Word ladder answers for August 7, 2026
The daily ladder for Friday, August 7, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was FUNK to MENS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was WARJIS to TASTERS, which needs at least 7. On FUNK to MENS, players averaged 5.7 steps against a shortest path of 3.
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Puzzle 1: FUNK to MENS
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- K becomes S
- U becomes E
- F becomes M
Words in this ladder
- FUNK noun
- a state of nervous depression
- FUNS noun
- activities that are enjoyable or amusing
- FENS noun
- 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
- MENS noun
- the force of workers available
Puzzle 2: ROTS to REDO
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- T becomes D
- O becomes E
- S becomes O
Words in this ladder
- ROTS noun
- a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- 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
- REDO verb
- make new
Puzzle 3: RAWS to SEPTS
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- W becomes T
- R becomes E
- add S
- A becomes P
Words in this ladder
- RAWS noun
- informal terms for nakedness
- RATS noun
- any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- EATS noun
- informal terms for a meal
- SEATS noun
- an area that includes places where several people can sit
- SEPTS noun
- the month following August and preceding October
Puzzle 4: VAT to CAMS
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- V becomes C
- T becomes P
- add M
- P becomes S
Words in this ladder
- VAT noun
- a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
- CAT noun
- feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
- CAP noun
- a tight-fitting headdress
- CAMP noun
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- CAMS noun
- a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
Puzzle 5: WARJIS to TASTERS
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- W becomes P
- J becomes S
- I becomes E
- R becomes S
- S becomes T
- P becomes T
- add R
Words in this ladder
- WARJIS noun
- a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
- PARJIS noun
- a Dravidian language spoken in south central India
- PARSIS noun
- a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India
- PARSES noun
- (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
- PASSES noun
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- PASTES noun
- any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
- TASTES noun
- the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
- TASTERS noun
- someone who samples food or drink for its quality
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