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 follows each clue.

...can you do it in less?

Example: To change Mice into Rats I made 4 moves...

mice -1-> mite -2-> mate -3-> mats -4-> rats



= 1. bat --> man [2]
= 2. fall --> back [3]
= 3. ball --> park [3]
= 4. play --> dead [5]
= 5. rock --> salt [5]
= 6. pool --> rack [5]

1. bat, ban, man

2. fall -ball - balk - back

3. Ball, balk, bark, park

Bernie

Three excellent solutions!!

6. pool-tool-took-rook-rock-rack

5. rock, sock, sack, salk, salt

4. play, pray, bray, brad, bead, dead

Nice finish gang

Well done Michele .. you topped my five