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Feetle Answer for 2026-10-19
The daily puzzle for 2026-10-19 starts at POTS. Reach FEET by changing one letter per move; a shortest route takes 5 moves.
This date's word ladder
Starting word
Target word
Shortest route: 5 moves
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Progressive hints
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Hint 1: where to look
Focus on position 1 in POTS. The other three letters can stay unchanged for your first move.
Hint 2: a partial next word
D _ _ S
Hint 3: the next word
DOTS
The complete answer
This route uses 5 letter changes and 6 words, including the start and FEET. Open the solution when you are ready for spoilers.
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One shortest route
POTS → DOTS → DOES → FOES → FEES → FEET
Step 1: POTS to DOTS
Replace P with D in position 1. The other three letters stay in place, so this is exactly one substitution.
Step 2: DOTS to DOES
Replace T with E in position 3. The other three letters stay in place, so this is exactly one substitution.
Step 3: DOES to FOES
Replace D with F in position 1. The other three letters stay in place, so this is exactly one substitution.
Step 4: FOES to FEES
Replace O with E in position 2. The other three letters stay in place, so this is exactly one substitution.
Step 5: FEES to FEET
Replace S with T in position 4. The other three letters stay in place, so this is exactly one substitution.
Every word in this route is accepted by our curated four-letter dictionary. The route is shortest within that dictionary; another valid route may have the same number of moves.
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