Word ladder answers for April 12, 2026
The daily ladder for Sunday, April 12, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was BITS to RAPS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was MYG to MANGER, which needs at least 6.
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Puzzle 1: BITS to RAPS
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- I becomes A
- B becomes R
- T becomes P
Words in this ladder
- BITS noun
- a small piece or quantity of something
- BATS noun
- nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
- RATS noun
- any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- RAPS noun
- a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
Puzzle 2: SOW to ROSE
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- S becomes R
- W becomes E
- add S
Words in this ladder
- SOW noun
- an adult female hog
- ROW noun
- an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
- ROE noun
- fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
- ROSE noun
- any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
Puzzle 3: GETS to CASTES
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- E becomes A
- G becomes C
- add S
- add E
Words in this ladder
- GETS noun
- a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
- GATS noun
- a gangster's pistol
- CATS noun
- feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
- CASTS noun
- the actors in a play
- CASTES noun
- social status or position conferred by a system based on class
Puzzle 4: BULB to YAWL
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- B becomes L
- U becomes A
- L becomes W
- B becomes Y
Words in this ladder
- BULB noun
- a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
- BULL noun
- uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
- BALL noun
- round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
- BAWL verb
- shout loudly and without restraint
- YAWL noun
- a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
Puzzle 5: MYG to MANGER
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- Y becomes A
- G becomes S
- add N
- add E
- add G
- S becomes R
Words in this ladder
- MYG noun
- one ten thousandth of a centner
- MAG noun
- a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
- MAS noun
- informal terms for a mother
- MANS noun
- an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- MANES noun
- a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
- MANGES noun
- a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)
- MANGER noun
- a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
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