Pinpoint Answer Today #886
Saturday, October 03, 2026. The clue pattern, progressive hints, and a full explanation of why the answer fits.
Clues
Example clues generated by AI from the confirmed answer — the original game clue words are not part of the daily archive.
Hints
Answer
All five clues are words that commonly follow the word 'common' in familiar phrases.
Explanation
All five clues are words that commonly follow the word 'common' in familiar phrases.
The pattern here is 'words-after', where each clue completes a well-known compound phrase beginning with 'common'. The shared label is 'Words that come after common', as each clue forms a standard expression when paired with that adjective.
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sense
Forms the phrase 'common sense', a widely used expression. -
law
Forms the phrase 'common law', a legal term. -
ground
Forms the phrase 'common ground', a familiar idiom. -
place
Forms the phrase 'common place', though often written as 'commonplace'. -
man
Forms the phrase 'common man', referring to ordinary people.
How to solve this answer
Words After
The answer comes first, and each clue can follow it to make a familiar pair. Flip the order in your head.
Tennis, Lamp, Mountain, and Contents can all follow Table. The answer is Table: table tennis, table lamp, table mountain, table of contents.
Easy
Clues link quickly with common associations. Most solvers name the answer within the first two or three reveals.
Wordplay
Puzzles that lean on double meanings, homophones, prefixes, suffixes, and the way English words bend. Read each clue twice before you trust the first reading.
This is the mirror of Words Before, and solvers mix them up constantly. Write the candidate first, then the clue. Table + Tennis works. Tennis + Table does not, and your ear usually catches that faster than your eyes.
Common starter words do a lot of the work: book, fire, house, time, court, water, head. If the clues are plain nouns that pair with everyday objects, test this pattern first.