Word ladder answers for July 25, 2026
The daily ladder for Saturday, July 25, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was RAPS to KINS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was GONG to RITE, which needs at least 5.
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Puzzle 1: RAPS to KINS
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- A becomes I
- R becomes K
- P becomes N
Words in this ladder
- RAPS noun
- a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- RIPS noun
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- KIPS noun
- sleep
- KINS noun
- a person having kinship with another or others
Puzzle 2: FAYS to DRAGS
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- F becomes R
- Y becomes G
- add D
Words in this ladder
- FAYS noun
- a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
- RAYS noun
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- RAGS noun
- a small piece of cloth or paper
- DRAGS noun
- the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
Puzzle 3: GONG to RITE
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- G becomes S
- O becomes I
- G becomes E
- N becomes T
- S becomes R
Words in this ladder
- GONG noun
- a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick
- SONG noun
- a short musical composition with words
- SING verb
- deliver by singing
- SINE noun
- ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
- SITE noun
- the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- RITE noun
- an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
Puzzle 4: NOOK to WARS
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- N becomes C
- O becomes R
- O becomes A
- K becomes S
- C becomes W
Words in this ladder
- NOOK noun
- a sheltered and secluded place
- COOK noun
- someone who cooks food
- CORK noun
- outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
- CARK verb
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
- CARS noun
- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- WARS noun
- the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
Puzzle 5: LOW to BEL
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- W becomes T
- O becomes E
- L becomes B
- T becomes L
Words in this ladder
- LOW noun
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
- LOT noun
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- LET noun
- a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
- BET noun
- the money risked on a gamble
- BEL noun
- a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
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