Word ladder answers for August 3, 2026
The daily ladder for Monday, August 3, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was BALD to LAUD, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was SHOOT to SPINS, which needs at least 5.
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Puzzle 1: BALD to LAUD
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- L becomes U
- B becomes L
Words in this ladder
- BALD verb
- grow bald; lose hair on one's head
- BAUD noun
- (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
- LAUD verb
- praise, glorify, or honor
Puzzle 2: HART to GAWK
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- T becomes K
- R becomes W
- H becomes G
Words in this ladder
- HART noun
- United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
- HARK verb
- listen; used mostly in the imperative
- HAWK noun
- diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
- GAWK noun
- an awkward stupid person
Puzzle 3: SHOOT to SPINS
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- T becomes S
- O becomes E
- O becomes I
- H becomes P
- E becomes N
Words in this ladder
- SHOOT noun
- a new branch
- SHOOS verb
- drive away by crying `shoo!'
- SHOES noun
- a particular situation
- SHIES noun
- a quick throw
- SPIES noun
- (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
- SPINS noun
- a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)
Puzzle 4: TRAM to BECKS
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- R becomes E
- M becomes S
- add K
- T becomes B
- A becomes C
Words in this ladder
- TRAM noun
- a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
- TEAM noun
- a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
- TEAS noun
- a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- TEAKS noun
- hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
- BEAKS noun
- beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
- BECKS noun
- a beckoning gesture
Puzzle 5: SIMAS to UPUPAS
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- S becomes P
- I becomes U
- M becomes P
- add U
Words in this ladder
- SIMAS noun
- rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
- PIMAS noun
- a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico
- PUMAS noun
- large American feline resembling a lion
- PUPAS noun
- an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
- UPUPAS noun
- type genus of the Upupidae
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