Word ladder answers for September 10, 2026
The daily ladder for Thursday, September 10, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was LETS to LITHE, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was LULU to MINDED, which needs at least 7.
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Puzzle 1: LETS to LITHE
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- E becomes I
- S becomes E
- add H
Words in this ladder
- LETS noun
- a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
- LITS noun
- the humanistic study of a body of literature
- LITE adjective
- having relatively few calories
- LITHE adjective
- moving and bending with ease
Puzzle 2: SERGE to MANGE
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- S becomes M
- E becomes A
- R becomes N
Words in this ladder
- SERGE noun
- a twilled woolen fabric
- MERGE verb
- become one
- MARGE noun
- a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
- MANGE noun
- a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)
Puzzle 3: BOWL to TARS
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- L becomes S
- B becomes T
- W becomes R
- O becomes A
Words in this ladder
- BOWL noun
- a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
- BOWS noun
- a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
- TOWS noun
- the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
- TORS noun
- a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
- TARS noun
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
Puzzle 4: SOBS to SKIMPS
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- B becomes P
- O becomes I
- add K
- add M
Words in this ladder
- SOBS noun
- a dyspneic condition
- SOPS noun
- piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid
- SIPS noun
- a small drink
- SKIPS noun
- a gait in which steps and hops alternate
- SKIMPS verb
- work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Puzzle 5: LULU to MINDED
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- U becomes L
- L becomes M
- U becomes I
- L becomes D
- L becomes N
- add E
- add D
Words in this ladder
- LULU noun
- a very attractive or seductive looking woman
- LULL noun
- a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
- MULL noun
- a term used in Scottish names of promontories
- MILL noun
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- MILD adjective
- moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
- MIND noun
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
- MINED verb
- get from the earth by excavation
- MINDED verb
- be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by
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