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Word ladder answers for June 6, 2026

The daily ladder for Saturday, June 6, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was WALE to WARM, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was MITES to MAGUSES, which needs at least 5.

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Puzzle 1: WALE to WARM

Easy Shortest solution: 2 steps

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  2. L becomes R
  3. E becomes M

Words in this ladder

WALE noun
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
WARE noun
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'
WARM verb
get warm or warmer

Puzzle 2: FADES to WAKEN

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. D becomes K
  3. F becomes W
  4. S becomes N

Words in this ladder

FADES noun
a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
FAKES noun
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
WAKES noun
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
WAKEN verb
cause to become awake or conscious

Puzzle 3: MITES to MAGUSES

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. T becomes N
  3. I becomes A
  4. add S
  5. add U
  6. N becomes G

Words in this ladder

MITES noun
a slight but appreciable amount
MINES noun
excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
MANES noun
a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
MANSES noun
a large and imposing house
MANUSES noun
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
MAGUSES noun
a magician or sorcerer of ancient times

Puzzle 4: PODS to PURE

Medium Shortest solution: 4 steps

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  2. D becomes P
  3. S becomes E
  4. P becomes R
  5. O becomes U

Words in this ladder

PODS noun
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
POPS noun
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
POPE noun
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
PORE noun
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
PURE adjective
free of extraneous elements of any kind

Puzzle 5: HALED to VOMERS

Hard Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. D becomes S
  3. A becomes O
  4. L becomes M
  5. add R
  6. H becomes V

Words in this ladder

HALED verb
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
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)
HOLES noun
an opening into or through something
HOMES noun
where you live at a particular time
HOMERS noun
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
VOMERS noun
thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum

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