Word ladder answers for July 24, 2026
The daily ladder for Friday, July 24, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was DADA to TADS, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was FELL to TOEDS, which needs at least 5.
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Puzzle 1: PINE to BIDS
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- E becomes S
- P becomes B
- N becomes D
Words in this ladder
- PINE noun
- a coniferous tree
- PINS noun
- a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- BINS noun
- a container; usually has a lid
- BIDS noun
- an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Puzzle 2: DADA to TADS
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- A becomes S
- D becomes T
Words in this ladder
- DADA noun
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- DADS noun
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- TADS noun
- a slight amount or degree of difference
Puzzle 3: FELL to TOEDS
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- L becomes E
- L becomes S
- E becomes O
- F becomes T
- add D
Words in this ladder
- FELL noun
- the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
- FEEL noun
- an intuitive awareness; or
- FEES noun
- a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
- FOES noun
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- TOES noun
- one of the digits of the foot
- TOEDS verb
- walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction
Puzzle 4: LOPS to GOOFY
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- add O
- L becomes G
- P becomes F
- S becomes Y
Words in this ladder
- LOPS verb
- cut off from a whole
- LOOPS noun
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- GOOPS noun
- any thick, viscous matter
- GOOFS noun
- a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
- GOOFY noun
- a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
Puzzle 5: APT to AFLARE
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- P becomes R
- T becomes E
- add F
- add L
- add A
Words in this ladder
- APT adjective
- (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
- ART noun
- the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- ARE noun
- a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
- FARE noun
- an agenda of things to do
- FLARE noun
- a shape that spreads outward
- AFLARE adjective
- streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
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