Word Ladders

You solve Word Ladders by changing one letter in the first word to form a new word and then change one letter in that new word to form another new word and keep repeating the process until you spell the final target word.

The number of letter-change moves it took me follows each Word Ladder pair.
...I'll bet some of you can build a [i]Word Ladders[/i in less moves.

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

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




= 1. over time [8]
= 2. tone deaf [6]
= 3. down play [6]
= 4. play ball [6]
= 5. baby doll [5]

5. baby>babe>bale>dale>dole>doll

Good solve manXman

1. over - oyer - dyer - dyes - dies - dims - dime - time

Oh my Michele .. you continue to smash records

2. tone - done - dole - doll - dell - deal - deaf

ButterFlyBabe ... well done!

3. You are cleverer than me, I can only do it in 7

down sown soon soot slot plot ploy play

I agree, flatsam. worked on both 3 and 4; couldn't get less than 7 either.

It's still a valid solve Flotsam ...

4. play - plan - paan - paal - pall - ball

You've done it again Michele ... broke the record