Word ladder answers for May 30, 2026
The daily ladder for Saturday, May 30, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was TUB to BLAB, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was HEVEA to SWOPPED, which needs at least 7.
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Puzzle 1: TUB to BLAB
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- U becomes A
- T becomes L
- add B
Words in this ladder
- TUB noun
- a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
- TAB noun
- the bill in a restaurant
- LAB noun
- a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- BLAB verb
- divulge confidential information or secrets
Puzzle 2: LOXES to RISES
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- X becomes S
- L becomes R
- O becomes I
Words in this ladder
- LOXES noun
- a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
- LOSES verb
- fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
- ROSES noun
- any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
- RISES noun
- a growth in strength or number or importance
Puzzle 3: WARN to FARO
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- N becomes M
- W becomes F
- M becomes O
Words in this ladder
- WARN verb
- notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- WARM verb
- get warm or warmer
- FARM noun
- workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
- FARO noun
- a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
Puzzle 4: SEPT to WRESTS
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- P becomes T
- T becomes S
- S becomes W
- add S
- add R
Words in this ladder
- SEPT noun
- the month following August and preceding October
- SETT noun
- rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
- SETS noun
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- WETS noun
- wetness caused by water
- WESTS noun
- the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
- WRESTS verb
- obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
Puzzle 5: HEVEA to SWOPPED
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- E becomes O
- A becomes R
- V becomes P
- add P
- add S
- R becomes D
- H becomes W
Words in this ladder
- HEVEA noun
- small genus of South American trees yielding latex
- HOVEA noun
- any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets
- HOVER verb
- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- HOPER noun
- a person who hopes
- HOPPER noun
- funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
- SHOPPER noun
- someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy
- SHOPPED verb
- do one's shopping
- SWOPPED verb
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
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