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Word ladder answers for July 6, 2026

The daily ladder for Monday, July 6, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was LET to WIT, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was TILTS to CORKS, which needs at least 5.

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Puzzle 1: LET to WIT

Easy Shortest solution: 2 steps · Solved by 2 players

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  2. L becomes W
  3. E becomes I

Words in this ladder

LET noun
a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
WET noun
wetness caused by water
WIT noun
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

Puzzle 2: VIVA to DICE

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. V becomes D
  3. A becomes E
  4. V becomes C

Words in this ladder

VIVA noun
an examination conducted by spoken communication
DIVA noun
a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
DIVE noun
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
DICE noun
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

Puzzle 3: HOD to LIFT

Medium Shortest solution: 4 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. D becomes T
  3. H becomes L
  4. add F
  5. O becomes I

Words in this ladder

HOD noun
an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder
HOT adjective
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
LOT noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
LOFT noun
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
LIFT noun
the act of giving temporary assistance

Puzzle 4: TILTS to CORKS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. T becomes E
  3. L becomes R
  4. I becomes O
  5. T becomes C
  6. E becomes K

Words in this ladder

TILTS noun
a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
TILES noun
a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
TIRES noun
hoop that covers a wheel
TORES noun
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
CORES noun
a small group of indispensable persons or things
CORKS noun
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.

Puzzle 5: WONS to MAJA

Hard Shortest solution: 5 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. O becomes A
  3. W becomes M
  4. N becomes Y
  5. S becomes A
  6. Y becomes J

Words in this ladder

WONS noun
the basic unit of money in South Korea
WANS noun
a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
MANS noun
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
MAYS noun
United States baseball player (born in 1931)
MAYA noun
a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy
MAJA noun
type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution

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