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Weaver #1721 · Tue, Nov 3

Weaver #1721 Answer: BIDE to WAIT

BIDE WAIT

Hints for Weaver #1721

How many steps?RevealHide
Par is 5 steps.
Which letter changes first?RevealHide
Change the 1st or 2nd letter of BIDE first.
The first wordRevealHide
Good first moves: BADE, WIDE.
A word on the wayRevealHide
After 3 steps, the official ladder reaches WANE.
Answer (The official ladder)RevealHide

BIDE → BADE → WADE → WANE → WANT → WAIT

All 11 shortest paths
  1. BIDE → BADE → BANE → WANE → WANT → WAIT
  2. BIDE → BADE → BARE → WARE → WART → WAIT
  3. BIDE → BADE → BASE → BAST → BAIT → WAIT
  4. BIDE → BADE → BASE → BAST → WAST → WAIT
  5. BIDE → BADE → WADE → WANE → WANT → WAIT
  6. BIDE → BADE → WADE → WARE → WART → WAIT
  7. BIDE → WIDE → WADE → WANE → WANT → WAIT
  8. BIDE → WIDE → WADE → WARE → WART → WAIT
  9. BIDE → WIDE → WINE → WANE → WANT → WAIT
  10. BIDE → WIDE → WIRE → WARE → WART → WAIT
  11. BIDE → WIDE → WISE → WIST → WAST → WAIT

About Weaver #1721

Weaver #1721 (Nov 3, 2026) asks you to turn BIDE into WAIT, one letter at a time, and par is 5 steps. Across the 68 puzzles on this site, par averages 5.7 steps. Counting the official ladder, 11 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 Nov 3, 2026?+−
Weaver #1721 goes BIDE → BADE → WADE → WANE → WANT → WAIT, in 5 steps.
Is there another way to solve Weaver #1721?+−
Yes, 10 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.