Pinpoint Answer Today #899
Friday, October 16, 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 words can follow 'rip' to form common phrases or compound words like rip tide and rip cord.
Explanation
All five words can follow 'rip' to form common phrases or compound words like rip tide and rip cord.
The pattern is words-after: every clue is a word that directly follows 'rip' in a familiar phrase. Together they share the label 'Words that come after “rip”' because each completes a common expression such as rip cord or rip off.
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tide
'Rip tide' is a familiar phrase for a strong coastal current. -
cord
'Rip cord' is the cord pulled to release a parachute. -
off
'Rip off' is a common phrase meaning to steal or overcharge. -
saw
'Rip saw' is a type of saw used for cutting along the grain. -
rap
'Rip rap' is loose stone used for shoreline or erosion control.
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.
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.
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.