Word Labyrinth

Word ladder answers for March 22, 2026

The daily ladder for Sunday, March 22, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was FULLY to PALLS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was PALE to KHALKHAS, which needs at least 7.

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Puzzle 1: FULLY to PALLS

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. Y becomes S
  3. U becomes A
  4. F becomes P

Words in this ladder

FULLY adverb
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)
FULLS noun
the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
FALLS noun
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
PALLS noun
a sudden numbing dread

Puzzle 2: SLUG to SCOW

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. U becomes O
  3. G becomes W
  4. L becomes C

Words in this ladder

SLUG noun
a projectile that is fired from a gun
SLOG verb
work doggedly or persistently
SLOW verb
lose velocity; move more slowly
SCOW noun
any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends

Puzzle 3: WIG to CLAN

Medium Shortest solution: 4 steps

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  2. G becomes N
  3. I becomes A
  4. W becomes C
  5. add L

Words in this ladder

WIG noun
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
WIN noun
a victory (as in a race or other competition)
WAN noun
a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
CAN noun
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
CLAN noun
group of people related by blood or marriage

Puzzle 4: FLOWS to FLINTY

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. W becomes P
  3. O becomes I
  4. P becomes T
  5. add N
  6. S becomes Y

Words in this ladder

FLOWS noun
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
FLOPS noun
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
FLIPS noun
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
FLITS noun
a sudden quick movement
FLINTS noun
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
FLINTY adjective
containing flint

Puzzle 5: PALE to KHALKHAS

Hard Shortest solution: 7 steps

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  2. E becomes S
  3. add I
  4. P becomes K
  5. add K
  6. I becomes A
  7. add H
  8. add H

Words in this ladder

PALE noun
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
PALS noun
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
PALIS noun
an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism
KALIS noun
bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
KALKIS noun
the 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu
KALKAS noun
the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia
KHALKAS noun
the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia
KHALKHAS noun
the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia

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