Word Labyrinth

Word ladder answers for April 29, 2026

The daily ladder for Wednesday, April 29, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was GATE to HALL, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was DIT to MIMIC, which needs at least 7.

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Puzzle 1: GATE to HALL

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. G becomes H
  3. T becomes L
  4. E becomes L

Words in this ladder

GATE noun
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
HATE noun
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
HALE noun
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
HALL noun
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

Puzzle 2: RAGES to MAXES

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. R becomes W
  3. G becomes X
  4. W becomes M

Words in this ladder

RAGES noun
a feeling of intense anger
WAGES noun
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
WAXES noun
any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
MAXES noun
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

Puzzle 3: PEAK to RUNGS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. K becomes S
  3. A becomes N
  4. E becomes U
  5. P becomes R
  6. add G

Words in this ladder

PEAK noun
the most extreme possible amount or value
PEAS noun
seed of a pea plant used for food
PENS noun
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
PUNS noun
a humorous play on words
RUNS noun
a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
RUNGS noun
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

Puzzle 4: CARD to TIRES

Medium Shortest solution: 4 steps

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  2. D becomes S
  3. add E
  4. C becomes T
  5. A becomes I

Words in this ladder

CARD noun
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
CARS noun
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
CARES noun
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
TARES noun
an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
TIRES noun
hoop that covers a wheel

Puzzle 5: DIT to MIMIC

Hard Shortest solution: 7 steps

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  2. T becomes S
  3. add M
  4. add E
  5. D becomes M
  6. S becomes R
  7. E becomes I
  8. R becomes C

Words in this ladder

DIT noun
the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
DIS noun
god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
DIMS verb
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
DIMES noun
a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
MIMES noun
an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
MIMER noun
an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
MIMIR noun
(Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom
MIMIC noun
someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)

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