Word ladder answers for July 8, 2026
The daily ladder for Wednesday, July 8, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was COMA to HOME, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was TAPERS to HELLERI, which needs at least 6.
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Puzzle 1: BOT to ROBE
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- B becomes R
- T becomes E
- add B
Words in this ladder
- BOT noun
- botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
- ROT noun
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- ROE noun
- fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
- ROBE noun
- any loose flowing garment
Puzzle 2: COMA to HOME
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- A becomes E
- C becomes H
Words in this ladder
- COMA noun
- a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
- COME noun
- the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
- HOME noun
- where you live at a particular time
Puzzle 3: LAWS to TOOL
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- A becomes O
- L becomes C
- S becomes L
- W becomes O
- C becomes T
Words in this ladder
- LAWS noun
- the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
- LOWS noun
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
- COWS noun
- domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; ; ; - Bible
- COWL noun
- protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine
- COOL noun
- the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
- TOOL noun
- an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Puzzle 4: COKES to TOWELS
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- C becomes P
- add R
- K becomes W
- P becomes T
- R becomes L
Words in this ladder
- COKES noun
- carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
- POKES noun
- tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
- POKERS noun
- fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire
- POWERS noun
- possession of controlling influence
- TOWERS noun
- a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- TOWELS noun
- a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
Puzzle 5: TAPERS to HELLERI
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- P becomes T
- T becomes E
- add H
- T becomes L
- A becomes L
- S becomes I
Words in this ladder
- TAPERS noun
- a convex shape that narrows toward a point
- TATERS noun
- an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
- EATERS noun
- someone who consumes food for nourishment
- HEATERS noun
- device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
- HEALERS noun
- a person skilled in a particular type of therapy
- HELLERS noun
- 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia
- HELLERI noun
- freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish
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