Feetle #5 Answer and Hints
The Feetle #5 answer for October 14, 2026 runs from MAIL 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 #5 hints
Hint 1: how long is it?
The shortest route we found takes 5 steps from MAIL to FEET.
Hint 2: which letter moves first?
On the route below, the first step changes the first letter of MAIL.
Hint 3: the first word
Go from MAIL to FAIL.
Hint 4: the word before FEET
The last word before the goal is FEEL.
Feetle #5 answer
Here is the route from MAIL, with the changed letter of each step highlighted:
- 1FAIL
- 2FALL
- 3FELL
- 4FEEL
- 5FEET
- MAIL becomes FAIL by changing the first letter.
- FAIL becomes FALL by changing the third letter.
- FALL becomes FELL by changing the second letter.
- FELL becomes FEEL by changing the third letter.
- FEEL becomes FEET by changing the fourth letter.
Other shortest routes
6 more routes of 5 steps also work:
- MAIL → FAIL → FALL → FELL → FELT → FEET
- MAIL → HAIL → HEIL → HEEL → FEEL → FEET
- MAIL → MALL → FALL → FELL → FEEL → FEET
- MAIL → MALL → FALL → FELL → FELT → FEET
- MAIL → MALL → MALT → MELT → FELT → FEET
- MAIL → MALL → MALT → MELT → MEET → FEET
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 #4 answer, Feetle #6 answer, or the full Feetle answer archive.
Feetle #5 answer FAQ
What was the Feetle #5 start word?
Feetle #5, the puzzle for October 14, 2026, started at MAIL. The goal, as in every Feetle, was FEET.
How many steps is the Feetle #5 answer?
Our solver's shortest route through common words takes 5 steps. There are 7 routes of that length.
Done with #5? Play the daily Feetle or a few unlimited ladders, and read where the word ladder game began.