Word ladder answers for July 29, 2026
The daily ladder for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was PENS to NEWTS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was NOOSES to STRESSES, which needs at least 7.
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Puzzle 1: PENS to NEWTS
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- N becomes T
- P becomes N
- add W
Words in this ladder
- PENS noun
- a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
- PETS noun
- a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
- NETS noun
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- NEWTS noun
- small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
Puzzle 2: SINS to DEWS
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- S becomes D
- I becomes E
- N becomes W
Words in this ladder
- SINS noun
- estrangement from god
- DINS noun
- a loud harsh or strident noise
- DENS noun
- the habitation of wild animals
- DEWS noun
- water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
Puzzle 3: PRY to STOW
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- P becomes T
- R becomes O
- Y becomes W
- add S
Words in this ladder
- PRY noun
- a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
- TRY noun
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
- TOY noun
- an artifact designed to be played with
- TOW noun
- the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
- STOW verb
- fill by packing tightly
Puzzle 4: MOOT to REDS
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- T becomes S
- O becomes D
- M becomes R
- O becomes E
Words in this ladder
- MOOT noun
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
- MOOS noun
- the sound made by a cow or bull
- 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
- RODS noun
- a long thin implement made of metal or wood
- REDS noun
- red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
Puzzle 5: NOOSES to STRESSES
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- N becomes L
- O becomes S
- L becomes D
- add R
- O becomes E
- D becomes T
- add S
Words in this ladder
- NOOSES noun
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
- LOOSES noun
- Austrian architect (1870-1933)
- LOSSES noun
- something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
- DOSSES noun
- the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
- DROSSES noun
- worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
- DRESSES noun
- a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
- TRESSES noun
- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- STRESSES noun
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
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