Word ladder answers for June 30, 2026
The daily ladder for Tuesday, June 30, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was SAX to VAN, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was VISE to TUBA, which needs at least 5.
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Puzzle 1: SAX to VAN
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- S becomes T
- X becomes N
- T becomes V
Words in this ladder
- SAX noun
- a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)
- TAX noun
- charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
- TAN noun
- a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
- VAN noun
- any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
Puzzle 2: CLANS to CLOCK
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- S becomes K
- N becomes C
- A becomes O
Words in this ladder
- CLANS noun
- group of people related by blood or marriage
- CLANK noun
- a loud resonant repeating noise
- CLACK noun
- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
- CLOCK noun
- a timepiece that shows the time of day
Puzzle 3: VISE to TUBA
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- S becomes N
- V becomes T
- I becomes U
- E becomes A
- N becomes B
Words in this ladder
- VISE noun
- a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
- VINE noun
- a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
- TINE noun
- prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
- TUNE noun
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- TUNA noun
- tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
- TUBA noun
- the lowest brass wind instrument
Puzzle 4: SENDS to PANES
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- S becomes L
- E becomes A
- D becomes E
- L becomes P
Words in this ladder
- SENDS verb
- cause to go somewhere
- LENDS verb
- bestow a quality on
- LANDS noun
- the land on which real estate is located
- LANES noun
- a narrow way or road
- PANES noun
- sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
Puzzle 5: TITHES to PARCHED
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- S becomes D
- T becomes P
- add C
- I becomes A
- T becomes R
Words in this ladder
- TITHES noun
- a levy of one tenth of something
- TITHED verb
- exact a tithe from
- PITHED verb
- remove the pith from (a plant)
- PITCHED verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- PATCHED verb
- to join or unite the pieces of
- PARCHED verb
- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
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