Feetle Unlimited.

Build a bridge between word families

Start with WORD. Change W to F to make FORD, then R to N to make FOND. Neither move needs to produce a word that looks almost like FEET. Each just needs to be a valid next step. FOND gives you a useful opening: changing O to E makes FEND.

From FEND, change N to E for FEED, then D to T for FEET. Six words make five moves: the starting word does not count as a move. Every word in this example is accepted by the Feetle word list, and five moves is the shortest route from WORD.

Check the positions, not just the letters

FOND to FEND changes only the second position, so it works. FOND to FEED changes both the second and third positions, so you cannot skip FEND. You also cannot rearrange the letters as a shortcut. If a guess is rejected, your current ladder stays in place so you can edit the word and try again.

Look for several exits

Before submitting a word, try changing each of its four positions in your head. A word with several familiar neighbours gives you more options on the next turn. If you can see only one way forward, follow it for a move or two and use Undo if it leads back to words you have already tried.

Work backwards from the last move

FEED, FEEL, FELT, BEET and MEET can each become FEET in one move. Try connecting your current word to one of those endings. You do not have to commit to the first ending you spot: a route toward FEED may be awkward while a route through FELT is easier to see.

Finish a route, then study the detour

For your first few rounds, aim to reach FEET without worrying about the shortest route. Afterwards, compare the two move counts. During a later round, try naming two possible next words before choosing one. Green letters are useful landmarks, not locked tiles; you may change a matching letter to reach a more useful word.

Use a hint to learn one connection

Hint fills the next-word entry with a suggested step toward FEET. Look at which position changed, then press Enter to use it or edit the suggestion to try another route. Asking again from the same word does not add another hint to your count. Asking from a different word does.

Undo a move or restart the same puzzle

While a round is in progress, Undo removes the last word. Restart takes you back to the original starting word after confirmation. Both keep the hints you have already used in that round. Restart is useful when you want a second attempt at the same ladder rather than a different starting word.

Reveal the route or leave this round

Reveal route ends your attempt and shows a shortest continuation from your current word to FEET. A revealed round is not a solved round. If you would rather try something else, choose New word and confirm. After a finished or revealed round, Another practice round starts the next puzzle directly.

Four letters, one changed position

Every move needs four letters and must appear in this game’s accepted word list. A word you know from another dictionary or word game may not be included here. Use the word checker to check it, then compare it with your current word: being in the list does not make a two-letter change legal.

A playable start every round

Unlimited chooses starting words that have a route to FEET. Their shortest solutions are between three and seven moves, although your own route can take more moves. New word avoids the starting word you just played. Earlier starting words can return in later rounds, so unlimited play does not mean an endless supply of unique words.