🪜 Word Ladder
Transform one word into another by changing one letter at a time.
A.K.A.
Also known as: Doublets, Word Golf, Laddergrams
Category
Word Formation
How to Play
- You're given a starting word and a target word
- Change exactly one letter at a time to form a new valid word
- Each step must be a real English word
- Find the shortest path from start to target
- You cannot add or remove letters, only substitute
Puzzle Source
🔧 Generator
Puzzles are algorithmically generated on-the-fly.
Source: Generated with word graph traversal
Tips & Strategy
- Work from both ends - try transforming the target backwards too
- Focus on vowels first as they're often easier to swap
- Common patterns: changing word endings (-at, -an, -it)
Issues & Bugs
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Part of the Enigma puzzle collection