Word ladder answers for March 31, 2026
The daily ladder for Tuesday, March 31, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was RASH to ABASH, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was BEER to RESENTS, which needs at least 5.
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Puzzle 1: DUN to GAB
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- N becomes B
- U becomes A
- D becomes G
Words in this ladder
- DUN noun
- horse of a dull brownish grey color
- DUB noun
- the new sounds added by dubbing
- DAB noun
- a light touch or stroke
- GAB noun
- light informal conversation for social occasions
Puzzle 2: RASH to ABASH
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- R becomes B
- add A
Words in this ladder
- RASH noun
- any red eruption of the skin
- BASH noun
- a vigorous blow
- ABASH verb
- cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
Puzzle 3: BEER to RESENTS
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- R becomes S
- add T
- add S
- B becomes R
- add N
Words in this ladder
- BEER noun
- a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
- BEES noun
- any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
- BEETS noun
- biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
- BESETS verb
- annoy continually or chronically
- RESETS noun
- device for resetting instruments or controls
- RESENTS verb
- feel bitter or indignant about
Puzzle 4: FUEL to FADO
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- E becomes R
- L becomes S
- U becomes A
- R becomes D
- S becomes O
Words in this ladder
- FUEL noun
- a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
- FURL verb
- form into a cylinder by rolling
- FURS noun
- the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- FARS noun
- a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
- FADS noun
- an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
- FADO noun
- a sad Portuguese folksong
Puzzle 5: PENT to JAMES
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- T becomes S
- E becomes A
- P becomes J
- N becomes M
- add E
Words in this ladder
- PENT verb
- produce a literary work
- PENS noun
- a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
- PANS noun
- cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
- JANS noun
- the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
- JAMS noun
- preserve of crushed fruit
- JAMES noun
- a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
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