Games like Pinpoint: name the hidden link

Pinpoint shows words one at a time and asks what category links them, rewarding you for guessing early. These daily games share that idea: a set of clues hides one common thread, and the puzzle is naming it.

The games

The closest matches ask you to name the link directly. Mind Loft's Thread describes nine films badly and asks for the one thing they all share; Catalogues has you put the day's items in order and then name the hidden theme; Letteripher uncovers six themed words letter by letter and then the scrambled theme itself; and Entre Letras, from La Nación, hides theme words in a grid along with the phrase that links them. Alikely does it with emoji: tap the ones that share today's hidden connection before your lives run out.

If you like the category spotting but want more structure, the Connections family is the natural next step. Connections asks you to sort sixteen words into four hidden groups, Common Ground does the same with categories that work in any country, and Common Ground from Phrasicle makes each group share a hidden word. Common 3 asks you to place seven words in a three-circle Venn diagram by theme.

Start with Thread or Catalogues for the purest Pinpoint feel, then try Connections or Common Ground for a longer daily puzzle.

Questions

What is Pinpoint?

LinkedIn's daily word game: five clues are shown one at a time, and you guess the category that links them using as few clues as possible.

Which game is most like Pinpoint?

Mind Loft's Thread and Catalogues both end with naming the one hidden link, as Pinpoint does.

Are these games free?

Yes, all of them are free to play daily in the browser.

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