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Weaver #1680 · Wed, Sep 23

Weaver #1680 Answer: WILD to BEAR

WILD BEAR

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How many steps?RevealHide
Par is 5 steps.
Which letter changes first?RevealHide
Change the 1st or 2nd or 3rd or 4th letter of WILD first.
The first wordRevealHide
Good first moves: MILD, WELD, WILL, WILT, WIND.
A word on the wayRevealHide
After 3 steps, the official ladder reaches BELT.
Answer (The official ladder)RevealHide

WILD → WILT → WELT → BELT → BEAT → BEAR

Showing 12 of 13 shortest paths
  1. WILD → MILD → MELD → MEAD → BEAD → BEAR
  2. WILD → WELD → HELD → HEAD → BEAD → BEAR
  3. WILD → WELD → HELD → HEAD → HEAR → BEAR
  4. WILD → WELD → MELD → MEAD → BEAD → BEAR
  5. WILD → WELD → WEED → WEER → BEER → BEAR
  6. WILD → WELD → WEED → WEER → WEAR → BEAR
  7. WILD → WELD → WELL → WEAL → WEAR → BEAR
  8. WILD → WELD → WELT → BELT → BEAT → BEAR
  9. WILD → WELD → WEND → BEND → BEAD → BEAR
  10. WILD → WILL → WELL → WEAL → WEAR → BEAR
  11. WILD → WILT → WELT → BELT → BEAT → BEAR
  12. WILD → WIND → BIND → BEND → BEAD → BEAR

About Weaver #1680

Weaver #1680 (Sep 23, 2026) asks you to turn WILD into BEAR, one letter at a time, and par is 5 steps. Across the 31 puzzles on this site, par averages 5.6 steps. Counting the official ladder, 13 ladders take 5 steps, so there is more than one way to hit par.

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FAQ

What is the Weaver answer for Sep 23, 2026?+−
Weaver #1680 goes WILD → WILT → WELT → BELT → BEAT → BEAR, in 5 steps.
Is there another way to solve Weaver #1680?+−
Yes, 12 other ladders also take 5 steps.
When does the next Weaver come out?+−
Weaver switches to a new puzzle at 05:00 UTC every day: 1 a.m. Eastern Time in summer and midnight in winter.