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Word ladder answers for October 10, 2026

The daily ladder for Saturday, October 10, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was CANT to LANES, solvable in 3 steps, and the longest was COOS to BAKERY, which needs at least 7.

Solutions are folded away until you open them, so you can have a go first. We show one shortest path per puzzle. Plenty of ladders have two or three paths of the same length, so if yours doesn't match and has the same step count, it's just as good.

Puzzle 1: CANT to LANES

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps · Solved by 2 players

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  2. T becomes S
  3. add E
  4. C becomes L

Words in this ladder

CANT noun
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
CANS noun
airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
CANES noun
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
LANES noun
a narrow way or road

Puzzle 2: PAT to FAINT

Easy Shortest solution: 3 steps · Solved by 2 players

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  2. add N
  3. add I
  4. P becomes F

Words in this ladder

PAT noun
the sound made by a gentle blow
PANT noun
the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
PAINT noun
a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
FAINT noun
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

Puzzle 3: RABIES to TUMBLER

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. A becomes U
  3. I becomes L
  4. add M
  5. R becomes T
  6. S becomes R

Words in this ladder

RABIES noun
an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
RUBIES noun
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
RUBLES noun
the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
RUMBLES noun
a loud low dull continuous noise
TUMBLES noun
an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end
TUMBLER noun
a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.

Puzzle 4: COOKER to SPORES

Medium Shortest solution: 5 steps

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  2. O becomes H
  3. R becomes S
  4. K becomes R
  5. C becomes S
  6. H becomes P

Words in this ladder

COOKER noun
a utensil for cooking
CHOKER noun
someone who kills by strangling
CHOKES noun
a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
CHORES noun
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
SHORES noun
the land along the edge of a body of water
SPORES noun
a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion

Puzzle 5: COOS to BAKERY

Hard Shortest solution: 7 steps

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  2. O becomes P
  3. O becomes A
  4. add E
  5. P becomes K
  6. C becomes B
  7. add R
  8. S becomes Y

Words in this ladder

COOS noun
the sound made by a pigeon
COPS noun
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
CAPS noun
a tight-fitting headdress
CAPES noun
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
CAKES noun
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
BAKES verb
cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
BAKERS noun
someone who bakes commercially
BAKERY noun
a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold

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