Word Ladder #25

Wed 23 Sep 2026 · 20 played · 15 finished

Gentle Standard Tricky

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ASPEN→ACRESpar 4

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About this ladder

The detour
ASPEN and ACRES differ in only 3 places, but par is 4. 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 verdict
We rate this one gentle: few forks, little backtracking and everyday vocabulary throughout. Par time was 1:00.