Daily Word Ladder Solution 2025-11-20: MODE → WENT

Date: 2025-11-20

MODE → WENT

Difficulty: Medium Goal Steps: 6 4 Letters

Today's Word Ladder puzzle connects MODE to WENT 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 MODE → MADE

Change the 2nd letter O to A, turning MODE into MADE.

Step 2 MADE → MATE

Change the 3rd letter D to T, turning MADE into MATE.

Step 3 MATE → MATT

Change the 4th letter E to T, turning MATE into MATT.

Step 4 MATT → WATT

Change the 1st letter M to W, turning MATT into WATT.

Step 5 WATT → WANT

Change the 3rd letter T to N, turning WATT into WANT.

Step 6 WANT → WENT

Change the 2nd letter A to E, turning WANT into WENT.

Puzzle Insights

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

Change sequence: 2, 3, 4, 1, 3, 2.

Letter mix: V→V 2, V→C 1, C→V 0, C→C 3.

Word stats: 7 words, 8 unique letters. Start/target share 0 positions.

Try It Before You Reveal the Path

Cover the steps and work from both MODE and WENT first. This ladder needs 6 moves, and the endpoints already share 0 letter positions—so a useful move does not always look immediately closer to the target.

The recorded route changes position 2 from O to A first, but saves position 2 (A to E) for the finish. That is a useful reminder to enter a familiar word family before forcing the final spelling.

At the midpoint, MATT matches 1 target position. On your replay, explain why that bridge gives you more options than a random swap; this path changes position 2 and 3 most often.

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