About Word Ladder

Climb from the top word to the bottom word, changing one letter at a time.

The rules

  • Each step changes exactly one letter. Letters stay in place; you can’t reorder them.
  • Every step must be a real four-letter word.
  • You can’t use the same word twice.

How to play

  • Type your next word and tap Add. The changed letter is highlighted.
  • Undo takes back your last step.
  • Par is the fewest steps possible. Reach the bottom word in any number of steps to earn today’s green check; matching par is bragging rights.

Tip: look at which letters the two words already share and keep those fixed as long as you can.