In a previous post, I dealt with word ladders, the puzzle genre invented by Lewis Carroll. As you might recall, you are given two words, with steps in between, as in a ladder. For example, there are ...

In a word ladder puzzle, the object is to get from one word to another by changing one letter at a time to create a new word without changing the order of the letters. For example, to get from warm to ...

This week's challenge: The challenge is to create the shortest possible word ladder connecting LARGE to SMALL, changing one letter at a time, making a common, uncapitalized word each step of the way.

David Kahn makes progress step by step. By Sam Corbin Jump to: Today’s Theme | Tricky Clues MONDAY PUZZLE — Lewis Carroll is said to have popularized the word ladder puzzle, in which the solver is ...

Climb a ladder with Ross Trudeau and Wyna Liu. By Rachel Fabi Jump to: Tricky Clues | Today’s Theme TUESDAY PUZZLE — Are you trying to tell me that this puzzle was constructed by both Ross Trudeau, ...