Word ladder answers for March 12, 2026
The daily ladder for Thursday, March 12, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was PITCH to CINCH, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was EARN to RAJAS, which needs at least 5.
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Puzzle 1: PITCH to CINCH
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- T becomes N
- P becomes C
Words in this ladder
- PITCH noun
- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- PINCH noun
- a painful or straitened circumstance
- CINCH noun
- any undertaking that is easy to do
Puzzle 2: REND to LANE
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- R becomes L
- E becomes A
- D becomes E
Words in this ladder
- REND verb
- tear or be torn violently
- LEND verb
- bestow a quality on
- LAND noun
- the land on which real estate is located
- LANE noun
- a narrow way or road
Puzzle 3: FEAT to SEEK
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- A becomes E
- T becomes D
- F becomes S
- D becomes K
Words in this ladder
- FEAT noun
- a notable achievement
- FEET noun
- the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
- FEED noun
- food for domestic livestock
- SEED noun
- a small hard fruit
- SEEK noun
- the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
Puzzle 4: EARN to RAJAS
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- N becomes S
- R becomes T
- E becomes R
- T becomes J
- add A
Words in this ladder
- EARN verb
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- EARS noun
- the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
- EATS noun
- informal terms for a meal
- RATS noun
- any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- RAJS noun
- British dominion over India (1757-1947)
- RAJAS noun
- a prince or king in India
Puzzle 5: DEW to CURET
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- add R
- D becomes C
- W becomes D
- add U
- D becomes T
Words in this ladder
- DEW noun
- water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
- DREW noun
- United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
- CREW noun
- the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
- CRED noun
- credibility among young fashionable urban individuals
- CURED verb
- provide a cure for, make healthy again
- CURET noun
- a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
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