Word Ladder hints and answer for 26 August 2026
Today's Word Ladder asks you to turn DROVE into DRAKE, changing one letter at a time and making a real word at every step.
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Hint 1 — the distanceA shortest solution takes 5 steps.
Hint 2 — the differencesDROVE and DRAKE differ in 2 positions, so those are the letters that must change at some point.
Hint 3 — the first moveTry changing one of the letters DROVE and DRAKE do not share, and check the result is a word before committing.
Answer
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The ladder
- DROVE → … → DRAKE
- Any chain of 5 valid steps counts — more than one route usually works.
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