The Word Ladder is a free daily puzzle from Morning Post. Start with one word and change a single letter at a time — each rung has to be a real word — until you reach the target word. The puzzles get harder across the week, with the longest, toughest ladder landing on Friday. It takes a couple of minutes, with nothing to download and no account needed.
Change one letter per row to move from the start word toward the target, keeping every step a valid word. If you get stuck, use your one Reveal Step lifeline. Your daily streak is saved on your device, so you can come back tomorrow for a new ladder.
Yes — it's free to play every day, with no account or sign-up required.
A new ladder goes live every day at 3am Australian Eastern Time.
Change one letter at a time, keeping each step a real word, until you transform the start word into the target word.
The ladders get longer through the week — Friday's is the toughest of the seven.
There's also a daily trivia quiz and a daily mini crossword — find them on the games hub.