Pinpoint Answer 843
Pinpoint Answer
The answer for Pinpoint on Aug 21, #843 is
Words & how they fit
Each clue and why it belongs in the category
- A video
Shoot a video
To record a video.
- A glance
Shoot a glance
To cast a quick look.
- The messenger
Shoot the messenger
To blame the bearer of bad news.
- Fish in a barrel
Shoot fish in a barrel
To target something extremely easy to hit.
- Oneself in the foot
Shoot oneself in the foot
To harm your own interests through your actions.
| Word | Connection | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| A video | Shoot a video | To record a video. |
| A glance | Shoot a glance | To cast a quick look. |
| The messenger | Shoot the messenger | To blame the bearer of bad news. |
| Fish in a barrel | Shoot fish in a barrel | To target something extremely easy to hit. |
| Oneself in the foot | Shoot oneself in the foot | To harm your own interests through your actions. |
How to Solve it
A step-by-step walkthrough of this puzzle
- 1
A Visual Start 👀
The first two clues invite a visual-media reading. A video is something you film, while a glance is a quick look, so both suggest short visual actions.
- 2
Messenger Breaks It 📩
“The messenger” breaks that reading because “shoot the messenger” is a familiar idiom, not a filming action. It reveals that each clue completes a different expression with the same verb.
- 3
Barrel And Foot 🎯
The last two clues complete “shoot fish in a barrel” and “shoot oneself in the foot.” Those idioms confirm the shared verb and the category.
Things that can follow “shoot” to form familiar phrases.
Recent Pinpoint Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
What connects A video, A glance, The messenger, Fish in a barrel and Oneself in the foot? That's Pinpoint #843, the LinkedIn puzzle from Friday, August 21st, 2026. Tap any clue above to open a nudge for that word, read the final hint if you want one more push, then reveal the category. Below the answer there's a full walkthrough: the wrong turn these clues invite, the clue that breaks it open, and what each word actually pairs with.
What connects A video, A glance, The messenger, Fish in a barrel and Oneself in the foot?
The answer to Pinpoint #843 is Things you might “shoot”. Every clue in the set — A video, A glance, The messenger, Fish in a barrel and Oneself in the foot — belongs to “Things you might “shoot””, which is the thread you're looking for.
If you got there in one or two clues, the giveaway was almost certainly A video paired with A glance — that combination rules out most of the categories a single word could belong to. The clue-by-clue breakdown above the fold shows exactly where each word lands.
How Pinpoint works
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Goal | Guess the category that connects all five clue words (for example, “Apple, Dell, Acer, HP” → computer brands). |
| Clues reveal one at a time | You start with one word and get another after each wrong guess, up to five — the fewer you need, the better your score. |
| Guesses | Type the category; the game tells you if you're right. You have a limited number of tries. |
| Reset | A new Pinpoint puzzle drops every day at midnight Pacific Time (3:00 a.m. Eastern). |
Solving a clue set like this one
- Put the first two clues side by side before guessing anything. A video on its own fits a dozen categories; A video plus A glance usually fits one or two.
- If your first theory dies on clue three, don't patch it — throw it out. A theory that needs an exception for one clue is the wrong theory.
- Check for a shared word before you check for a shared topic. Pinpoint loves sets where every clue sits in front of (or behind) the same hidden word.
- Say each clue out loud. Homophones and phrases hide in plain sight when you only read them.
How Pinpoint scoring works
You see one clue to start and earn another after every wrong guess, up to five. Solving on clue one is the best possible result and solving on clue five still counts as a win, so there's no reason to rush a guess you're not confident in — a wrong answer costs you a clue you can't get back.
Other Pinpoint clue sets
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Frequently asked questions
What connects A video, A glance, The messenger, Fish in a barrel and Oneself in the foot?
They're all “Things you might “shoot”” — the answer to Pinpoint #843 from Friday, August 21st, 2026.
What was the Pinpoint #843 answer?
Things you might “shoot”. The walkthrough under the answer explains why each of the five clues fits.
Why is A video a clue for Things you might “shoot”?
The clue-by-clue table above gives the exact pairing for A video, along with the other four clues in the set.
How do I see today's Pinpoint answer instead?
Open the main LinkedIn Pinpoint answers page — it always shows the current day's clues, hints, and answer, plus a countdown to the next puzzle.