Word ladder answers for August 8, 2026
The daily ladder for Saturday, August 8, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was MAS to LAMP, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was DAW to HAVENS, which needs at least 7.
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Puzzle 1: MAS to LAMP
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- S becomes P
- M becomes L
- add M
Words in this ladder
- MAS noun
- informal terms for a mother
- MAP noun
- a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- LAP noun
- the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- LAMP noun
- an artificial source of visible illumination
Puzzle 2: PALS to TOLLS
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- add L
- P becomes T
- A becomes O
Words in this ladder
- PALS noun
- a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- PALLS noun
- a sudden numbing dread
- TALLS noun
- a garment size for a tall person
- TOLLS noun
- a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
Puzzle 3: SIRE to CARP
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- I becomes U
- S becomes C
- U becomes A
- E becomes P
Words in this ladder
- SIRE noun
- a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority
- SURE adjective
- having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
- CURE noun
- a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
- CARE noun
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- CARP noun
- the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
Puzzle 4: KIDS to MAXIMS
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- K becomes A
- add M
- D becomes M
- add X
Words in this ladder
- KIDS noun
- a young person of either sex
- AIDS noun
- a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
- MAIDS noun
- a female domestic
- MAIMS verb
- injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
- MAXIMS noun
- a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
Puzzle 5: DAW to HAVENS
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- W becomes S
- add G
- D becomes R
- add E
- G becomes V
- add N
- R becomes H
Words in this ladder
- DAW noun
- common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
- DAS noun
- any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
- DAGS noun
- 10 grams
- RAGS noun
- a small piece of cloth or paper
- RAGES noun
- a feeling of intense anger
- RAVES noun
- a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
- RAVENS noun
- large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
- HAVENS noun
- a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
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