Word Climb level 53 answer and walkthrough

A 5-letter ladder rated medium, level 53 of 54. Word Climb levels are identical for every player, so this solution always matches the ladder in your game.

The level 53 ladder

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

Level 53 clues and answers

  1. STALK (top rung): Plant stem, or follow secretly
  2. STALE: No longer fresh, like old bread
  3. SCALE: A fish's armour plate, or notes in order
  4. SCARE: Frighten
  5. STARE: Look without blinking
  6. START: Beginning
  7. STARK (bottom rung): Bare and bleak

How to solve level 53, step by step

  1. Answer the five clued rungs first. On the level 53 ladder they solve to STALE, SCALE, SCARE, STARE and START.
  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. STALE becomes SCALE by changing the second letter from T to C.
  4. SCALE becomes SCARE by changing the fourth letter from L to R.
  5. SCARE becomes STARE by changing the second letter from C to T.
  6. STARE becomes START by changing the fifth letter from E to T.
  7. Line the five up that way and the ends unlock. The top answer STALK sits one letter from STALE (the fifth letter, K to E), and the bottom answer STARK sits one letter from START (the fifth letter, T to K). Solve those two clues to finish the climb.
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