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Word ladder answers for March 13, 2026

The daily ladder for Friday, March 13, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was BAR to FEAT, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was FRAP to GENT, which needs at least 5.

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Puzzle 1: BAR to FEAT

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. B becomes F
  3. add E
  4. R becomes T

Words in this ladder

BAR noun
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
FAR noun
a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
FEAR noun
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
FEAT noun
a notable achievement

Puzzle 2: DOGE to POND

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. G becomes N
  3. D becomes P
  4. E becomes D

Words in this ladder

DOGE noun
formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
DONE verb
engage in
PONE noun
cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)
POND noun
a small lake

Puzzle 3: SPECS to SHEAR

Medium Shortest solution: 4 steps

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  2. S becomes K
  3. C becomes A
  4. K becomes R
  5. P becomes H

Words in this ladder

SPECS noun
optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
SPECK noun
a very small spot
SPEAK verb
express in speech
SPEAR noun
a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
SHEAR noun
(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves

Puzzle 4: FRAP to GENT

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. P becomes T
  3. R becomes E
  4. F becomes S
  5. A becomes N
  6. S becomes G

Words in this ladder

FRAP verb
make secure by lashing
FRAT noun
a social club for male undergraduates
FEAT noun
a notable achievement
SEAT noun
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
SENT noun
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
GENT noun
informal abbreviation of `gentleman'

Puzzle 5: LEA to FRILLED

Hard Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. add F
  3. A becomes D
  4. add I
  5. add L
  6. add R

Words in this ladder

LEA noun
a unit of length of thread or yarn
FLEA noun
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
FLED verb
run away quickly
FILED verb
record in a public office or in a court of law
FILLED verb
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
FRILLED adjective
having decorative ruffles or frills

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