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Par uses everyday words only; the shortest route allows obscure ones. Tap a word for its meaning.
Fastest players
- 1CB30.5s6 steps
- 2EleanoraB30.5s5 steps
- 3Deep33.0s5 steps
- 4Tanya36.2s5 steps
- 5Jord41142.6s5 steps
- 6Susan53.8s6 steps
- 7EmmaP55.0s5 steps
- 8Jesique1:01.95 steps
- 9Lisa1:11.05 steps
- 10Manda1:38.65 steps
Fastest guest: 2:44.9 in 7 steps (unranked)
23 played · 19 finished · ⚔️ solved in hard mode
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About this ladder
- The detour
- FORTY and BEANS differ in every place, but par is 6. One move has to go sideways - changing a letter that was already right, or changing the same letter twice - before the ladder can finish.
- The wide rung
- The par route passes through BOOTS, where 20 different single-letter changes all make real words - more than at any other rung on this ladder. Most of them lead nowhere useful.
- The shortcut
- Par is 6 using everyday words, but there is a 5-move route if you allow obscure ones. It goes through BORTS, which sits outside the everyday word list par is measured against.
- The verdict
- We rate this one tricky, which is why par time was as generous as 1:45: the route branches, doubles back, or leans on a word most people would not reach for first.