Word ladder answers for June 24, 2026
The daily ladder for Wednesday, June 24, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was WINED to WIVES, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was TAGS to LARKS, which needs at least 4.
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Puzzle 1: HOB to DIE
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- B becomes E
- H becomes D
- O becomes I
Words in this ladder
- HOB noun
- (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- HOE noun
- a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
- DOE noun
- the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
- DIE noun
- a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
Puzzle 2: ROLE to FOLD
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- R becomes H
- E becomes D
- H becomes F
Words in this ladder
- ROLE noun
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- HOLE noun
- an opening into or through something
- HOLD noun
- the act of grasping
- FOLD noun
- an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Puzzle 3: TAGS to LARKS
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- T becomes B
- G becomes R
- add K
- B becomes L
Words in this ladder
- TAGS noun
- a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
- BAGS noun
- a flexible container with a single opening
- BARS noun
- gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
- BARKS noun
- tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
- LARKS noun
- North American songbirds having a yellow breast
Puzzle 4: VENDS to DEBUTS
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- D becomes T
- V becomes D
- N becomes B
- add U
Words in this ladder
- VENDS verb
- sell or offer for sale from place to place
- VENTS noun
- a hole for the escape of gas or air
- DENTS noun
- an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
- DEBTS noun
- the state of owing something (especially money)
- DEBUTS noun
- the act of beginning something new
Puzzle 5: WINED to WIVES
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- D becomes S
- N becomes V
Words in this ladder
- WINED verb
- drink wine
- WINES noun
- fermented juice (of grapes especially)
- WIVES noun
- a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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