Word ladder answers for June 23, 2026
The daily ladder for Tuesday, June 23, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was LAKE to MATH, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was BEEP to CURLER, which needs at least 7.
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Puzzle 1: LAKE to MATH
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- K becomes T
- L becomes M
- E becomes H
Words in this ladder
- LAKE noun
- a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- LATE adjective
- being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- MATE noun
- the officer below the master on a commercial ship
- MATH noun
- a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
Puzzle 2: ROES to NOSEY
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- add S
- R becomes N
- S becomes Y
Words in this ladder
- ROES noun
- fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
- ROSES noun
- any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
- NOSES noun
- the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
- NOSEY adjective
- offensively curious or inquisitive
Puzzle 3: TAMERS to DIVERS
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- A becomes I
- T becomes D
- M becomes V
Words in this ladder
- TAMERS noun
- an animal trainer who tames wild animals
- TIMERS noun
- a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end
- DIMERS noun
- a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers
- DIVERS noun
- someone who works underwater
Puzzle 4: CUBES to WARPS
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- B becomes R
- U becomes A
- E becomes P
- C becomes W
Words in this ladder
- CUBES noun
- a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces
- CURES noun
- a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- CARES noun
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- CARPS noun
- the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
- WARPS noun
- a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
Puzzle 5: BEEP to CURLER
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- B becomes S
- P becomes D
- E becomes U
- S becomes C
- add R
- add L
- D becomes R
Words in this ladder
- BEEP noun
- a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
- SEEP verb
- pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
- SEED noun
- a small hard fruit
- SUED verb
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
- CUED verb
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
- CURED verb
- provide a cure for, make healthy again
- CURLED verb
- form a curl, curve, or kink
- CURLER noun
- a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
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