LinkedIn Pinpoint #763Answer & Analysis

Quick read: A shared-property puzzle — all clues share one common characteristic or behavior.

Fast strategy: When clues span different domains (objects, people, places), think about what scene or concept they all evoke rather than a structural pattern.

The answer is Things that are black. Use the table below to check each clue, then skim the compact FAQ for the quickest path to the connection.

Today's puzzle looked almost too simple.

The first clue was Crows. My brain instantly jumped to the obvious: Birds. That's a classic early-game guess in Pinpoint when the clue is a specific animal. It felt safe. Logical.

So I submitted "Birds."

Now the second clue appeared: Ebony.

And that's when the tone changed.

With Crows alone, I had multiple pathways:

Birds

Corvids

Or… something about color

But once Ebony showed up, "Birds" completely collapsed. Ebony isn't an animal. It's a dark wood. That forced me to rethink everything.

So I stepped back and asked: what do crows and ebony have in common?

Not function. Not category. Not habitat.

Just one obvious shared trait.

Suddenly the simplest explanation felt like the right one.

I considered alternatives for a second—maybe "Dark-colored things" or "Shades of dark." But Pinpoint usually prefers clean, straightforward categories.

So I went with "Things that are black."

Correct on the second guess.

Once the answer locked in, the remaining clues were just victory laps.

Ripe olives — the dark, almost glossy black kind. Charcoal — unmistakably black. Asphalt — think fresh blacktop on a summer day.

Every clue reinforced the same visual image.

No trick. No wordplay. Just a shared physical property.

Honestly? I love when Pinpoint does this. It's simple—but only after you stop overthinking it.

Things that are black