Date
A date fruit develops around a hard central pit, which places it in the drupe family.
Pinpoint #825 answer guide
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August 3, 2026Verified against the live puzzleSpoiler controls
Today's clue board
What category connects all five clues?
Clue 1Date
Clue 2
Clue 3
Clue 4
Clue 5
Clue breakdown
Why the answer is Names of stone fruits (drupes)
The first clue is deliberately ambiguous because Date can mean a calendar entry or a social meeting. Read as the fruit, it establishes the same botanical pattern as the remaining clues.
Lychee
Lychee has a fleshy edible layer surrounding one hard seed and is commonly described as drupe-like.
Apricot
An apricot is a classic stone fruit with soft flesh around a hard pit.
Peach
A peach is one of the most familiar drupes, with a large textured stone at its center.
Cherry
A cherry is a small stone fruit whose single pit makes the shared category unmistakable.
Solving method
Find the intended meaning before naming the category.
Pinpoint often begins with a word that has several meanings. Strong solving comes from keeping those meanings open until a later clue eliminates the wrong interpretation.
Delay the first guess
Date alone supports calendars, meetings, fruit, and relationships. Treat each as a temporary branch.
Use the second clue as a pivot
Lychee strongly favors fruit, so calendar-related interpretations should immediately lose priority.
Name the narrowest shared trait
Fruit is too broad. The hard central stone is the more precise connection shared by every clue.
Allow common and technical wording
Stone fruits is the everyday category; drupes is the botanical term. Either phrasing expresses the same link.
Questions and answers
LinkedIn Pinpoint #825 FAQ
What is the LinkedIn Pinpoint answer for August 3, 2026?+
The verified answer for Pinpoint #825 is Names of stone fruits (drupes).
What are today's five Pinpoint clues?+
The clues are Date, Lychee, Apricot, Peach, and Cherry, in that order.
Why does Date fit the answer?+
Date refers to the fruit rather than a calendar day or social meeting. A date has fleshy fruit around a hard central pit.
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