Each clue is a five letter word being compared with each actual answer. A bull is a correct letter in the wrong spot and a cow is a correct letter in the wrong spot. (Bulls and Cows is basically Wordle. Cows = yellow. Bulls = green.) While each clue is related to the answer in some way, they don't perfectly match. Verb tense or whether the word is singular or plural doesn't matter, and some clues are homophones. Otherwise, this functions as a regular word ladder. Each row has one circle which indicates one letter to change. Honestly, this is a really hard puzzle because of the constrictive format, good luck!