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Stepword #12: Heat a SNACK on the STOVE
Stepword’s Saturday ladder, #12, told the story “Heat a SNACK on the STOVE” and asked for a climb of 5 steps. The start word was STOVE, the goal SNACK, and the date was Oct 17.
The facts for #12
- Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
- Start word: STOVE
- Goal word: SNACK
- Par: 5 steps
- Word length: 5 letters
STOVE to SNACK: what par 5 asks
STOVE and SNACK differ in 4 of their 5 places, yet par is 5, one more than that count. A perfect climb has to include one step that does not fix a letter straight away: a side step that opens up a word that was out of reach.
There is an anchor: S stays in the first position from start to goal. Count the vowels and the start word has 2, the goal 1. Par can be reached by 6 different ladders in the game’s word list.
- Letter 1: S to S (already there)
- Letter 2: T to N
- Letter 3: O to A
- Letter 4: V to C
- Letter 5: E to K
Saturday’s ladder #12 in context
It was a weekend ladder, so the words have five letters. 8 of the 18 ladders so far have had a par of 5.
How to play day #12
Ladder #12 is within the last seven days, so it can be replayed. Open ladder #12 in Stepword, or pick it from the calendar on the title screen. A replayed day is saved on its own and never touches your streak or stats.
The climb itself is left for you.
Yesterday and tomorrow of #12
- Stepword #11: MEND a SHOE (Oct 16), MEND to SHOE, par 5
- Stepword #13: Shake WATER off the WINGS (Oct 18), WINGS to WATER, par 5
The full list of ladders has every finished day, and this guide explains par. Other daily games are on the topics page.