Word ladder answers for March 28, 2026
The daily ladder for Saturday, March 28, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was FARE to CASTE, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was BORE to CHATS, which needs at least 5.
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Puzzle 1: FARE to CASTE
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- F becomes C
- R becomes S
- add T
Words in this ladder
- FARE noun
- an agenda of things to do
- CARE noun
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- CASE noun
- an occurrence of something
- CASTE noun
- social status or position conferred by a system based on class
Puzzle 2: STALK to WHALE
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- K becomes E
- T becomes H
- S becomes W
Words in this ladder
- STALK noun
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- STALE verb
- urinate, of cattle and horses
- SHALE noun
- a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
- WHALE noun
- a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
Puzzle 3: OINK to WENDS
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- O becomes W
- K becomes S
- add D
- I becomes E
Words in this ladder
- OINK noun
- the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
- WINK noun
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- WINS noun
- a victory (as in a race or other competition)
- WINDS noun
- air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
- WENDS verb
- direct one's course or way
Puzzle 4: BORE to CHATS
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- O becomes A
- B becomes C
- E becomes S
- R becomes T
- add H
Words in this ladder
- BORE noun
- a person who evokes boredom
- BARE verb
- lay bare
- CARE noun
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- CARS noun
- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- CATS noun
- feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
- CHATS noun
- an informal conversation
Puzzle 5: STEPPED to SNEEZES
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- P becomes E
- P becomes R
- T becomes N
- R becomes Z
- D becomes S
Words in this ladder
- STEPPED verb
- shift or move by taking a step
- STEEPED verb
- devote (oneself) fully to
- STEERED verb
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- SNEERED verb
- express through a scornful smile
- SNEEZED verb
- exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
- SNEEZES noun
- a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
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