Feetle #8 Answer and Hints

The Feetle #8 answer for October 17, 2026 runs from CODE 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 #8 hints

Hint 1: how long is it?

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

Hint 2: which letter moves first?

On the route below, the first step changes the first letter of CODE.

Hint 3: the first word

Go from CODE to BODE.

Hint 4: the word before FEET

The last word before the goal is BEET.

Feetle #8 answer

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

  1. CODE
  2. 1BODE
  3. 2BONE
  4. 3BENE
  5. 4BENT
  6. 5BEET
  7. 6FEET
  1. CODE becomes BODE by changing the first letter.
  2. BODE becomes BONE by changing the third letter.
  3. BONE becomes BENE by changing the second letter.
  4. BENE becomes BENT by changing the fourth letter.
  5. BENT becomes BEET by changing the third letter.
  6. BEET becomes FEET by changing the first letter.

You can beat this par: allowing rarer dictionary words, CODE → COLE → COLT → CELT → FELT → FEET reaches FEET in 5 steps.

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: Feetle #7 answer, Feetle #9 answer, or the full Feetle answer archive.

Feetle #8 answer FAQ

What was the Feetle #8 start word?

Feetle #8, the puzzle for October 17, 2026, started at CODE. The goal, as in every Feetle, was FEET.

How many steps is the Feetle #8 answer?

Our solver's shortest route through common words takes 6 steps, and a rarer dictionary word cuts it to 5. There are 7 routes of that length.

Done with #8? Play the daily Feetle or a few unlimited ladders, and read where the word ladder game began.