Word ladder answers for May 24, 2026
The daily ladder for Sunday, May 24, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was PLANT to SCANT, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was AMP to STUCK, which needs at least 6.
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Puzzle 1: ROSY to COPE
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- Y becomes E
- S becomes P
- R becomes C
Words in this ladder
- ROSY adjective
- reflecting optimism
- ROSE noun
- any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
- ROPE noun
- a strong line
- COPE noun
- brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
Puzzle 2: PLANT to SCANT
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- P becomes S
- L becomes C
Words in this ladder
- PLANT noun
- buildings for carrying on industrial labor
- SLANT noun
- a biased way of looking at or presenting something
- SCANT verb
- work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Puzzle 3: HEN to SHEAR
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- N becomes P
- add A
- P becomes R
- add S
Words in this ladder
- HEN noun
- adult female chicken
- HEP adjective
- informed about the latest trends
- HEAP noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- HEAR verb
- perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
- SHEAR noun
- (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
Puzzle 4: MAYS to BEMAS
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- M becomes B
- Y becomes T
- A becomes E
- add A
- T becomes M
Words in this ladder
- MAYS noun
- United States baseball player (born in 1931)
- BAYS noun
- an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
- BATS noun
- nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
- BETS noun
- the money risked on a gamble
- BETAS noun
- the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
- BEMAS noun
- area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
Puzzle 5: AMP to STUCK
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- M becomes S
- P becomes K
- add T
- S becomes C
- add S
- A becomes U
Words in this ladder
- AMP noun
- the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- ASP noun
- of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder
- ASK verb
- inquire about
- TASK noun
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
- TACK noun
- the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- STACK noun
- an orderly pile
- STUCK verb
- put, fix, force, or implant
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