Zip · No. 501 · Friday edition
LinkedIn Zip #501 Answer (Jul 31, 2026)
Hint: Corners and cells boxed in by walls have only one or two exits — route the path through them first.
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- 1→2: ↓ ← ↑ ← ↓×3
- 2→3: ← ↑×4 →×4 ↓ →
- 3→4: ↑ →
- 4→5: ↓×6 ←×3 ↑
- 5→6: ↑ → ↓ → ↑×3
- 6→7: ← ↓ ←×2 ↓×3 ←×2
- 7→8: ↑ →
About Zip #501
- Zip #501 is a 7×7 grid with 8 numbered checkpoints and 16 walls.
- The path runs from 1 to 8 and must cover all 49 squares.
- It has 8 checkpoints, fewer than the average of 10.9 across the previous 7 puzzles.
- Each square is entered once and left once, so it needs two path links; only the two ends, checkpoints 1 and 8, need just one.
- The corners R1C1, checkpoint 4 at R1C7, and checkpoint 7 at R7C1 have just two neighbors each, so all their links are forced: R1C1 links to R2C1 and R1C2; R1C7 links to R1C6 and R2C7; R7C1 links to R6C1 and R7C2.
- Walls leave R1C2, R1C3, and R2C1 only two open sides each, which fixes their links: R1C2 links to R1C1 and R1C3; R1C3 links to R1C2 and R1C4; R2C1 links to R1C1 and R3C1.