Word Labyrinth

Word ladder answers for June 1, 2026

The daily ladder for Monday, June 1, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was STAGS to SCABS, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was HAG to BARONG, which needs at least 6.

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Puzzle 1: STAGS to SCABS

Easy Shortest solution: 2 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. G becomes B
  3. T becomes C

Words in this ladder

STAGS noun
a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
STABS noun
a sudden sharp feeling
SCABS noun
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

Puzzle 2: CRY to DRAB

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. C becomes D
  3. add A
  4. Y becomes B

Words in this ladder

CRY noun
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
DRY noun
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
DRAY noun
a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
DRAB noun
a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown

Puzzle 3: LOO to TAUT

Medium Shortest solution: 4 steps

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  2. O becomes T
  3. L becomes T
  4. add U
  5. O becomes A

Words in this ladder

LOO noun
a toilet in Britain
LOT noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
TOT noun
a small amount (especially of a drink)
TOUT noun
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
TAUT adjective
pulled or drawn tight

Puzzle 4: COWS to CLEATS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. W becomes T
  3. O becomes A
  4. add H
  5. add E
  6. H becomes L

Words in this ladder

COWS noun
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - Bible
COTS noun
a sheath worn to protect a finger
CATS noun
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
CHATS noun
an informal conversation
CHEATS noun
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
CLEATS noun
shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles

Puzzle 5: HAG to BARONG

Hard Shortest solution: 6 steps

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  2. add N
  3. H becomes B
  4. G becomes S
  5. add R
  6. add O
  7. S becomes G

Words in this ladder

HAG noun
an ugly evil-looking old woman
HANG noun
a special way of doing something
BANG noun
a vigorous blow
BANS noun
a decree that prohibits something
BARNS noun
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
BARONS noun
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
BARONG noun
a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines

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