Word Labyrinth

Word ladder answers for June 22, 2026

The daily ladder for Monday, June 22, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was ARES to DAZED, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was BORNS to YIBITS, which needs at least 7.

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Puzzle 1: ARES to DAZED

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. add D
  3. R becomes Z
  4. S becomes D

Words in this ladder

ARES noun
(Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
DARES noun
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
DAZES noun
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
DAZED verb
to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

Puzzle 2: BOLL to TWILL

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. O becomes I
  3. B becomes W
  4. add T

Words in this ladder

BOLL noun
the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant
BILL noun
a statute in draft before it becomes law
WILL noun
the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - George Meredith
TWILL noun
a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

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: PASTS to SWAPS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. A becomes E
  3. S becomes A
  4. P becomes S
  5. E becomes W
  6. T becomes P

Words in this ladder

PASTS noun
the time that has elapsed
PESTS noun
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
PEATS noun
partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
SEATS noun
an area that includes places where several people can sit
SWATS noun
a sharp blow
SWAPS noun
an equal exchange

Puzzle 5: BORNS to YIBITS

Hard Shortest solution: 7 steps

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  2. O becomes A
  3. N becomes T
  4. R becomes I
  5. B becomes G
  6. A becomes B
  7. add I
  8. G becomes Y

Words in this ladder

BORNS noun
British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
BARNS noun
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
BARTS noun
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
BAITS noun
anything that serves as an enticement
GAITS noun
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
GBITS noun
a unit of information equal to 1000 megabits or 10^9 (1,000,000,000) bits
GIBITS noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibits or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bits
YIBITS noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibits or 2^80 bits

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