Word Climb level 9 answer and walkthrough

A 4-letter ladder rated easy, level 9 of 40. Word Climb levels are identical for every player, so this solution always matches the ladder in your game.

The level 9 ladder

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

Level 9 clues and answers

  1. WISH (top rung): What you make on a candle
  2. WISE: Full of good judgment
  3. WINE: Red or white with dinner
  4. WIRE: Thin metal thread
  5. HIRE: Take someone on for a job
  6. HIKE: A long country walk
  7. LIKE (bottom rung): Enjoy, or a thumbs-up tap

How to solve level 9, step by step

  1. Answer the five clued rungs first. On the level 9 ladder they solve to WISE, WINE, WIRE, HIRE and HIKE.
  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. WISE becomes WINE by changing the third letter from S to N.
  4. WINE becomes WIRE by changing the third letter from N to R.
  5. WIRE becomes HIRE by changing the first letter from W to H.
  6. HIRE becomes HIKE by changing the third letter from R to K.
  7. Line the five up that way and the ends unlock. The top answer WISH sits one letter from WISE (the fourth letter, H to E), and the bottom answer LIKE sits one letter from HIKE (the first letter, H to L). Solve those two clues to finish the climb.
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