#57 · Sunday, 1 February 2026

Ladder answer

• THEIR 5 letters
• FREIGHT 7 letters — adds two letters to the rung below
• FORESIGHT 9 letters — adds two letters to the rung below

THEIR sits inside FREIGHT, which sits inside FORESIGHT — the two letters added at each rung are the whole puzzle. Scrambles shown that day: ITRHE · GEIHFRT · SFTEROHGI.

LockCode answer: 1954

The clues and what each one tells you:

1. 5984: 2 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 3 of 5, 9, 8, 4 are in the code.
2. 9318: 0 in the right place, 2 in the wrong place — 2 of 9, 3, 1, 8 are in the code.
3. 6301: 0 in the right place, 1 in the wrong place — 1 of 6, 3, 0, 1 are in the code.
4. 4809: 0 in the right place, 2 in the wrong place — 2 of 4, 8, 0, 9 are in the code.
5. After all clues, 7 codes remain possible.

With 7 candidates left, a good second guess splits them by feedback so the third guess is forced. Read the LockCode strategy guide for the method.