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Word ladder answers for March 30, 2026

The daily ladder for Monday, March 30, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was WONS to SOLS, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was WISE to YEARS, which needs at least 5.

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Puzzle 1: WONS to SOLS

Easy Shortest solution: 2 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. W becomes S
  3. N becomes L

Words in this ladder

WONS noun
the basic unit of money in South Korea
SONS noun
a male human offspring
SOLS noun
a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

Puzzle 2: SATES to FORES

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. S becomes F
  3. T becomes R
  4. A becomes O

Words in this ladder

SATES verb
fill to satisfaction
FATES noun
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
FARES noun
an agenda of things to do
FORES noun
front part of a vessel or aircraft

Puzzle 3: WISE to YEARS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. S becomes R
  3. I becomes A
  4. E becomes S
  5. add E
  6. W becomes Y

Words in this ladder

WISE noun
a way of doing or being
WIRE noun
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
WARE noun
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
WARS noun
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
WEARS noun
impairment resulting from long use
YEARS noun
a late time of life

Puzzle 4: WAXY to CASK

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. X becomes V
  3. Y becomes E
  4. W becomes C
  5. V becomes S
  6. E becomes K

Words in this ladder

WAXY adjective
made of or covered with wax
WAVY adjective
(of hair) having waves
WAVE noun
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
CAVE noun
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
CASE noun
an occurrence of something
CASK noun
the quantity a cask will hold

Puzzle 5: SONAR to HOSES

Hard Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. S becomes D
  3. R becomes S
  4. A becomes E
  5. N becomes S
  6. D becomes H

Words in this ladder

SONAR noun
a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
DONAR noun
the Teutonic god of thunder; counterpart of Norse Thor
DONAS noun
a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for a woman
DONES verb
put clothing on one's body
DOSES noun
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
HOSES noun
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)

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