#206 · Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Ladder answer

• MARCH 5 letters
• CHAMBER 7 letters — adds two letters to the rung below
• BENCHMARK 9 letters — adds two letters to the rung below

MARCH sits inside CHAMBER, which sits inside BENCHMARK — the two letters added at each rung are the whole puzzle. Scrambles shown that day: HMCAR · ACMEHRB · HBNEMARKC.

LockCode answer: 2957

The clues and what each one tells you:

1. 2915: 2 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 3 of 2, 9, 1, 5 are in the code.
2. 2746: 1 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 2 of 2, 7, 4, 6 are in the code.
3. 3195: 0 in the right place, 2 in the wrong place — 2 of 3, 1, 9, 5 are in the code.
4. 0358: 1 in the right place, 0 in the wrong place — 1 of 0, 3, 5, 8 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.