Word ladder answers for July 1, 2026
The daily ladder for Wednesday, July 1, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was FARE to CASTE, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was OUTS to VERSES, which needs at least 6.
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Puzzle 1: FARE to CASTE
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- F becomes C
- R becomes S
- add T
Words in this ladder
- FARE noun
- an agenda of things to do
- CARE noun
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- CASE noun
- an occurrence of something
- CASTE noun
- social status or position conferred by a system based on class
Puzzle 2: PEAS to FLATS
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- add T
- P becomes F
- E becomes L
Words in this ladder
- PEAS noun
- seed of a pea plant used for food
- PEATS noun
- partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
- FEATS noun
- a notable achievement
- FLATS noun
- footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
Puzzle 3: HANKY to BEASTS
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- Y becomes S
- H becomes B
- N becomes S
- K becomes T
- add E
Words in this ladder
- HANKY noun
- a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
- HANKS noun
- United States film actor (born in 1956)
- BANKS noun
- English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
- BASKS verb
- derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
- BASTS noun
- strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
- BEASTS noun
- a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Puzzle 4: LIMES to STRAKES
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- M becomes K
- I becomes A
- L becomes T
- add S
- add R
Words in this ladder
- LIMES noun
- a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
- LIKES noun
- a similar kind; ,
- LAKES noun
- a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- TAKES noun
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- STAKES noun
- the money risked on a gamble
- STRAKES noun
- thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship
Puzzle 5: OUTS to VERSES
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- O becomes P
- U becomes E
- P becomes V
- add S
- add R
- T becomes E
Words in this ladder
- OUTS noun
- (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
- PUTS noun
- the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- PETS noun
- a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- VETS noun
- a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
- VESTS noun
- a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
- VERSTS noun
- a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)
- VERSES noun
- literature in metrical form
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