The Puzzle Post no. 4 · week of 2 November 2026

1. Word ladder

Change one letter at a time to turn LOST into FIND. Every step must be a real word. It takes 4 steps in between.

LOST → ____ → ____ → ____ → ____ → FIND

2. Number pyramid

Each block is the sum of the two blocks underneath it. Fill in the blanks.

3. Who has which pet?

Jo, Kit, Lena each have one pet: a pony, a lizard, a mouse.

• Jo does not have the pony.
• Kit does not have the mouse.
• Lena's pet is not the lizard.
• The pony's owner is not Kit.

4. What comes next?

2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ____

5. Riddle

What has to be broken before you can use it?