Word ladder answers for June 15, 2026
The daily ladder for Monday, June 15, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was SLAB to SOAP, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was NYPA to SILD, which needs at least 6.
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Puzzle 1: SLAB to SOAP
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- B becomes P
- L becomes O
Words in this ladder
- SLAB noun
- block consisting of a thick piece of something
- SLAP noun
- a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- SOAP noun
- a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats
Puzzle 2: PANE to MULE
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- N becomes L
- P becomes M
- A becomes U
Words in this ladder
- PANE noun
- sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
- PALE noun
- a wooden strip forming part of a fence
- MALE noun
- an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
- MULE noun
- hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
Puzzle 3: TUNES to PLOWERS
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- U becomes O
- add R
- N becomes W
- T becomes P
- add L
Words in this ladder
- TUNES noun
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- TONES noun
- the quality of a person's voice
- TONERS noun
- a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print
- TOWERS noun
- a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- POWERS noun
- possession of controlling influence
- PLOWERS noun
- a man who plows
Puzzle 4: YANK to YEAS
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- Y becomes T
- K becomes S
- A becomes E
- N becomes A
- T becomes Y
Words in this ladder
- YANK noun
- an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
- TANK noun
- an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
- TANS noun
- a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- TENS noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
- TEAS noun
- a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- YEAS noun
- an affirmative
Puzzle 5: NYPA to SILD
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- Y becomes I
- A becomes S
- P becomes L
- N becomes M
- S becomes D
- M becomes S
Words in this ladder
- NYPA noun
- monotypic genus of palms of Australasia
- NIPA noun
- monotypic genus of palms of Australasia
- NIPS noun
- a small drink of liquor
- NILS noun
- a quantity of no importance
- MILS noun
- a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound
- MILD adjective
- moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
- SILD noun
- any of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway
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