Why This Chain Checks Out
- Each neighboring word keeps the same four-letter length.
- Each move changes only one letter.
- The clue answers sit between the locked words JUNK and FOOD.
May 28, 2026 · easy · 4 letters
Start with the clues, reveal one step at a time, then use the explanation to check the full word ladder.
Reveal the clue answers first. The full chain is hidden until you choose to open it.
The top and bottom locked words form the phrase JUNK FOOD. Use that to anchor the ladder.
Full chain: JUNK -> BUNK -> BANK -> BAND -> BOND -> FOND -> FOOD
The chain starts at JUNK and reaches FOOD by changing one letter at each step. The inner clue answers line up as BUNK, BANK, BAND, BOND, and FOND. BUNK connects cleanly to JUNK, while FOND connects cleanly to FOOD. The easiest trap is solving the five clue words but leaving them in clue order; they only become a valid Crossclimb ladder after BANK sits between BUNK and BAND, and BOND sits before FOND.
BANK, BAND, and BOND are the middle bridge. BANK changes one letter from BUNK, BAND changes one letter from BANK, and BOND changes one letter from BAND.
The full chain is JUNK -> BUNK -> BANK -> BAND -> BOND -> FOND -> FOOD.
BUNK is one letter away from JUNK, so it is the clean bridge from the locked start word into the clue answers.
This Crossclimb puzzle uses four-letter words.
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