Ladder step
The crossword clue "Ladder step" is answered by RUNG, a 4-letter entry. Used 80 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RUNG
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUNG answer page.
Used 80 times across 32 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- RUNDLE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for RUNG
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUNG, most used first.
- Ladder part - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Step on a ladder - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
- Ladder piece - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- "Step ___!" - ONIT, used 125 times
- Ladder rung - STEP, used 79 times
- Step ___ (hurry) - ONIT, used 48 times
- Rung of a ladder - STEP, used 34 times
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