Word ladder answers for August 13, 2026
The daily ladder for Thursday, August 13, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was GRUBS to BRADS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was HOVE to SILVERS, which needs at least 7.
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Puzzle 1: GRUBS to BRADS
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- U becomes A
- B becomes D
- G becomes B
Words in this ladder
- GRUBS noun
- informal terms for a meal
- GRABS noun
- a mechanical device for gripping an object
- GRADS noun
- one-hundredth of a right angle
- BRADS noun
- a small nail
Puzzle 2: JAG to WOW
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- A becomes O
- J becomes W
- G becomes W
Words in this ladder
- JAG noun
- a sharp projection on an edge or surface
- JOG noun
- a sharp change in direction
- WOG noun
- (offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia
- WOW noun
- a joke that seems extremely funny
Puzzle 3: LAKES to CLASSES
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- L becomes C
- K becomes S
- add U
- add L
- U becomes S
Words in this ladder
- LAKES noun
- a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
- CAKES noun
- a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
- CASES noun
- an occurrence of something
- CAUSES noun
- events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
- CLAUSES noun
- (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
- CLASSES noun
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Puzzle 4: BERKS to TOPES
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- B becomes P
- E becomes O
- K becomes E
- R becomes P
- P becomes T
Words in this ladder
- BERKS noun
- a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
- PERKS noun
- an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
- PORKS noun
- meat from a domestic hog or pig
- PORES noun
- any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
- POPES noun
- the head of the Roman Catholic Church
- TOPES noun
- a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
Puzzle 5: HOVE to SILVERS
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- V becomes L
- H becomes S
- E becomes S
- add E
- add V
- add R
- O becomes I
Words in this ladder
- HOVE verb
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort
- HOLE noun
- an opening into or through something
- SOLE noun
- the underside of footwear or a golf club
- SOLS noun
- a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
- SOLES noun
- a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
- SOLVES verb
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- SOLVERS noun
- a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution
- SILVERS noun
- a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
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