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Word ladder answers for March 23, 2026

The daily ladder for Monday, March 23, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was BIZ to BAG, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was TINT to SLEDGES, which needs at least 7.

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Puzzle 1: BIZ to BAG

Easy Shortest solution: 2 steps

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  2. Z becomes G
  3. I becomes A

Words in this ladder

BIZ noun
your occupation or line of work
BIG adjective
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
BAG noun
a flexible container with a single opening

Puzzle 2: YAP to HALT

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. Y becomes H
  3. P becomes T
  4. add L

Words in this ladder

YAP noun
informal terms for the mouth
HAP noun
an accidental happening
HAT noun
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
HALT noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption

Puzzle 3: SOARS to SNITS

Medium Shortest solution: 4 steps

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  2. R becomes P
  3. O becomes N
  4. A becomes I
  5. P becomes T

Words in this ladder

SOARS noun
the act of rising upward into the air
SOAPS noun
a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
SNAPS noun
the act of catching an object with the hands
SNIPS noun
(plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal
SNITS noun
a state of agitated irritation

Puzzle 4: LATES to SKITTERS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. add T
  3. add R
  4. A becomes I
  5. L becomes S
  6. add K

Words in this ladder

LATES noun
a genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water
LATTES noun
strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk
LATTERS noun
the second of two or the second mentioned of two
LITTERS noun
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
SITTERS noun
Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)
SKITTERS verb
to move about or proceed hurriedly

Puzzle 5: TINT to SLEDGES

Hard Shortest solution: 7 steps

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  2. T becomes S
  3. N becomes E
  4. T becomes L
  5. I becomes E
  6. add D
  7. add G
  8. add S

Words in this ladder

TINT noun
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
TINS noun
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
TIES noun
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
LIES noun
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
LEES noun
the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
LEDES noun
the introductory section of a story
LEDGES noun
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
SLEDGES noun
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

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