#851773 - 11/25/12 09:38 AM
Word Ladders
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You solve these Word Ladders by changing one letter in the first word to form a new word and then repeat the process until you spell the ending word. The number of letter-change moves it took me is in brackets...can you do it in less? Example: To change Mice into Rats I made 4 moves... mice - 1-> mi te - 2-> m ate - 3-> mat s - 4-> rats = 1. hot dog [2] = 2. far out [3] = 3. ball park [3] = 4. pool side [6] = 5. play date [7] = 6. flat rate [7] 
Edited by soot (11/27/12 10:40 PM)
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#851777 - 11/25/12 09:41 AM
Re: Word Ladders
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1. hot dot dog
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#851785 - 11/25/12 10:05 AM
Re: Word Ladders
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2. far, oar, our, out
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#851976 - 11/26/12 04:56 AM
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4. pool side [6] POOL poll pole pone pine sine SIDE [6]
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#852332 - 11/27/12 04:46 PM
Re: Word Ladders
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6. FLAT->RATE flat, fiat, fist, fast, [blip], fare, fate, rate  That's a gasser! It censored my [blip]!
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#852358 - 11/27/12 07:00 PM
Re: Word Ladders
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5. Play Date
play plat peat pent pant pane dane date
or if you don't like dane as a proper name
play plat peat pent pant pane pate date
Thanks soot! I find it much harder to create puzzles than to solve them. I appreciate you making the effort to set these up for us.
Edited by BobH (11/27/12 07:04 PM)
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#852408 - 11/27/12 10:39 PM
Re: Word Ladders
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Cue .. grin .. I've had similar encounters  Thanks Bob .. I enjoy both and never have enough time to do all that I want to do Excellent solutions!
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