Word Ladder #32 Tricky

Wed 30 Sep 2026 · 1 played · 1 finished

Gentle Standard Tricky

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FEVER→BALLSpar 6

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

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About this ladder

The detour
FEVER and BALLS 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 FILLS, where 24 different single-letter changes all make real words - more than at any other rung on this ladder. Most of them lead nowhere useful.
The verdict
A standard ladder: some real choices along the way, nothing exotic in the vocabulary. Par time was 1:40.