Word ladder answers for May 10, 2026
The daily ladder for Sunday, May 10, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was PINT to KIDS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was HUBS to CRATE, which needs at least 5.
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Puzzle 1: PINT to KIDS
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- T becomes S
- P becomes K
- N becomes D
Words in this ladder
- PINT noun
- a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
- PINS noun
- a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- KINS noun
- a person having kinship with another or others
- KIDS noun
- a young person of either sex
Puzzle 2: KOLA to CULT
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- K becomes C
- A becomes T
- O becomes U
Words in this ladder
- KOLA noun
- tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract
- COLA noun
- large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts
- COLT noun
- a young male horse under the age of four
- CULT noun
- followers of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
Puzzle 3: HUBS to CRATE
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- B becomes T
- U becomes A
- S becomes E
- H becomes R
- add C
Words in this ladder
- HUBS noun
- the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
- HUTS noun
- temporary military shelter
- HATS noun
- headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
- HATE noun
- the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
- RATE noun
- a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
- CRATE noun
- a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
Puzzle 4: TIED to GLAD
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- I becomes O
- E becomes A
- T becomes G
- O becomes L
Words in this ladder
- TIED verb
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- TOED verb
- walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
- TOAD noun
- any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
- GOAD noun
- a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion
- GLAD noun
- any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
Puzzle 5: COTES to POTHERS
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- C becomes T
- add R
- add T
- T becomes P
- T becomes H
Words in this ladder
- COTES noun
- a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
- TOTES noun
- a capacious bag or basket
- TOTERS noun
- someone whose employment involves carrying something
- TOTTERS verb
- move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
- POTTERS noun
- a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
- POTHERS noun
- an excited state of agitation
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