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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LION Rung #1 of an apt word ladder (4) New York Times Mar 6, 2019
4% STEP Rung of a ladder (4) Newsday Sep 1, 2025
4% ECHELON Word from the French for "ladder rung" (7) Newsday Aug 30, 2025
3% RUNG Ladder crosspiece (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2025
3% LADDER Portable rungs (6) (6) Mirror Quick Aug 17, 2025
3% PEON Bottom-rung employee (4) USA Today Aug 5, 2025
3% BACON Breakfast meat ... or the end of the word ladder (5) Universal Jul 29, 2025
3% ROPELADDER Strung rungs (10) New York Times Jul 13, 2025
3% SPOKE Had a word with, having rung (5) (5)
3% ROUNDEL Circle, disc; ladder rung (7) (7)

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