Word Labyrinth

Word ladder answers for June 4, 2026

The daily ladder for Thursday, June 4, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was DUGS to RAGS, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was VIEW to VALET, which needs at least 5.

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Puzzle 1: DUGS to RAGS

Easy Shortest solution: 2 steps

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  2. D becomes R
  3. U becomes A

Words in this ladder

DUGS noun
an udder or breast or teat
RUGS noun
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
RAGS noun
a small piece of cloth or paper

Puzzle 2: HALTS to PAGES

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. T becomes E
  3. H becomes P
  4. L becomes G

Words in this ladder

HALTS noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption
HALES noun
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
PALES noun
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
PAGES noun
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

Puzzle 3: VIEW to VALET

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. W becomes S
  3. add N
  4. I becomes A
  5. N becomes L
  6. S becomes T

Words in this ladder

VIEW noun
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
VIES verb
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
VINES noun
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
VANES noun
mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
VALES noun
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
VALET noun
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

Puzzle 4: POKES to PLANTER

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. K becomes N
  3. O becomes A
  4. add L
  5. S becomes R
  6. add T

Words in this ladder

POKES noun
tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
PONES noun
cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)
PANES noun
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
PLANES noun
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
PLANER noun
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood
PLANTER noun
the owner or manager of a plantation

Puzzle 5: BB to CUES

Hard Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. add O
  3. B becomes C
  4. O becomes U
  5. B becomes S
  6. add E

Words in this ladder

BB noun
a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
BOB noun
a former monetary unit in Great Britain
COB noun
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
CUB noun
an awkward and inexperienced youth
CUS noun
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
CUES noun
an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

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