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
WISH
WISE
WINE
WIRE
HIRE
HIKE
LIKE
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
- WISH (top rung): What you make on a candle
- WISE: Full of good judgment
- WINE: Red or white with dinner
- WIRE: Thin metal thread
- HIRE: Take someone on for a job
- HIKE: A long country walk
- LIKE (bottom rung): Enjoy, or a thumbs-up tap
How to solve level 9, step by step
- Answer the five clued rungs first. On the level 9 ladder they solve to WISE, WINE, WIRE, HIRE and HIKE.
- 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:
- WISE becomes WINE by changing the third letter from S to N.
- WINE becomes WIRE by changing the third letter from N to R.
- WIRE becomes HIRE by changing the first letter from W to H.
- HIRE becomes HIKE by changing the third letter from R to K.
- 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.