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Word ladder answers for June 27, 2026

The daily ladder for Saturday, June 27, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was PORE to PAPS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was CLING to PRATS, which needs at least 5.

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Puzzle 1: PORE to PAPS

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. R becomes P
  3. E becomes S
  4. O becomes A

Words in this ladder

PORE noun
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
POPE noun
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
POPS noun
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
PAPS noun
worthless or oversimplified ideas

Puzzle 2: TARTS to LOUTS

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. A becomes O
  3. R becomes U
  4. T becomes L

Words in this ladder

TARTS noun
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
TORTS noun
(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
TOUTS noun
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
LOUTS noun
an awkward stupid person

Puzzle 3: CLING to PRATS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. I becomes A
  3. G becomes S
  4. C becomes P
  5. N becomes T
  6. L becomes R

Words in this ladder

CLING noun
fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
CLANG noun
a loud resonant repeating noise
CLANS noun
group of people related by blood or marriage
PLANS noun
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
PLATS noun
a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
PRATS noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Puzzle 4: MUG to GROUSE

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. M becomes R
  3. G becomes E
  4. add S
  5. add O
  6. add G

Words in this ladder

MUG noun
the quantity that can be held in a mug
RUG noun
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
RUE noun
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
RUSE noun
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
ROUSE verb
become active
GROUSE noun
flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil

Puzzle 5: SOLED to JAILER

Hard Shortest solution: 4 steps

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  2. add I
  3. O becomes A
  4. S becomes J
  5. D becomes R

Words in this ladder

SOLED verb
put a new sole on
SOILED verb
make soiled, filthy, or dirty
SAILED verb
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
JAILED verb
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
JAILER noun
someone who guards prisoners

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