Goose Ladder
Change one letter at a time to climb from the day's word to GOOSE.
Every day: A starting word for the day, the same for everyone. You change one letter at a time, making a valid word at each step, to climb from that word to GOOSE. New puzzle: Once a day.
Goose Ladder is a daily word ladder from Ponder Club. You start from the day's word and change a single letter at each step, with every step a real word, until you reach GOOSE. A Zen mode offers endless ladders beyond the daily one.
About Goose Ladder
Goose Ladder is a daily word game in Ponder Club's Beta Labs. It is a word ladder with a fixed destination: whatever the day's starting word is, your goal is to reach the word GOOSE.
You move by changing exactly one letter at a time, and each step along the way must be a valid word. The challenge is finding a chain of real words that links the day's start to GOOSE in sensible steps.
There is one starting word each day, the same for everyone, and a separate Zen mode offers endless ladders if you want to keep playing. Ponder Club states that all of its games are free with no paywalls or subscriptions.
It suits players who enjoy word-ladder puzzles and the small daily satisfaction of threading one word into another.
How to play Goose Ladder
- Start from the day's given word.
- Change exactly one letter to make a new valid word.
- Repeat, one letter at a time, keeping every step a real word.
- Keep climbing until you reach the word GOOSE.
Tips
- Work backwards from GOOSE as well as forwards from the start word.
- Look for steps that fix a letter you will need in the final word.
- If you stall, try changing a different letter position to open new words.
Questions
What is the goal?
To reach the word GOOSE from the day's starting word by changing one letter at a time.
Is there a new ladder each day?
Yes. There is a daily starting word, the same for everyone, plus a Zen mode with endless ladders.
Is it free?
Yes. Ponder Club says all its games are free with no paywalls or subscriptions.
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