Doublet: Word Ladder
Carroll's quiet word puzzle
Free · In‑App Purchases
Change one letter, change the word — and learn what each one means. 200 quiet puzzles across 10 themed worlds. English, French, German.
Doublet is a quiet word-ladder puzzle inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1879 invention.
Start with one word at the top of the ladder. Reach the target word at the bottom. Along the way, fill each empty step with a word that changes exactly one letter from the line above. Every intermediate must be a real word in your chosen language. Every word you fill in pairs with its dictionary entry — the app teaches you what each one means as you go.
• 200 hand-picked ladders across 10 themed worlds
• Plays in English, French, and German — switch any time in Settings
• Every step pairs with its dictionary definition (Wiktionary, cached on-device once seen)
• 4-tier hint system: the meaning first, then the changing letter position, then the letter, then the whole word
• Tap any completed word to see its full dictionary entry — multiple senses, example sentences
• Light, dark, and auto themes
• Statistics page: ladders solved per world, unique words seen per language
Three worlds are free forever — Threshold, Garden, and Kitchen (60 ladders per language). Unlock the remaining seven — Library, Workshop, Coffee, Studio, Constellation, Atelier, and Doublet — for a one-time USD $0.99. No subscriptions. No advertising. No daily streaks. No streak-shame loops.
Doublet is for thoughtful evenings, slow afternoons, train rides without WiFi (after the first definition fetch caches), and the moment you'd otherwise reach for a doom-scroll. Quiet Paper Studio — same family as Tessera and Lattice.
Carroll invented the puzzle in 1879 in Vanity Fair magazine; the mechanic is in the public domain. The implementation, content, hint flow, dictionary integration, and quiet-paper design are by Quiet Paper Studio.
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Information
- Seller
- Nirmal Acharya
- Size
- 12.7 MB
- Category
- Puzzle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pro Unlock — All 10 Worlds $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Nirmal Acharya