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Word ladder answers for August 30, 2026

The daily ladder for Sunday, August 30, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was FUNK to BUGS, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was OOZES to DEPRAVES, which needs at least 7.

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Puzzle 1: FUNK to BUGS

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps · Solved by 1 player

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  2. K becomes S
  3. F becomes B
  4. N becomes G

Words in this ladder

FUNK noun
a state of nervous depression
FUNS noun
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
BUNS noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
BUGS noun
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

Puzzle 2: POLOS to PACES

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps

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  2. O becomes E
  3. O becomes A
  4. L becomes C

Words in this ladder

POLOS noun
Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
POLES noun
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
PALES noun
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
PACES noun
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

Puzzle 3: FAKIRS to DARTERS

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. I becomes E
  3. F becomes B
  4. add R
  5. K becomes T
  6. B becomes D

Words in this ladder

FAKIRS noun
a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man
FAKERS noun
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
BAKERS noun
someone who bakes commercially
BARKERS noun
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
BARTERS noun
an equal exchange
DARTERS noun
fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill

Puzzle 4: LIT to HAVE

Medium Shortest solution: 4 steps

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  2. T becomes E
  3. add V
  4. L becomes H
  5. I becomes A

Words in this ladder

LIT noun
the humanistic study of a body of literature
LIE noun
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
LIVE verb
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
HIVE noun
a teeming multitude
HAVE noun
a person who possesses great material wealth

Puzzle 5: OOZES to DEPRAVES

Hard Shortest solution: 7 steps

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  2. O becomes D
  3. Z becomes V
  4. add R
  5. O becomes I
  6. add E
  7. add P
  8. I becomes A

Words in this ladder

OOZES noun
any thick, viscous matter
DOZES noun
a light fitful sleep
DOVES noun
any of numerous small pigeons
DROVES noun
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
DRIVES noun
the act of applying force to propel something
DERIVES verb
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
DEPRIVES verb
take away possessions from someone
DEPRAVES verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

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