LinkedIn Zip
LinkedIn's daily logic puzzle — rules, release time, strategy, and where to play unlimited Zip puzzles free.
LinkedIn Zip is a daily logic puzzle LinkedIn added to its games lineup on March 18, 2025 — the fifth thinking game on the platform, alongside Queens, Tango, Pinpoint, and Crossclimb. Each LinkedIn Zip puzzle asks you to draw a single continuous path through a small grid, passing through every numbered cell in order and filling every square on the way. It's simple to explain and genuinely hard to stop playing. This guide covers how LinkedIn Zip works, when new puzzles release, the weekly difficulty curve, three strategy tips that actually help, and where to play unlimited Zip puzzles once today's is done.
What Is LinkedIn Zip?
LinkedIn Zip is LinkedIn's take on a Hamiltonian path puzzle — a grid logic game where you draw one unbroken line that visits every cell on the board. LinkedIn launched Zip on March 18, 2025, pitching it as a quick warm-up for fans of their existing games Queens and Tango. Within weeks of release, LinkedIn reported that 84% of daily Zip players were returning the next day, making it one of the fastest-adopted games on the platform.
LinkedIn Zip is free to play with a LinkedIn account and works in any modern browser or inside the LinkedIn iOS and Android apps. You can find it at linkedin.com/games/zip or under the "Me" tab in the mobile app.
LinkedIn Zip Rules
LinkedIn Zip has three rules, and that's all of them:
- 1Start on 1. Your path begins on the cell marked with the number 1.
- 2Visit every number in order. From 1, draw your line to 2, then 3, then 4, all the way to the last numbered cell. You can't skip ahead.
- 3Fill every cell. When you finish, every square on the grid must be part of your path.
Walls appear as thick bars between cells on harder puzzles — your path cannot cross them. To play, click or tap the cell marked 1 and drag through the grid. If you make a mistake, hit Undo. If you're genuinely stuck, the Hint button erases your path back to the first wrong move and reveals the next correct step.
When New LinkedIn Zip Puzzles Release
A new LinkedIn Zip puzzle goes live every day at midnight Pacific Time. That's 3:00 AM Eastern in the US, 8:00 AM in London, 9:00 AM in Paris, and 5:00 PM the same day in Sydney. When the clock hits midnight PT, yesterday's LinkedIn Zip puzzle retires and becomes unplayable on LinkedIn.
Difficulty follows a weekly curve. Monday is the easiest LinkedIn Zip of the week — small grid, few or no walls, solvable in well under a minute. Puzzles get steadily harder through Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, peaking on Friday, the hardest day of the week. Weekend puzzles typically sit somewhere in the middle. If you're new to Zip, start your first solve on a Monday.
LinkedIn Zip Strategy — Three Tips That Actually Help
Find forced moves first
Before you draw anything, scan the grid for cells that can only be reached from one direction. Corner cells have only two neighbors, so unless a wall is blocking one of them, the path has no choice about how it enters and exits. The same goes for any cell pinned against a wall. Every forced move is a free piece of the solution that shrinks the rest of the puzzle.
Avoid 2×2 traps
The most common way to lose a LinkedIn Zip puzzle is drawing yourself into a dead end. It usually happens when your path closes off an empty cell inside a 2×2 block — three corners are part of your path and the fourth is stranded. Before committing to a move, glance two or three cells ahead to check whether it traps anything. When in doubt, back up and try again.
Work backward on Friday puzzles
On the hardest puzzles, the start of the path can be impossible to see from a cold read. Trace backward from the final numbered cell instead. Sometimes the end of the puzzle is clearer than the beginning, and you can meet yourself in the middle.
Play Unlimited LinkedIn Zip-Style Puzzles
LinkedIn Zip is excellent, but it's one puzzle per twenty-four hours. If you finished today's in thirty seconds and you're here because you want another, Zip Game Unlimited is built for exactly that.
The rules are identical — same numbered path, same walls, same fill-every-cell requirement — because those are the rules of this puzzle type, not rules specific to LinkedIn's version. Our daily puzzle uses its own grid (not a copy of LinkedIn's), and our unlimited mode generates fresh Zip-style puzzles on demand at grid sizes from 6×6 up to 12×12. No LinkedIn account, no waiting for the clock to roll over at midnight, no ads in the way. Just more Zip puzzles when you want them.
LinkedIn Zip FAQ
Is Zip Game Unlimited the same as LinkedIn Zip?
No. LinkedIn Zip is LinkedIn's own daily game at linkedin.com/games/zip, and it requires a LinkedIn account. Zip Game Unlimited is an independent site built around the same puzzle type. Our rules are identical to LinkedIn Zip's because they're the rules of Hamiltonian path puzzles in general.
When does a new LinkedIn Zip puzzle come out?
Every day at midnight Pacific Time — 3:00 AM Eastern, 8:00 AM London. Yesterday's LinkedIn Zip puzzle retires the moment the new one appears.
Can I play past LinkedIn Zip puzzles?
Not on LinkedIn itself — LinkedIn has no archive. We can't republish LinkedIn's past puzzles either, but our own daily archive gives you a full run of Zip-style puzzles to replay, and unlimited mode generates new ones on demand.
Is there a hint button in LinkedIn Zip?
Yes. LinkedIn Zip has a built-in Hint button that erases your path back to the first mistake and reveals the next correct move. Our unlimited version works the same way.
What day is LinkedIn Zip hardest?
Friday. LinkedIn Zip difficulty climbs every day from Monday through Friday, so Friday is the hardest puzzle of the week and Monday is the easiest.
Do I need a LinkedIn account to play Zip Game Unlimited?
No account, no email, no download. Zip Game Unlimited runs in any browser with zero signup.
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