Word ladder answers for September 1, 2026
The daily ladder for Tuesday, September 1, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was LUCK to PUNK, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was EPOS to CARRIER, which needs at least 7.
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Puzzle 1: LUCK to PUNK
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- L becomes P
- C becomes N
Words in this ladder
- LUCK noun
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- PUCK noun
- a mischievous sprite of English folklore
- PUNK noun
- an aggressive and violent young criminal
Puzzle 2: FITS to BAGS
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- F becomes B
- I becomes A
- T becomes G
Words in this ladder
- FITS noun
- a display of bad temper
- BITS noun
- a small piece or quantity of something
- BATS noun
- nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
- BAGS noun
- a flexible container with a single opening
Puzzle 3: DRUBS to GROPES
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- U becomes I
- B becomes P
- D becomes G
- add E
- I becomes O
Words in this ladder
- DRUBS verb
- beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- DRIBS noun
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); ; ; ; --Kipling
- DRIPS noun
- flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
- GRIPS noun
- the act of grasping
- GRIPES noun
- acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
- GROPES noun
- the act of groping; and instance of groping
Puzzle 4: BAN to ELATE
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- add R
- N becomes E
- R becomes T
- B becomes L
- add E
Words in this ladder
- BAN noun
- a decree that prohibits something
- BARN noun
- an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
- BARE verb
- lay bare
- BATE verb
- moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
- LATE adjective
- being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
- ELATE verb
- fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
Puzzle 5: EPOS to CARRIER
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- P becomes R
- O becomes I
- add E
- E becomes C
- add A
- add R
- S becomes R
Words in this ladder
- EPOS noun
- a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
- EROS noun
- (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
- ERIS noun
- (Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares
- ERIES noun
- a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York
- CRIES noun
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- CARIES noun
- soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
- CARRIES noun
- the act of carrying something
- CARRIER noun
- someone whose employment involves carrying something
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