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Word ladder answers for July 21, 2026

The daily ladder for Tuesday, July 21, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was MOB to AVOW, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was AHEM to TSAR, which needs at least 6.

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Puzzle 1: MOB to AVOW

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. B becomes W
  3. M becomes V
  4. add A

Words in this ladder

MOB noun
a disorderly crowd of people
MOW noun
a loft in a barn where hay is stored
VOW noun
a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner
AVOW verb
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

Puzzle 2: MODS to COMES

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. add E
  3. M becomes C
  4. D becomes M

Words in this ladder

MODS noun
a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters
MODES noun
how something is done or how it happens
CODES noun
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
COMES noun
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

Puzzle 3: HANG to TONEDS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. H becomes T
  3. G becomes S
  4. A becomes O
  5. add E
  6. add D

Words in this ladder

HANG noun
a special way of doing something
TANG noun
a tart spicy quality
TANS noun
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
TONS noun
a large number or amount
TONES noun
the quality of a person's voice
TONEDS verb
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

Puzzle 4: YEAST to COACH

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. Y becomes L
  3. T becomes H
  4. S becomes C
  5. E becomes O
  6. L becomes C

Words in this ladder

YEAST noun
a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey
LEAST noun
something that is of no importance
LEASH noun
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
LEACH noun
the process of leaching
LOACH noun
slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
COACH noun
(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

Puzzle 5: AHEM to TSAR

Hard Shortest solution: 6 steps

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  2. A becomes S
  3. H becomes E
  4. E becomes A
  5. S becomes T
  6. M becomes R
  7. E becomes S

Words in this ladder

AHEM noun
the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.
SHEM noun
(Old Testament) eldest son of Noah
SEEM verb
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
SEAM noun
joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
TEAM noun
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
TEAR noun
a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands
TSAR noun
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)

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