Weaver #1690 · Sat, Oct 3

Weaver #1690 Answer: JUMP to SHIP

JUMP SHIP

Hints for Weaver #1690

How many steps?RevealHide
Par is 7 steps.
Which letter changes first?RevealHide
Change the 1st letter of JUMP first.
The first wordRevealHide
Good first moves: PUMP, RUMP, SUMP.
A word on the wayRevealHide
After 4 steps, the official ladder reaches PLOP.
Answer (The official ladder)RevealHide

JUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP → PLOP → SLOP → SLIP → SHIP

All 12 shortest paths
  1. JUMP → PUMP → POMP → COMP → COOP → CHOP → CHIP → SHIP
  2. JUMP → PUMP → POMP → COMP → COOP → CHOP → SHOP → SHIP
  3. JUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP → COOP → CHOP → CHIP → SHIP
  4. JUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP → COOP → CHOP → SHOP → SHIP
  5. JUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP → PLOP → SLOP → SHOP → SHIP
  6. JUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP → PLOP → SLOP → SLIP → SHIP
  7. JUMP → RUMP → ROMP → COMP → COOP → CHOP → CHIP → SHIP
  8. JUMP → RUMP → ROMP → COMP → COOP → CHOP → SHOP → SHIP
  9. JUMP → SUMP → SUPP → SUPT → SHPT → SHOT → SHOP → SHIP
  10. JUMP → SUMP → SUPP → SUPT → SUIT → SKIT → SKIP → SHIP
  11. JUMP → SUMP → SUPP → SUPT → SUIT → SLIT → SLIP → SHIP
  12. JUMP → SUMP → SUPP → SUPT → SUIT → SNIT → SNIP → SHIP

About Weaver #1690

Weaver #1690 (Oct 3, 2026) asks you to turn JUMP into SHIP, one letter at a time, and par is 7 steps. Across the 31 puzzles on this site, par averages 5.6 steps. Counting the official ladder, 12 ladders take 7 steps, so there is more than one way to hit par.

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FAQ

What is the Weaver answer for Oct 3, 2026?+−
Weaver #1690 goes JUMP → PUMP → POMP → POOP → PLOP → SLOP → SLIP → SHIP, in 7 steps.
Is there another way to solve Weaver #1690?+−
Yes, 11 other ladders also take 7 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.