#10 · Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Ladder answer

• LEARN 5 letters
• GENERAL 7 letters — adds two letters to the rung below
• LEGENDARY 9 letters — adds two letters to the rung below

LEARN sits inside GENERAL, which sits inside LEGENDARY — the two letters added at each rung are the whole puzzle. Scrambles shown that day: ANRLE · ANELREG · ENYAELGDR.

LockCode answer: 3910

The clues and what each one tells you:

1. 0381: 0 in the right place, 3 in the wrong place — 3 of 0, 3, 8, 1 are in the code.
2. 7916: 2 in the right place, 0 in the wrong place — 2 of 7, 9, 1, 6 are in the code.
3. 9217: 1 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 2 of 9, 2, 1, 7 are in the code.
4. 9260: 1 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 2 of 9, 2, 6, 0 are in the code.
5. After all clues, 2 codes remain possible.

With 2 candidates left, a good second guess splits them by feedback so the third guess is forced. Read the LockCode strategy guide for the method.