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Word ladder answers for August 23, 2026

The daily ladder for Sunday, August 23, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was ALOE to SLUR, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was RICH to PRAMS, which needs at least 5.

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Puzzle 1: ALOE to SLUR

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps · Solved by 2 players

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  2. A becomes S
  3. O becomes U
  4. E becomes R

Words in this ladder

ALOE noun
succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
SLOE noun
wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
SLUE verb
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
SLUR noun
(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato

Puzzle 2: CANE to MORE

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. N becomes R
  3. A becomes O
  4. C becomes M

Words in this ladder

CANE noun
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
CARE noun
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
CORE noun
a small group of indispensable persons or things
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 3: PICA to JETS

Medium Shortest solution: 4 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. C becomes T
  3. A becomes S
  4. I becomes E
  5. P becomes J

Words in this ladder

PICA noun
an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently
PITA noun
usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
PITS noun
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
PETS noun
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
JETS noun
an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

Puzzle 4: RICH to PRAMS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. H becomes E
  3. add P
  4. C becomes M
  5. E becomes S
  6. I becomes A

Words in this ladder

RICH noun
people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group)
RICE noun
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
PRICE noun
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
PRIME noun
a number that has no factor but itself and 1
PRIMS verb
assume a prim appearance
PRAMS noun
a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around

Puzzle 5: WHIG to RESIN

Hard Shortest solution: 5 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. G becomes N
  3. H becomes A
  4. W becomes R
  5. A becomes E
  6. add S

Words in this ladder

WHIG noun
a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
WHIN noun
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
WAIN noun
English writer (1925-1994)
RAIN noun
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
REIN noun
one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
RESIN noun
any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules

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