Feetle #1 Answer and Hints

The Feetle #1 answer for October 10, 2026 runs from GAVE to FEET. Open the hints below one at a time if you want to finish it yourself; the full route comes after them. Every step changes one letter and makes a real word.

Feetle #1 hints

Hint 1: how long is it?

The shortest route we found takes 6 steps from GAVE to FEET.

Hint 2: which letter moves first?

On the route below, the first step changes the third letter of GAVE.

Hint 3: the first word

Go from GAVE to GALE.

Hint 4: the word before FEET

The last word before the goal is FEEL.

Feetle #1 answer

Here is the route from GAVE, with the changed letter of each step highlighted:

  1. GAVE
  2. 1GALE
  3. 2GALL
  4. 3FALL
  5. 4FELL
  6. 5FEEL
  7. 6FEET
  1. GAVE becomes GALE by changing the third letter.
  2. GALE becomes GALL by changing the fourth letter.
  3. GALL becomes FALL by changing the first letter.
  4. FALL becomes FELL by changing the second letter.
  5. FELL becomes FEEL by changing the third letter.
  6. FEEL becomes FEET by changing the fourth letter.

Other shortest routes

6 more routes of 6 steps also work:

Our par counts routes through common words; the original Feetle uses its own word list, so its par can differ by a step. Try any other start word in the word ladder solver, or read how to play Feetle for the rules.

More answers: this is the first puzzle, Feetle #2 answer, or the full Feetle answer archive.

Feetle #1 answer FAQ

What was the Feetle #1 start word?

Feetle #1, the puzzle for October 10, 2026, started at GAVE. The goal, as in every Feetle, was FEET.

How many steps is the Feetle #1 answer?

Our solver's shortest route through common words takes 6 steps. There are 7 routes of that length.

Done with #1? Play the daily Feetle or a few unlimited ladders, and read where the word ladder game began.