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Stepword #17: Put CASH in the TILL
“Put CASH in the TILL” was Stepword’s story for Oct 22, 2026. The ladder, number 17, begins with CASH and ends with TILL, and the fewest steps between them is 5.
The facts for #17
- Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
- Start word: CASH
- Goal word: TILL
- Par: 5 steps
- Word length: 4 letters
CASH to TILL: what par 5 asks
You might think 4 steps would do, since that is how many places differ between CASH and TILL. Par is 5, so the best climb spends one rung on a side step.
There is no shared anchor. Every position holds one letter in CASH and a different one in TILL. CASH has 1 vowel and TILL has 1 vowel. Par can be reached by 3 different ladders in the game’s word list.
- Letter 1: C to T
- Letter 2: A to I
- Letter 3: S to L
- Letter 4: H to L
Ladder #17 against the others
It was a weekday ladder, so the words have four letters. 8 of the 18 ladders so far have had a par of 5.
Can I still play #17?
Yes. It is one of the last seven days, which Stepword keeps open. Use this link to climb #17 or find the day on the calendar. Nothing you do on a replay counts toward your streak.
The par ladder is yours to find.
Yesterday and tomorrow of #17
- Stepword #16: Paddle a BOAT to the PIER (Oct 21), BOAT to PIER, par 5
- Stepword #18: TOIL all day then REST (Oct 23), TOIL to REST, par 6
See the whole run on the list of Stepword ladders, or learn par and hints in the Stepword guide. Quizzes and crosswords live on the topics hub.