# 5-letter game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 6, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690 "2004-08-06T22:31:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/1 "2004-08-06T22:31:21Z")
This is similar to **Dolores Reborn** ’s game but with two important differences: 1. Obviously, both words must be five letters long, 2. Unfortunately, due to the increased difficulty, you must first go through your proposed chain yourself to make sure is is possible. Since there are many more four-letter words than five-letter words that are very similar, this wasn’t reallly necessary in **Dolores** ’ thread. Example: HANGS\>NOOSE HANGS bangs banks bonks books boots boats goats goaty gouty louty lousy mousy mouse moose NOOSE EATEN\>LASER ---
**Author:** ![trancefish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@trancefish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trancefish)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/2 "2004-08-06T22:51:31Z")
Eaten-\>laser Eater Later Laser Panel-\>lamps ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/3 "2004-08-06T23:07:46Z")
Panel-\>lamps PANEL panes lanes lames LAMPS The only reason these are so easy is we’re thinking of them on the spot. Here’s a harder one: CELLO\>VIOLA ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/4 "2004-08-06T23:35:45Z")
> [@dwalin](#): > > CELLO\>VIOLA Cello Cells Bells Bills [Vills](http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Vill) Villa Viola How about BEARD --\> TRIMS? ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/5 "2004-08-07T02:17:09Z")
beard heard hears tears teams trams trims chess—\>board ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/6 "2004-08-07T02:22:28Z")
BEARD Bears Tears Teams Trams TRIMS CARDS --\> POKER (it’s an easy one) ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/7 "2004-08-07T02:24:49Z")
Wow, I wasn’t even close. The one time I don’t preview… ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/8 "2004-08-07T05:25:13Z")
chess cress crass brass brats beats bears beard board WHITE —\> BLACK ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/9 "2004-08-07T06:40:36Z")
WHITE write wrote [crote](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=crote) crone clone [cline](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cline) (second entry) clink click clock block BLACK DRUID --\> WOODS ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/10 "2004-08-07T15:32:35Z")
CARDS --\> POKER CARDS cares pares pores pokes POKER SNAKE\>SPICY ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/11 "2004-08-07T16:57:39Z")
> [@dwalin](#): > > SNAKE\>SPICY SNAKE spake spike spice SPICY (Notice how the letters change in order? Beat that! 😛 ) I’ll let **Agent Foxtrot** ’s stand: DRUID → WOODS ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/12 "2004-08-07T20:17:38Z")
DRUID droid (it’s not just for Star Wars - [droid (scroll to middle of page)](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=droid) droit dropt drops crops coops hoops hoods WOODS and I’ll leave it open to anyone to post the next puzzle. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/13 "2004-08-07T21:06:03Z")
Okay, let’s cover two of the seven deadly sins by proceeding from GREED to SLOTH. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/14 "2004-08-07T21:36:58Z")
GREED breed bleed blend bland gland grand grind grins grips trips traps trays prays plays ploys plots slots SLOTH Okay I’ll leave the puzzle open again. NEXT time I’ll post a new puzzle too. (IF I find the solution that is). ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/15 "2004-08-08T02:27:07Z")
Wow, a lot of time went by and there are still no new puzzles? Well, I had the time to make a new one. A noun can be a person, place or thing. How about changing PLACE-----\>THING ? ---
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/16 "2004-08-08T10:31:50Z")
PLACE plane plant slant slang sling cling clink chink think THING Ok, noy try Shiny to Black ---
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/17 "2004-08-08T10:32:57Z")
that was “now” try SHINY to BLACK ---
**Author:** ![SpasmicChaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SpasmicChaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpasmicChaos)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/18 "2004-08-08T11:58:34Z")
**SHINY to BLACK** SHINY shine spine spice slice slick slack BLACK Next: PAPER --\> SHRED ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/19 "2004-08-08T14:30:25Z")
paper pacer paced faced fared fired sired shred swank --\> gross ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/20 "2004-08-08T16:49:36Z")
> [@dbygawdcapn](#): > > swank → gross Probably way longer than necessary, but: swank spank spunk stunk slunk slung slang clang clans class glass grass gross Here’s a short one: cross -\> words [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690.md?page=2)