Climb from SHARP to FLOOR, one letter at a time, every rung a word. Par is 14 and perfect is 10, the shortest route there is. No undo, only a restart.
About Rung
Rung is a free daily word ladder from Mind Loft. Two five-letter words, and a climb from one to the other changing a single letter at a time, with every rung a word in its own right. The puzzle is as old as Lewis Carroll and still one of the best things you can do with a dictionary.
Every ladder is machine generated and then solved exactly, so perfect really is the shortest route rather than somebody’s guess, and it was confirmed by a second search written independently of the first. Par sits a cushion above perfect: it is what a clean climb comes in at, and it is beatable. On most boards there is only one shortest ladder, which is what makes matching perfect worth something. Weekday climbs run 10 to 12 rungs and Sundays a good deal further.
A new ladder drops every day at midnight Eastern. No app, no signup, play free in your browser, keep a streak, and race the daily leaderboard. More dailies: Crunch, our daily numbers round, Parker, our daily sliding-block jam, and Crux, our clueless crossword.
Rung, in short
How do you play Rung?
Climb from one five-letter word to another, changing a single letter a rung, in as few rungs as you can.
Is Rung free to play?
Yes. Rung is free to play in your browser on Mind Loft, with no app to install and no account required.
When does a new Rung puzzle come out?
A new Rung arrives every day at midnight Eastern time, and Sundays bring the Sunday Edition, the biggest or hardest board of the week.
What kind of puzzle is Rung?
Rung is a daily word game from Mind Loft: one letter at a time. Puzzle type: word ladder. It is part of the daily word games lineup.
Can I play past Rung puzzles?
Yes. Every past Rung board is in the daily puzzle archive, along with the day's standings.