Word ladder answers for August 11, 2026
The daily ladder for Tuesday, August 11, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was TORE to TARES, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was TATTER to GELDED, which needs at least 6.
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Puzzle 1: TORE to TARES
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- O becomes A
- E becomes S
- add E
Words in this ladder
- TORE noun
- commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
- TARE noun
- an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
- TARS noun
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- TARES noun
- an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
Puzzle 2: LOSTS to PANTS
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- L becomes P
- O becomes A
- S becomes N
Words in this ladder
- LOSTS noun
- people who are destined to die soon
- POSTS noun
- the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
- PASTS noun
- the time that has elapsed
- PANTS noun
- underpants worn by women
Puzzle 3: WARNS to PASTELS
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- N becomes T
- W becomes P
- R becomes S
- add E
- add L
Words in this ladder
- WARNS verb
- notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
- WARTS noun
- any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
- PARTS noun
- the local environment
- PASTS noun
- the time that has elapsed
- PASTES noun
- any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
- PASTELS noun
- any of various pale or light colors
Puzzle 4: RAYS to MINES
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- R becomes M
- Y becomes N
- add E
- A becomes I
Words in this ladder
- RAYS noun
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- MAYS noun
- United States baseball player (born in 1931)
- MANS noun
- an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- MANES noun
- a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
- MINES noun
- excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
Puzzle 5: TATTER to GELDED
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- T becomes M
- R becomes D
- T becomes L
- A becomes E
- T becomes D
- M becomes G
Words in this ladder
- TATTER noun
- a small piece of cloth or paper
- MATTER noun
- a vaguely specified concern
- MATTED verb
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- MALTED noun
- a milkshake made with malt powder
- MELTED verb
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- MELDED verb
- announce for a score; of cards in a card game
- GELDED verb
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
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