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Par uses everyday words only; the shortest route allows obscure ones. Tap a word for its meaning.
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About this ladder
- The detour
- VALUE and PULSE differ in only 3 places, but par is 7. That is 4 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 PURSE, where 8 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 7 using everyday words, but there is a 6-move route if you allow obscure ones. It goes through VARVE, which sits outside the everyday word list par is measured against.
- The verdict
- A standard ladder: some real choices along the way, nothing exotic in the vocabulary. Par time was 1:50.