Ladder rung
The crossword clue "Ladder rung" is answered by STEP, a 4-letter entry. Used 79 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
STEP
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEP answer page.
Used 79 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 10 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- STAVE (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for STEP
Every other clue in this pilot answered by STEP, most used first.
- Dance move - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
- Part of a process - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Ladder step - RUNG, used 80 times
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