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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 part (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 23, 2025
3% STEPS Ladder rungs (5) Newsday Aug 26, 2024
3% CROSSBAR Rung of a ladder (8)
3% STAVE Ladder rung (5)
3% RUNDLE Ladder's rung (6)
2% DNALADDER Genetic structure with "rungs" of base pairs (9) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
2% LOFT Room accessed by a ladder, maybe (4) USA Today Oct 11, 2025

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