Word Ladders — Intermediate

These intermediate word ladders are completely free to download as print-ready PDFs. There is no sign-up, no email wall and no pop-ups — click a sheet to open its PDF, or grab everything in one file with the button above.

They suit a range of ages and abilities, and you are welcome to print as many copies as you need for your own classroom or family. Change one letter at a time to climb from the start word to the end word. Every word comes from a hand-checked list of real, age-appropriate words, and each ladder can be solved in exactly the number of steps shown. The answer page shows one solution; any ladder where each step changes one letter and makes a real word is also correct.

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