Word Ladder #27 Gentle

Fri 25 Sep 2026 · 1 played · 1 finished

Gentle Standard Tricky

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VALVE→ROGUEpar 4

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Par uses everyday words only. Tap a word for its meaning.

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About this ladder

The shape
VALVE and ROGUE differ in only 4 places and par is 4, so this is as direct as a ladder can be: every single move fixes a letter that was wrong.
The verdict
We rate this one gentle: few forks, little backtracking and everyday vocabulary throughout. Par time was 0:55.