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Mini Hidden Ladder

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Approved Mini Hidden Ladder puzzle artwork for Thursday, October 15, 2026
MINI HIDDEN LADDEReasy

Change one letter at a time. Every step must be a real word.

FILL IN THE TWO MISSING WORDS

Clues

  1. THIS
  2. ?
  3. ?
  4. THAT

Answer

THIN → THAN

Why it works

THIN and THAN make a valid ladder from THIS to THAT, with one letter changing at every step.

  1. Change the final S in THIS to N to make THIN.
  2. Change the I in THIN to A to make THAN.
  3. Change the N in THAN to T to make THAT.
  4. THIS → THIN → THAN → THAT uses real four-letter words and changes exactly one letter at each move.