Word ladder answers for March 24, 2026
The daily ladder for Tuesday, March 24, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was BITS to MITE, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was EFFS to BRISS, which needs at least 6.
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Puzzle 1: BUNK to GENS
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- K becomes S
- B becomes G
- U becomes E
Words in this ladder
- BUNK noun
- a long trough for feeding cattle
- BUNS noun
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- GUNS noun
- a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
- GENS noun
- family based on male descent
Puzzle 2: BITS to MITE
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- S becomes E
- B becomes M
Words in this ladder
- BITS noun
- a small piece or quantity of something
- BITE noun
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- MITE noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
Puzzle 3: ROVE to BRAIDS
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- O becomes I
- V becomes D
- E becomes S
- add A
- add B
Words in this ladder
- ROVE verb
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- RIVE verb
- tear or be torn violently
- RIDE noun
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- RIDS verb
- relieve from
- RAIDS noun
- a sudden short attack
- BRAIDS noun
- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
Puzzle 4: HOG to ROWAN
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- G becomes D
- H becomes R
- add A
- D becomes N
- add W
Words in this ladder
- HOG noun
- a person regarded as greedy and pig-like
- HOD noun
- an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
- ROD noun
- a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- ROAD noun
- an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- ROAN noun
- a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
- ROWAN noun
- Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits
Puzzle 5: EFFS to BRISS
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- F becomes T
- F becomes A
- E becomes R
- add B
- T becomes S
- A becomes I
Words in this ladder
- EFFS verb
- have sexual intercourse with
- EFTS noun
- a newt in its terrestrial stage of development
- EATS noun
- informal terms for a meal
- RATS noun
- any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- BRATS noun
- a very troublesome child
- BRASS noun
- an alloy of copper and zinc
- BRISS noun
- the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
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