Pinpoint Answer Today #871
Friday, September 18, 2026. The clue pattern, progressive hints, and a full explanation of why the answer fits.
Clues
The five hidden clues are words that sit directly before “Great” to form familiar phrases. The answer names the shared ending.
Clue words are not stored in the daily archive, only the confirmed answer. Reveal the answer below to see the label that connects the five clues.
Hints
Answer
The answer is “Geographic place names when preceded by “Great”” — the shared label that all five clues point to.
Explanation
The answer is “Geographic place names when preceded by “Great”” — the shared label that all five clues point to.
This puzzle’s answer is “Geographic place names when preceded by “Great”.” You are not guessing a word from the clues themselves; you are naming the group that all five clues belong to. In this round, all of the hidden clues are words that slot in directly before “Great”. That is the words before style, one of Pinpoint’s regular setups: once you name the pattern, one more reveal usually confirms it. The archive data confirms the exact wording of the answer for this date, so the reveal button above shows the label the game is looking for.
How to solve this answer
Words Before
Each clue can sit in front of the answer to make a familiar word or phrase. The answer is the shared second part.
Playing, Greeting, and Report all come before Card. The answer is Card: playing card, greeting card, report card.
Medium
Clues need a second look or a shift in angle. The link is fair, but the first reading of one or two clues usually misleads.
Places
Cities, landmarks, regions, rooms, and location words. Clues may name a site directly or describe something you only find in one kind of place.
Words Before puzzles feel like fill-in-the-blank until the blank stops moving. Try saying your candidate out loud after each clue. If four clues sound natural and the fifth sounds invented, the candidate is wrong.
Most answers here are short and common: card, work, house, light, board. Long or technical answers almost never work in this pattern, so do not force a rare word just because it fits one clever clue.