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Par uses everyday words only. Tap a word for its meaning.
Fastest players
- 1Jord41142.7s7 steps
- 2PeteS56.1s6 steps
- 3Dave1:28.86 steps
- 4EleanoraB1:50.18 steps
- 5Brittanuff2:12.06 steps
- 6JanE2:25.56 steps
- 7CB2:34.56 steps
- 8Kat2:54.76 steps
- 9Susan9:31.512 steps
- 10Nigel10:39.46 steps
Fastest guest: 35.3s in 6 steps ⚔️ (unranked)
63 played · 22 finished · ⚔️ solved in hard mode
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About this ladder
- The detour
- HEIRS and SHORE differ in only 4 places, but par is 6. That is 2 moves that do not bring you directly closer to the target, which is where this one catches people out.
- The wide rung
- The par route passes through HEARS, where 21 different single-letter changes all make real words - more than at any other rung on this ladder. Most of them lead nowhere useful.
- The verdict
- We rate this one tricky, which is why par time was as generous as 2:10: the route branches, doubles back, or leans on a word most people would not reach for first.