How to play Feetle Unlimited
Feetle Unlimited is a word ladder with one fixed destination: FEET. You start from a four-letter word and change one letter at a time. Every step has to be a real English word, and the goal is to reach FEET in as few steps as possible. It takes a minute to learn and a lot longer to master.
- Look at the starting word at the top of the ladder, for example RING.
- Type a word that is exactly one letter different, using the keys on screen or your keyboard, and press Enter.
- Letters that already match FEET in the right place light up pink, so you can see how close you are.
- Keep changing one letter at a time until the last rung reads FEET.
- Compare your step count with par, the shortest ladder that exists.
You cannot swap two letters at once, add a letter or drop one. If a word is not in our list, nothing happens and nothing is lost: just try another one.
Par and scoring in Feetle Unlimited
Par is the length of the shortest possible ladder from the starting word to FEET. We work it out across our whole word list, so nobody can beat par, only match it. Your score is how many steps you needed. Every word you enter counts, including words you later undo and every hint you take.
| Result | Steps over par | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Perfect stride | 0 | You matched the shortest ladder. |
| Light on your feet | 1 | One step more than the shortest ladder. |
| Steady walk | 2 | Two steps over par. |
| Long way round | 3–4 | Three or four steps over par. |
| Scenic route | 5+ | Five or more steps over par. You still got there. |
Daily starting words are chosen so that par never depends on an obscure word. For every start we check that a ladder of the same length exists using only everyday words. Pars on the daily list run from 4 to 7 steps:
| Par | Starting words |
|---|---|
| 4 steps | 61 |
| 5 steps | 88 |
| 6 steps | 106 |
| 7 steps | 11 |
A Feetle ladder, step by step
Here is a shortest ladder from RING, which is not one of our starting words, so it spoils nothing. Par for RING is 5 steps:
RING→RIND→FIND→FEND→FEED→FEET
Notice the shape of it. The ladder first moves away from the start toward a word with an F or an E in the right place, then locks letters in one by one. Once a letter matches FEET it rarely needs to change again, although sometimes the shortest way round does mean giving one up for a step.
Feetle tips for shorter ladders
- Know the last step. Only 8 words sit one step from FEET: FEEL, MEET, FELT, FEED, FEES, FEAT, FRET, BEET. Aim for any of them and the finish is automatic.
- Get the double E early. Words with EE in the middle (FEED, HEED, SEED, MEET, BEET) are a short walk from FEET. Words with one E (FELT, FEND, MELT) are often just one step further.
- Fix the vowels before the consonants. A vowel change is often what blocks a ladder. Once the middle reads EE or E_, the outer letters are usually easy.
- Count before you move. Compare the start with FEET letter by letter. If three letters differ, par is at least three, and more if one of those changes would make a non-word.
- Use Undo, but sparingly. A dead end costs the steps you already took. Undo gets you out, but cannot give them back.
- Hints are honest. A hint shows which letter to change on a shortest ladder. If you are three steps over par already, one hint is cheaper than wandering.
Daily, Unlimited and Endless
Daily ladder
One starting word a day, the same for every player. Finish it to keep your streak going and copy a spoiler-free grid that shows how many letters matched FEET at each step.
Feetle Unlimited
A new starting word whenever you want one. Practise against par as many times as you like, with no waiting for tomorrow.
Endless
Clear one ladder after another on a shared budget of six spare steps. Every step over par on any ladder uses one up, and the run ends when you go past what is left. Your best run is saved on this device.
The Feetle Unlimited word list
Feetle Unlimited accepts 2,410 four-letter words, and 2,266 of them can reach FEET. The list is built from common English words checked against WordNet, a dictionary from Princeton University, and ranked by how often they appear in everyday text. Names, abbreviations and slurs are left out. Common plurals and verb forms such as BEES or FELT are in.
The farthest a connected word sits from FEET is 14 steps, but daily starts stay between 4 and 7. If a word you are sure of is missing, use the feedback button and we will add it.
How this differs from the original Feetle
Feetle is a daily word ladder where every word leads to FEET, itself inspired by Poople. Feetle Unlimited is PlayAnytime’s own version of the idea, with our own word list, starting words, scoring names and design, plus Undo, hints that cost a step, and unlimited and endless modes.
PlayAnytime is not affiliated with or endorsed by Feetle or its creators. Play the original at feetle.fun. Prefer a different finish line? Poople Unlimited runs the same kind of ladder down to POOP.
Feetle questions
Is Feetle Unlimited free?
Yes. Feetle Unlimited on PlayAnytime is free, with no account, no download and no limit on how many ladders you play.
Is there an unlimited version of Feetle?
Yes, this page. Play the daily ladder, then switch to Unlimited for a new starting word whenever you like, or to Endless, where you clear ladder after ladder on a shared budget of spare steps.
How do you play Feetle?
You get a four-letter starting word. Change exactly one letter at a time, making a real word at every step, until the word becomes FEET. Try to get there in as few steps as the shortest possible ladder, which we call par.
What does par mean in Feetle Unlimited?
Par is the length of the shortest possible ladder from the starting word to FEET, worked out from our full word list. Every daily start has a par between 4 and 7 steps.
Can I undo a move?
Yes. Undo takes you back one word, but the step you undid still counts towards your total. It saves you from a dead end, not from the cost of walking into it.
How do hints work?
A hint marks which letter to change next on a shortest ladder from the word you are on, and tells you how many steps are left. Each hint adds one step to your total.
Is this the official Feetle?
No. Feetle Unlimited on PlayAnytime is our own take on the FEET word ladder, with our own word list, starting words and design. It is not affiliated with Feetle or its creators. You can play the original at feetle.fun.