Feetle #9 Answer and Hints
The Feetle #9 answer for October 18, 2026 runs from LINE 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 #9 hints
Hint 1: how long is it?
The shortest route we found takes 5 steps from LINE to FEET.
Hint 2: which letter moves first?
On the route below, the first step changes the first letter of LINE.
Hint 3: the first word
Go from LINE to FINE.
Hint 4: the word before FEET
The last word before the goal is FEED.
Feetle #9 answer
Here is the route from LINE, with the changed letter of each step highlighted:
- LINE
- 1FINE
- 2FIND
- 3FEND
- 4FEED
- 5FEET
- LINE becomes FINE by changing the first letter.
- FINE becomes FIND by changing the fourth letter.
- FIND becomes FEND by changing the second letter.
- FEND becomes FEED by changing the third letter.
- FEED becomes FEET by changing the fourth letter.
You can beat this par: allowing rarer dictionary words, LINE → LINT → LENT → LEET → FEET reaches FEET in 4 steps.
Other shortest routes
2 more routes of 5 steps also work:
- LINE → LINT → LENT → BENT → BEET → FEET
- LINE → LINT → LENT → WENT → WEET → 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 #8 answer, the next puzzle arrives tomorrow, or the full Feetle answer archive.
Feetle #9 answer FAQ
What was the Feetle #9 start word?
Feetle #9, the puzzle for October 18, 2026, started at LINE. The goal, as in every Feetle, was FEET.
How many steps is the Feetle #9 answer?
Our solver's shortest route through common words takes 5 steps, and a rarer dictionary word cuts it to 4. There are 3 routes of that length.
Done with #9? Play the daily Feetle or a few unlimited ladders, and read where the word ladder game began.