4-Letter Word Ladder Worksheet: Challenge
Change one letter at a time to climb from the top word to the bottom one. Each blank line is one new word.
CAFE
HELD
COIN
FAME
JUMP
GAZE
KNOT
BLEW
LADS
VILE
LOGS
PINT
POST
CITE
THEY
JEAN
CROP
KNEW
TEAM
PAID
Answer key
Other ladders of the same length may also work.
- CAFE → CARE → CARD → HARD → HERD → HELD
- COIN → CORN → CORE → CARE → CAME → FAME
- JUMP → DUMP → DAMP → DAME → GAME → GAZE
- KNOT → KNOW → SNOW → SLOW → BLOW → BLEW
- LADS → PADS → PALS → PALE → PILE → VILE
- LOGS → LEGS → LENS → PENS → PINS → PINT
- POST → POSE → ROSE → RISE → RITE → CITE
- THEY → THEN → TEEN → BEEN → BEAN → JEAN
- CROP → CHOP → SHOP → SHOW → SNOW → KNOW → KNEW
- TEAM → TEAR → HEAR → HEIR → HAIR → PAIR → PAID
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