, form a large 2×4 rectangle using eight squares.
• Dark Pink: Starting from the top-right section, form a long vertical rectangle using six squares.
• Tan: Use the remaining top-right column to form a vertical rectangle using four squares.
• Mustard Yellow: Directly below the Purple and Red rectangles, form a small horizontal rectangle using two squares.
• Brown: Starting from the left side below the Teal rectangle, form a large 2×4 rectangle using eight squares.
• Grey: To the right of the Brown rectangle, form a wide 3×2 rectangle using six squares.
• Magenta: Directly to the right of the Grey rectangle, form a vertical rectangle using three squares.
• Dark Teal: Below the Grey rectangle, form a horizontal rectangle using three squares.
• Dark Green: Directly below the Dark Teal rectangle, form a horizontal rectangle using four squares.
• Pink: To the right of the Dark Green rectangle, form a small vertical rectangle using two squares.
• Blue: Fill the remaining space along the bottom-right side with a vertical rectangle using four squares.

LinkedIn Zip Solution for August 9, 2026 (#510)

Today’s Zip is rated Hard, and you can expect to spend a lot of time weaving around the walls before opening up toward the later points. Keeping track of where you’ve already passed through is important here, since a wrong turn can leave you with nowhere to go.

Start by connecting Point 1 and Point 2, which are right next to each other. From there, head left and upward, then down through the opening between the central wall before coming back up along its left side. This takes you to Points 3 and 4 at the top of the grid.

Continue across the path toward the top-right corner, then work your way down the right side before weaving through Points 5, 6, 7, and 8. Once those are connected, use the remaining squares on the board to snake back across the left side and connect Points 9, 10, 11, and 12 to finish today’s Zip.

LinkedIn Mini Sudoku Solution for August 9, 2026 (#363)

Today’s Mini Sudoku is “Holes,” and it’s rated Hard.

If you’ve already had enough deduction for one Sunday, here’s the completed 6×6 board:

• Row 1: 6, 2, 5, 1, 3, 4
• Row 2: 4, 3, 1, 6, 2, 5
• Row 3: 1, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6
• Row 4: 5, 6, 2, 4, 1, 3
• Row 5: 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 1
• Row 6: 3, 1, 6, 5, 4, 2

LinkedIn Tango Solution for August 9, 2026 (#671)

Tango is also rated Hard today, with only six squares pre-filled across the board. That leaves quite a bit of work to do before you can pin down the remaining Suns and Moons.

Here’s the full solution for today’s puzzle:

• Row 1: Moon, Sun, Sun
• Row 2: Sun, Moon, Sun, Moon, Moon, Sun
• Row 3: Sun, Sun, Moon, Sun, Moon, Moon
• Row 4: Moon, Sun, Moon, Moon, Sun, Sun
• Row 5: Sun, Moon, Moon
• Row 6: Moon, Sun, Moon, Sun, Sun, Moon

LinkedIn Queens Solution for August 9, 2026 (#831)

Queens joins the rest of Sunday’s tougher lineup with a Hard rating. Today’s 9×9 board requires one queen in every row, column, and colored region, with no two queens allowed to touch, even diagonally.

Here’s the full solution for today’s puzzle:

• Queen #1: Row 1, Column 2
• Queen #2: Row 2, Column 6
• Queen #3: Row 3, Column 9
• Queen #4: Row 4, Column 3
• Queen #5: Row 5, Column 5
• Queen #6: Row 6, Column 7
• Queen #7: Row 7, Column 4
• Queen #8: Row 8, Column 1
• Queen #9: Row 9, Column 8

LinkedIn Crossclimb Solution for August 9, 2026 (#831)

Crossclimb gives you five clues to solve before you arrange their answers into a word ladder. Each word must change by just one letter as you move from one rung to the next.

Here are today’s answers:

• Human organ that takes up only 2% of a body’s weight but uses about 20% of its energy: BRAIN
• Cook until the color changes, as onions: BROWN
• Black birds that collectively form a “murder”: CROWS
• The top part of the head, or something one might put there: CROWN
• Muscular strength: BRAWN

The correct ladder is BRAIN → BRAWN → BROWN → CROWN → CROWS (or the reverse), with one letter changing at each step. This unlocks the hint for the final two slots: “A hyphenated word meaning to engage in different sporting activities to balance health and muscular development. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.”

The final two words are TRAIN and CROSS.

LinkedIn Pinpoint Solution for August 9, 2026 (#831)

Today’s Pinpoint starts with “Strength”, which doesn’t give you much to work with on its own. “Temperance” is a little more specific, while “The Moon” and “The High Priestess” should make the connection much clearer.

The fifth clue, “Wheel of Fortune,” confirms it. These are all “Tarot cards from the Major Arcana”!

And that’s the second Sunday set of August wrapped up. Which of today’s Hard puzzles gave you the most trouble? Let us know down in the comments!