Word Climb level 27 answer and walkthrough

The level 27 ladder

Each rung differs from the one above by exactly one letter. The highlighted tile is the letter that changes as you climb.

Level 27 clues and answers

1. STILL (top rung): Not moving at all
2. SKILL: A learned ability
3. SPILL: Knock a drink over
4. SPELL: Put letters in the right order
5. SMELL: What your nose does
6. SHELL: A crab's hard cover
7. SHALL (bottom rung): A formal way to say will

How to solve level 27, step by step

1. Answer the five clued rungs first. On the level 27 ladder they solve to SKILL, SPILL, SPELL, SMELL and SHELL.
2. Now put those five in the one order where each word differs from its neighbour by a single letter. That forced order (the same puzzle read either way up) links them like this:
3. SKILL becomes SPILL by changing the second letter from K to P.
4. SPILL becomes SPELL by changing the third letter from I to E.
5. SPELL becomes SMELL by changing the second letter from P to M.
6. SMELL becomes SHELL by changing the second letter from M to H.
7. Line the five up that way and the ends unlock. The top answer STILL sits one letter from SKILL (the second letter, T to K), and the bottom answer SHALL sits one letter from SHELL (the third letter, E to A). Solve those two clues to finish the climb.