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Par uses everyday words only; the shortest route allows obscure ones. Tap a word for its meaning.
Fastest players
- 1EmmaP33.0s5 steps
- 2Dave44.6s5 steps
- 3Alex50.7s6 steps
- 4Bob ⚔️53.0s5 steps
- 5Susan53.7s5 steps
- 6Tanya1:03.05 steps
- 7Miffy1:25.55 steps
- 8Nigel1:27.85 steps
- 9EleanoraB1:31.45 steps
- 10Manda1:37.45 steps
Fastest guest: 28.6s in 5 steps (unranked)
63 played · 42 finished · ⚔️ solved in hard mode
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About this ladder
- The detour
- TOKEN and BASED 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 TAKES, where 23 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.
- The verdict
- We rate this one gentle: few forks, little backtracking and everyday vocabulary throughout. Par time was 2:00.