Ladder archive
Daily word ladder archive
and past puzzles.
Explore the daily word ladder archive to catch up on previous daily challenges at your own pace, with complete par records and local progress tracking.
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Revisiting Previous Daily Ladders
The archive preserves past puzzles from puzzle number one onward, allowing you to catch up on missed days or replay classic ladders at your own leisure.
Today’s daily puzzle enters the archive after 00:00 UTC the next day, once the countdown timer rolls over to a fresh challenge.
Archive Progress & Ratings
Your solve status, step count, and par rating for each archive puzzle save locally in your browser. You can filter the list to view all puzzles, played rungs, unplayed challenges, or Perfect completions.
Practicing Par Solutions
Archive puzzles use the exact starting words and par benchmarks assigned on their original release days, offering an authentic historical climbing experience with no time limits.
Archive Features & Exploration
Whether you want to solve past puzzles chronologically or jump to specific puzzle numbers, the archive grid displays starting rungs and par requirements at a glance.
Completed rungs display color-coded status badges so you can easily identify ladders ready for an improved Clean or Perfect attempt.
Every puzzle remains permanently solvable using the same stable dictionary, ensuring consistent par standards across past and present games.