Word ladder answers for April 25, 2026
The daily ladder for Saturday, April 25, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was LIFT to FOOT, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was MONKS to FILTHS, which needs at least 6.
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Puzzle 1: LIFT to FOOT
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- I becomes O
- F becomes O
- L becomes F
Words in this ladder
- LIFT noun
- the act of giving temporary assistance
- LOFT noun
- floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
- LOOT noun
- goods or money obtained illegally
- FOOT noun
- the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
Puzzle 2: ROES to HOSTS
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- R becomes H
- add S
- E becomes T
Words in this ladder
- ROES noun
- fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
- HOES noun
- a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
- HOSES noun
- socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
- HOSTS noun
- a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
Puzzle 3: MINOR to LACES
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- O becomes E
- R becomes S
- M becomes L
- I becomes A
- N becomes C
Words in this ladder
- MINOR noun
- a young person of either sex
- MINER noun
- laborer who works in a mine
- MINES noun
- excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
- LINES noun
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- LANES noun
- a narrow way or road
- LACES noun
- a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
Puzzle 4: MYNA to RILE
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- Y becomes I
- A becomes E
- N becomes L
- M becomes R
Words in this ladder
- MYNA noun
- tropical Asian starlings
- MINA noun
- tropical Asian starlings
- MINE noun
- excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
- MILE noun
- a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
- RILE verb
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Puzzle 5: MONKS to FILTHS
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- O becomes I
- K becomes T
- M becomes T
- N becomes L
- add H
- T becomes F
Words in this ladder
- MONKS noun
- a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
- MINKS noun
- the expensive fur of a mink
- MINTS noun
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- TINTS noun
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- TILTS noun
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- TILTHS noun
- the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth
- FILTHS noun
- any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
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