Word Ladder

 

 

    Type the next word, or move to a letter with the arrow keys and type its replacement. Enter adds the word.

    How to play

    Get from the top word to the bottom word by changing one letter at a time. Every step has to be a real word, and letters keep their places.

    Par is the fewest steps the ladder can take.

    Hints count toward your result. Giving up ends the round, and on the daily ladder it ends your streak.

    The daily ladder is the same for everyone on the same date and changes at midnight where you are.

    Keyboard

    A to Z
    Type at the selected letter
    ← →
    Select a letter
    Enter
    Add the word
    Backspace
    Step back and restore a letter
    Esc
    Reset the word
    Ctrl Z
    Undo the last step
    ?
    Hint
    Ctrl V
    Paste a word

    Word lists

    Guesses are checked against ENABLE, a public-domain word list. Puzzle words come from the 12dicts lists compiled by Alan Beale, also in the public domain. Word frequencies were counted in public-domain books from Project Gutenberg.