Word ladder of the day

Five new word ladders every day, the same for everyone in the world. Change one letter at a time, keep every rung a real word, and try to match the shortest route.

Today's puzzles, Wednesday, November 4

MAKES→FADESbest: 2 moves
LUCK→PUNKbest: 2 moves
WASPS→BAKERbest: 5 moves
MARRIED→CARRIERSbest: 3 moves
TRAP→ABREASTbest: 7 moves

Play today's ladders

They run easy to hard: two short ones built from common words, two in the middle, and a fifth that is allowed to be long. Answers are never published on the day. Once it is over the five move into the puzzle archive with a shortest solution for each, so yesterday's answers are already up. New to the game? How to play takes two minutes.

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Questions

When does it change? At midnight UTC, together with the game.

Does it show the answers? No. It shows the five start and target words and the length of the best route. Tapping a puzzle opens the game in a new tab.

Can I use it in class? Yes, and the printable worksheets work well alongside it for the days you are offline.