Daily Word Ladder Solution 2025-11-09: GANG → PATH

Date: 2025-11-09

GANG → PATH

Difficulty: Medium Goal Steps: 6 4 Letters

Today's Word Ladder puzzle connects GANG to PATH in 6 steps. This 4-letter word puzzle challenges your vocabulary and logic skills. Can you find the shortest path?

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Step-by-Step Solution

Step 1 GANG → HANG

Change the 1st letter G to H, turning GANG into HANG.

Step 2 HANG → HANS

Change the 4th letter G to S, turning HANG into HANS.

Step 3 HANS → HATS

Change the 3rd letter N to T, turning HANS into HATS.

Step 4 HATS → MATS

Change the 1st letter H to M, turning HATS into MATS.

Step 5 MATS → MATH

Change the 4th letter S to H, turning MATS into MATH.

Step 6 MATH → PATH

Change the 1st letter M to P, turning MATH into PATH.

Puzzle Insights

Change positions: pos 1: 3, pos 3: 1, pos 4: 2. Most-changed position: 1 (3).

Change sequence: 1, 4, 3, 1, 4, 1.

Letter mix: V→V 0, V→C 0, C→V 0, C→C 6.

Word stats: 7 words, 8 unique letters. Start/target share 1 position.

Try It Before You Reveal the Path

Cover the steps and work from both GANG and PATH first. This ladder needs 6 moves, and the endpoints already share 1 letter position—so a useful move does not always look immediately closer to the target.

The recorded route changes position 1 from G to H first, but saves position 1 (M to P) for the finish. That is a useful reminder to enter a familiar word family before forcing the final spelling.

At the midpoint, HATS matches 2 target positions. On your replay, explain why that bridge gives you more options than a random swap; this path changes position 1 most often.

Practice prompt: choose two unfamiliar bridge words, check their definitions, and write a short sentence for each. Then replay GANG to PATH without looking at the route and compare your reasoning with the solution.