Word ladder answers for April 30, 2026
The daily ladder for Thursday, April 30, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was SLAG to PLAT, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was DIMER to BORINGS, which needs at least 6.
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Puzzle 1: FARS to BURLS
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- A becomes U
- add L
- F becomes B
Words in this ladder
- FARS noun
- a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
- FURS noun
- the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- FURLS verb
- form into a cylinder by rolling
- BURLS noun
- the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer
Puzzle 2: SLAG to PLAT
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- G becomes T
- S becomes P
Words in this ladder
- SLAG noun
- the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
- SLAT noun
- a thin strip (wood or metal)
- PLAT noun
- a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
Puzzle 3: TORE to FEWS
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- R becomes N
- E becomes S
- O becomes E
- T becomes F
- N becomes W
Words in this ladder
- TORE noun
- commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
- TONE noun
- the quality of a person's voice
- TONS noun
- a large number or amount
- TENS noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- FENS noun
- 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
- FEWS noun
- a small elite group
Puzzle 4: PIGS to LACES
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- G becomes E
- P becomes L
- add K
- I becomes A
- K becomes C
Words in this ladder
- PIGS noun
- domestic swine
- PIES noun
- dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
- LIES noun
- a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
- LIKES noun
- a similar kind; ,
- LAKES noun
- a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- 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 5: DIMER to BORINGS
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- M becomes N
- R becomes S
- E becomes G
- D becomes R
- add B
- add O
Words in this ladder
- DIMER noun
- a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers
- DINER noun
- a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
- DINES verb
- have supper; eat dinner
- DINGS noun
- a ringing sound
- RINGS noun
- gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises
- BRINGS verb
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- BORINGS noun
- the act of drilling
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