Weaver #1698 · Sun, Oct 11
Weaver #1698 Answer: DULL to GLUM
DULL GLUM
Today's Weaver hintsHints for Weaver #1698
How many steps?RevealHide
Par is 7 steps.
Which letter changes first?RevealHide
Change the 1st or 2nd or 3rd letter of DULL first.
The first wordRevealHide
Good first moves: BULL, DELL, DILL, DOLL, DUAL.
A word on the wayRevealHide
After 4 steps, the official ladder reaches SEAM.
Answer (The official ladder)RevealHide
DULL → DUAL → DEAL → SEAL → SEAM → SLAM → SLUM → GLUM
All 11 shortest paths
- DULL → BULL → BOLL → BOLT → BOUT → GOUT → GLUT → GLUM
- DULL → DELL → DEAL → SEAL → SEAM → SLAM → GLAM → GLUM
- DULL → DELL → DEAL → SEAL → SEAM → SLAM → SLUM → GLUM
- DULL → DELL → SELL → SEAL → SEAM → SLAM → GLAM → GLUM
- DULL → DELL → SELL → SEAL → SEAM → SLAM → SLUM → GLUM
- DULL → DILL → DIAL → DIAM → DRAM → GRAM → GLAM → GLUM
- DULL → DOLL → BOLL → BOLT → BOUT → GOUT → GLUT → GLUM
- DULL → DOLL → DOLT → BOLT → BOUT → GOUT → GLUT → GLUM
- DULL → DUAL → DEAL → SEAL → SEAM → SLAM → GLAM → GLUM
- DULL → DUAL → DEAL → SEAL → SEAM → SLAM → SLUM → GLUM
- DULL → DUAL → DIAL → DIAM → DRAM → GRAM → GLAM → GLUM
About Weaver #1698
Weaver #1698 (Oct 11, 2026) asks you to turn DULL into GLUM, one letter at a time, and par is 7 steps. Across the 33 puzzles on this site, par averages 5.7 steps. Counting the official ladder, 11 ladders take 7 steps, so there is more than one way to hit par.
Type any two words into the word ladder solver to see their shortest ladder.
FAQ
What is the Weaver answer for Oct 11, 2026?+−
Weaver #1698 goes DULL → DUAL → DEAL → SEAL → SEAM → SLAM → SLUM → GLUM, in 7 steps.
Is there another way to solve Weaver #1698?+−
Yes, 10 other ladders also take 7 steps.
When does the next Weaver come out?+−
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