Word ladder answers for March 11, 2026
The daily ladder for Wednesday, March 11, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was KITE to BETS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was HAMES to TOWELS, which needs at least 6.
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Puzzle 1: KITE to BETS
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- K becomes B
- E becomes S
- I becomes E
Words in this ladder
- KITE noun
- a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
- BITE noun
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- BITS noun
- a small piece or quantity of something
- BETS noun
- the money risked on a gamble
Puzzle 2: TRAM to SCRAG
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- T becomes C
- add S
- M becomes G
Words in this ladder
- TRAM noun
- a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
- CRAM verb
- crowd or pack to capacity
- SCRAM verb
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- SCRAG noun
- a person who is unusually thin and scrawny
Puzzle 3: KINES to MARTS
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- K becomes M
- I becomes A
- N becomes R
- E becomes T
Words in this ladder
- KINES noun
- domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - Bible
- MINES noun
- excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
- MANES noun
- a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
- MARES noun
- female equine animal
- MARTS noun
- an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
Puzzle 4: PET to RAND
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- E becomes A
- P becomes R
- add N
- T becomes D
Words in this ladder
- PET noun
- a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- PAT noun
- the sound made by a gentle blow
- RAT noun
- any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- RANT noun
- a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
- RAND noun
- the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
Puzzle 5: HAMES to TOWELS
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- A becomes O
- M becomes N
- H becomes T
- add R
- N becomes W
- R becomes L
Words in this ladder
- HAMES noun
- stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces
- HOMES noun
- where you live at a particular time
- HONES noun
- a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors
- TONES noun
- the quality of a person's voice
- TONERS noun
- a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
- TOWERS noun
- a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- TOWELS noun
- a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
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