Word ladder answers for August 9, 2026
The daily ladder for Sunday, August 9, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was TOGS to MORE, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was FUSED to EMETICS, which needs at least 7.
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Puzzle 1: TOGS to MORE
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- G becomes R
- S becomes E
- T becomes M
Words in this ladder
- TOGS noun
- informal terms for clothing
- TORS noun
- a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
- TORE noun
- commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
- MORE noun
- English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
Puzzle 2: CLAYS to SWAGS
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- C becomes S
- L becomes W
- Y becomes G
Words in this ladder
- CLAYS noun
- a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
- SLAYS verb
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- SWAYS noun
- controlling influence
- SWAGS noun
- valuable goods
Puzzle 3: MUTED to HIKERS
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- D becomes S
- U becomes I
- T becomes K
- M becomes H
- add R
Words in this ladder
- MUTED verb
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- MUTES noun
- a deaf person who is unable to speak
- MITES noun
- a slight but appreciable amount
- MIKES noun
- device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
- HIKES noun
- a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
- HIKERS noun
- a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure)
Puzzle 4: OATH to RUST
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- O becomes B
- T becomes S
- A becomes U
- H becomes T
- B becomes R
Words in this ladder
- OATH noun
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- BATH noun
- a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
- BASH noun
- a vigorous blow
- BUSH noun
- a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
- BUST noun
- a complete failure
- RUST noun
- a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
Puzzle 5: FUSED to EMETICS
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- D becomes S
- F becomes M
- S becomes T
- U becomes E
- E becomes I
- add C
- add E
Words in this ladder
- FUSED verb
- mix together different elements
- FUSES noun
- an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- MUSES noun
- in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
- MUTES noun
- a deaf person who is unable to speak
- METES noun
- a line that indicates a boundary
- METIS noun
- a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry
- METICS noun
- an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city
- EMETICS noun
- a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
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