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Summer word ladder: sand to surf

A summer ladder of 7 words, each 4 letters long. Change exactly one letter at every step to turn sand into surf.

Format
Type them all
Items
7 answers
Limit
2:20
Level
Medium
Checked
2026.10.03
Answers
7
Time limit
2:20
Order
One at a time, no skipping
Matching
Case and accents ignored
  • Answer each item in turn; the next appears when you get it right.
  • Press Enter to check a guess.
  • Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.

Type the word for each clue. It differs from the word above by one letter.

Word, part 1 of 1
ClueWord
Castles are built from it on the beachNot found yet
Of sound mindNot found yet
A walking stick, or the plant sugar comes fromNot found yet
To look after someoneNot found yet
What a doctor hopes to find for an illnessNot found yet
Certain, without a doubtNot found yet
To ride the waves on a boardNot found yet

About this quiz

A word ladder joins two words by a chain of others, changing one letter at a time. This one starts at sand and ends at surf.

  • All 7 words have 4 letters.
  • The letters never change places: only one of them is swapped at each step.
  • The rungs come in order, and a rung stays hidden until the one above it is solved.

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