Path to TRAIL · 2026-10-27
UTC · CROWN → TRAIL · Par 5
This ended Daily keeps its original rules, accepted list and answer. It does not change today’s game or your saves.
Reveal a shortest answer · 5 changes
- CROWN — start here.
- DROWN — change letter 1 from C to D.
- DRAWN — change letter 3 from O to A.
- DRAIN — change letter 4 from W to I.
- TRAIN — change letter 1 from D to T.
- TRAIL — change letter 5 from N to L.
Each step changes exactly one letter. This route has 5 changes (6 words); no shorter route exists in this Daily’s accepted list. Other equally short answers may exist.
Rules: trail-v1. Word list: editorial-v1. Puzzle: pt1:crown. Answers opened 2026-10-28 UTC, after the daily update.
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The general Word Ladder Solver has a broader list and may give a different minimum. Par here remains 5.