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Word ladder answers for July 20, 2026

The daily ladder for Monday, July 20, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was JEAN to BRAS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was FAKER to CRAZIES, which needs at least 5.

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Puzzle 1: JEAN to BRAS

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. J becomes B
  3. E becomes R
  4. N becomes S

Words in this ladder

JEAN noun
(usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
BEAN noun
any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
BRAN noun
broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
BRAS noun
an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

Puzzle 2: NUN to COW

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. U becomes O
  3. N becomes W
  4. N becomes C

Words in this ladder

NUN noun
a woman religious
NON adverb
negation of a word or group of words
NOW noun
the momentary present
COW noun
female of domestic cattle:

Puzzle 3: FAKER to CRAZIES

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. R becomes S
  3. F becomes R
  4. K becomes Z
  5. add C
  6. add I

Words in this ladder

FAKER noun
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
FAKES noun
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
RAKES noun
a dissolute man in fashionable society
RAZES verb
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
CRAZES noun
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
CRAZIES noun
someone deranged and possibly dangerous

Puzzle 4: TAR to SPLIT

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. T becomes P
  3. R becomes T
  4. A becomes I
  5. add S
  6. add L

Words in this ladder

TAR noun
any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
PAR noun
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
PAT noun
the sound made by a gentle blow
PIT noun
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
SPIT noun
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
SPLIT noun
extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

Puzzle 5: BEADS to BRITT

Hard Shortest solution: 4 steps

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  2. D becomes T
  3. E becomes R
  4. A becomes I
  5. S becomes T

Words in this ladder

BEADS noun
several beads threaded together on a string
BEATS noun
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
BRATS noun
a very troublesome child
BRITS noun
the people of Great Britain
BRITT noun
the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish

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