Word Labyrinth

Word ladder answers for May 28, 2026

The daily ladder for Thursday, May 28, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was GUY to MUD, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was AWES to BLUNT, which needs at least 7.

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Puzzle 1: GUY to MUD

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. G becomes B
  3. Y becomes D
  4. B becomes M

Words in this ladder

GUY noun
an informal term for a youth or man
BUY noun
an advantageous purchase
BUD noun
a partially opened flower
MUD noun
water soaked soil; soft wet earth

Puzzle 2: SIPS to FIND

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. P becomes N
  3. S becomes F
  4. S becomes D

Words in this ladder

SIPS noun
a small drink
SINS noun
estrangement from god
FINS noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
FIND noun
a productive insight

Puzzle 3: MACE to BOARDS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. C becomes R
  3. M becomes B
  4. E becomes S
  5. add O
  6. add D

Words in this ladder

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
MARE noun
female equine animal
BARE verb
lay bare
BARS noun
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
BOARS noun
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
BOARDS noun
the stage of a theater

Puzzle 4: WAFT to FAIRS

Medium Shortest solution: 4 steps

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  2. F becomes R
  3. T becomes S
  4. W becomes F
  5. add I

Words in this ladder

WAFT noun
a long flag; often tapering
WART noun
any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
WARS noun
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
FARS noun
a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
FAIRS noun
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

Puzzle 5: AWES to BLUNT

Hard Shortest solution: 7 steps

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  2. W becomes R
  3. E becomes M
  4. R becomes U
  5. A becomes B
  6. M becomes N
  7. S becomes T
  8. add L

Words in this ladder

AWES noun
an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
ARES noun
(Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
ARMS noun
weapons considered collectively
AUMS noun
a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity
BUMS noun
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
BUNS noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
BUNT noun
(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
BLUNT verb
make less intense

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