Feetle #3 Answer and Hints
The Feetle #3 answer for October 12, 2026 runs from FOLK 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 #3 hints
Hint 1: how long is it?
The shortest route we found takes 5 steps from FOLK to FEET.
Hint 2: which letter moves first?
On the route below, the first step changes the fourth letter of FOLK.
Hint 3: the first word
Go from FOLK to FOLD.
Hint 4: the word before FEET
The last word before the goal is FEED.
Feetle #3 answer
Here is the route from FOLK, with the changed letter of each step highlighted:
- FOLK
- 1FOLD
- 2FOND
- 3FEND
- 4FEED
- 5FEET
- FOLK becomes FOLD by changing the fourth letter.
- FOLD becomes FOND by changing the third letter.
- FOND becomes FEND by changing the second letter.
- FEND becomes FEED by changing the third letter.
- FEED becomes FEET by changing the fourth letter.
Other shortest routes
No other route of 5 steps exists through common words, so the ladder above is the one to find.
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: Feetle #2 answer, Feetle #4 answer, or the full Feetle answer archive.
Feetle #3 answer FAQ
What was the Feetle #3 start word?
Feetle #3, the puzzle for October 12, 2026, started at FOLK. The goal, as in every Feetle, was FEET.
How many steps is the Feetle #3 answer?
Our solver's shortest route through common words takes 5 steps. Only one route has that length.
Done with #3? Play the daily Feetle or a few unlimited ladders, and read where the word ladder game began.