Word ladder answers for March 7, 2026
The daily ladder for Saturday, March 7, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was SPITE to STATE, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was REIMS to SITTAS, which needs at least 7.
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Puzzle 1: AIR to WIT
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- A becomes S
- R becomes T
- S becomes W
Words in this ladder
- AIR noun
- a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- SIR noun
- term of address for a man
- SIT verb
- be seated
- WIT noun
- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Puzzle 2: SPITE to STATE
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- I becomes A
- P becomes T
Words in this ladder
- SPITE noun
- feeling a need to see others suffer
- SPATE noun
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- STATE noun
- the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
Puzzle 3: WOOF to HATS
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- F becomes S
- W becomes C
- O becomes T
- O becomes A
- C becomes H
Words in this ladder
- WOOF noun
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
- WOOS verb
- seek someone's favor
- COOS noun
- the sound made by a pigeon
- COTS noun
- a sheath worn to protect a finger
- CATS noun
- feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
- HATS noun
- headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
Puzzle 4: YAWLS to YEARNS
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- L becomes N
- W becomes R
- add E
Words in this ladder
- YAWLS noun
- a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
- YAWNS noun
- an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom
- YARNS noun
- the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
- YEARNS verb
- desire strongly or persistently
Puzzle 5: REIMS to SITTAS
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- I becomes A
- R becomes S
- M becomes T
- A becomes T
- T becomes A
- E becomes I
- add T
Words in this ladder
- REIMS noun
- a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II
- REAMS noun
- a large quantity of written matter
- SEAMS noun
- joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
- SEATS noun
- an area that includes places where several people can sit
- SETTS noun
- rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- SETAS noun
- stalk of a moss capsule
- SITAS noun
- wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of womanhood
- SITTAS noun
- type genus of the Sittidae
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