Word Ladder hints and answer for 11 October 2026
Today's Word Ladder asks you to turn SHAKE into STALL, 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 3 steps.
Hint 2 — the differencesSHAKE and STALL differ in 3 positions, so those are the letters that must change at some point.
Hint 3 — the first moveTry changing one of the letters SHAKE and STALL do not share, and check the result is a word before committing.
Answer
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The ladder
- SHAKE → … → STALL
- Any chain of 3 valid steps counts — more than one route usually works.
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