Play Ascent
Ascent is a clue-driven word ladder. Solve the trivia clue on each rung to fill in its word, then reorder the rungs so that every step from the start word to the summit changes exactly one letter. The clues get you the words; the ordering is the puzzle.
How to play
Solve each clue, then reorder the ladder. Tap a rung to type. Each Hint fills the next missing or incorrect letter of an unfinished word; it does not reorder the ladder. Use ▲ ▼ or drag to move rungs so every adjacent pair differs by exactly one letter.
No two-letter jumps between rungs. You cannot park two words next to each other if they differ in more than one position (COLD → WARM is illegal; COLD → CORD is fine).
Use the fixed start and summit as anchors. The top and bottom words are given. Your job is to fill the climb between them.
Trivia does not beat the ladder. You cannot keep a clever clue answer that breaks the one-letter step. If two answers fit the clue, the ladder decides.
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