Today's ladder
can you climb the ladder?
№ 1Laddery is a free daily word ladder puzzle. Everyone gets the same start and end words each day, and your job is to climb from one to the other by changing a single letter at a time. It's a classic brain teaser that's quick to learn and fun to master.
Type a four-letter word that changes exactly one letter of the word above it, then press Add rung. Every rung must be a real word, and you can't reuse a word already on your ladder. Words that aren't in our list, or that change more than one letter, never cost a step. After each rung you'll see how many letters already match the end word, and the fewest steps still needed from where you are. Changed your mind? You can undo up to two rungs, but a rung you take back still counts as a step. Par is the shortest possible ladder using common words: three steps from Monday to Thursday, and four from Friday to Sunday.
Your score depends on how many steps you take compared with par. Reaching the end word in par steps (or fewer) earns 12 points, then 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points for one to five steps over par. Take more than five steps over par and the day is over. Stuck early on? The helper shows the next rung on a shortest route, but it halves the day's score and is only available during your first three steps.
Your play streak counts the days in a row you've played, and your solved streak counts the days in a row you've solved the puzzle. Play seven days running and you earn a 7-point bonus, or 14 points if you solved all seven. Miss a day and the streaks start again. A new puzzle arrives every day at midnight UTC.
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