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Old 03-02-2014, 08:04 PM
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Seven letter words change one or two letter to make a new word

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(BTW, it appears that, at least if reusing words is allowed, every 7-letter word can be reached except zymurgy.)
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(BTW, it appears that, at least if reusing words is allowed, every 7-letter word can be reached except zymurgy.)
I won't ask how long it took you to determine that...

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(Perhaps if foreign language words are used, even zymurgy can be reached one day. Perhaps.)

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