Word ladder answers for October 25, 2026
The daily ladder for Sunday, October 25, 2026 had 5 puzzles. The quickest was FAX to DAD, solvable in 2 steps, and the longest was CUP to BOARDS, which needs at least 6.
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: PEA to RAP
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- A becomes P
- P becomes R
- E becomes A
Words in this ladder
- PEA noun
- seed of a pea plant used for food
- PEP noun
- liveliness and energy
- REP noun
- informal abbreviation of `representative'
- RAP noun
- a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
Puzzle 2: FAX to DAD
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- X becomes D
- F becomes D
Words in this ladder
- FAX noun
- duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio
- FAD noun
- an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
- DAD noun
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
Puzzle 3: KING to BANK
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- G becomes D
- K becomes B
- I becomes A
- D becomes K
Words in this ladder
- KING noun
- a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- KIND noun
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- BIND noun
- something that hinders as if with bonds
- BAND noun
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- BANK noun
- sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
Puzzle 4: WARS to ABUSES
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- W becomes B
- add E
- R becomes S
- A becomes U
- add A
Words in this ladder
- WARS noun
- the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
- BARS noun
- gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
- BARES verb
- lay bare
- BASES noun
- installation from which a military force initiates operations
- BUSES noun
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- ABUSES noun
- cruel or inhumane treatment
Puzzle 5: CUP to BOARDS
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- U becomes A
- add R
- P becomes S
- C becomes B
- add O
- add D
Words in this ladder
- CUP noun
- a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
- CAP noun
- a tight-fitting headdress
- CARP noun
- the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
- CARS noun
- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- BARS noun
- gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
- BOARS noun
- Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
- BOARDS noun
- the stage of a theater
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