Word ladder answers for May 2, 2026
The daily ladder for Saturday, May 2, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was TIN to TORS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was MAZE to TRUCK, which needs at least 5.
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Puzzle 1: TIN to TORS
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- I becomes O
- add R
- N becomes S
Words in this ladder
- TIN noun
- a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
- TON noun
- a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
- TORN verb
- separate or cause to separate abruptly
- TORS noun
- a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
Puzzle 2: MONK to PUNK
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- M becomes H
- O becomes U
- H becomes P
Words in this ladder
- MONK noun
- a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
- HONK noun
- the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
- HUNK noun
- a well-built sexually attractive man
- PUNK noun
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
Puzzle 3: HOD to LIFT
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- D becomes T
- H becomes L
- add F
- O becomes I
Words in this ladder
- HOD noun
- an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
- HOT adjective
- used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- LOT noun
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- LOFT noun
- floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
- LIFT noun
- the act of giving temporary assistance
Puzzle 4: MAZE to TRUCK
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- Z becomes C
- M becomes R
- E becomes K
- add T
- A becomes U
Words in this ladder
- MAZE noun
- complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
- MACE noun
- (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
- RACE noun
- any competition
- RACK noun
- framework for holding objects
- TRACK noun
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- TRUCK noun
- an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
Puzzle 5: OGLED to PAGER
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- G becomes I
- O becomes P
- I becomes A
- L becomes G
- D becomes R
Words in this ladder
- OGLED verb
- look at with amorous intentions
- OILED verb
- cover with oil, as if by rubbing
- PILED verb
- arrange in stacks
- PALED verb
- turn pale, as if in fear
- PAGED verb
- contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system
- PAGER noun
- an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
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