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Word ladder answers for July 10, 2026

The daily ladder for Friday, July 10, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was SINS to WANT, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was LYSES to PINGERS, which needs at least 6.

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Puzzle 1: SINS to WANT

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. S becomes W
  3. I becomes A
  4. S becomes T

Words in this ladder

SINS noun
estrangement from god
WINS noun
a victory (as in a race or other competition)
WANS noun
a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
WANT noun
a state of extreme poverty

Puzzle 2: LOCI to COOK

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. I becomes K
  3. C becomes O
  4. L becomes C

Words in this ladder

LOCI noun
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
LOCK noun
a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
LOOK noun
the feelings expressed on a person's face
COOK noun
someone who cooks food

Puzzle 3: COMP to THIN

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. M becomes O
  3. O becomes H
  4. O becomes I
  5. P becomes N
  6. C becomes T

Words in this ladder

COMP noun
an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
COOP noun
a farm building for housing poultry
CHOP noun
the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
CHIP noun
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
CHIN noun
the protruding part of the lower jaw
THIN verb
lose thickness; become thin or thinner

Puzzle 4: JAW to HERMS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. J becomes H
  3. A becomes E
  4. W becomes S
  5. add M
  6. add R

Words in this ladder

JAW noun
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
HAW noun
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
HEW verb
make or shape as with an axe
HES noun
a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
HEMS noun
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
HERMS noun
a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost

Puzzle 5: LYSES to PINGERS

Hard Shortest solution: 6 steps

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  2. Y becomes O
  3. add R
  4. S becomes N
  5. add G
  6. O becomes I
  7. L becomes P

Words in this ladder

LYSES noun
recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
LOSES verb
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
LOSERS noun
a contestant who loses the contest
LONERS noun
a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
LONGERS noun
a person with a strong desire for something
LINGERS verb
remain present although waning or gradually dying
PINGERS noun
a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar

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