# 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:** 2
**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, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/21 "2004-08-08T16:51:51Z")
> [@LilyoftheValley](#): > > Probably way longer than necessary, but: > > swank > spank > spunk > stunk > slunk > slung > slang > clang > clans > class > glass > grass > gross Upon posting, it occurred to me that I could simply have gone swank-swang-slang and cut out a bunch of steps. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![WCStyles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7cd45c/32.png) [@WCStyles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WCStyles)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/22 "2004-08-09T02:16:08Z")
CROSS crops coops corps cords WORDS BEERS to DRUNK ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/23 "2004-08-09T03:03:36Z")
> [@WCStyles](#): > > BEERS to DRUNK Beers Beets Beats Brats Brass Grass Glass Class Claps Flaps Flats Plats Plate Plane Plank Prank Drank Drunk Now, for your audition to replace Roy as Siegfried’s sidekick, turn an ELAND into a TIGER. ---
**Author:** ![SpasmicChaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SpasmicChaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpasmicChaos)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/24 "2004-08-09T05:58:20Z")
**ELAND to TIGER** ELAND gland grand grind grins gains pains pawns pawls palls pales tales tiles tiler TIGER Next up: SHIRT --\> PANTS ---
**Author:** ![WCStyles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7cd45c/32.png) [@WCStyles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WCStyles)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/25 "2004-08-09T13:39:34Z")
SHIRT shire share spare spars sears seals sells wells walls palls pales panes PANTS Off to work, no time to think of another. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/26 "2004-08-09T15:57:40Z")
> [@WCStyles](#): > > Off to work, no time to think of another. **Sternvogel** beat me to the post on BEERS -\> DRUNK yesterday by about 2 minutes, so I still have a new pair I haven’t posted yet. Anyone up for: ROSES -\> THORN ? ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/27 "2004-08-09T18:57:35Z")
> [@LilyoftheValley](#): > > **Sternvogel** beat me to the post on BEERS -\> DRUNK yesterday by about 2 minutes, so I still have a new pair I haven’t posted yet. > > Anyone up for: > > ROSES -\> THORN ? roses poses posts pouts pours sours spurs spurt sport short shore shorn thorn I didn’t check for conciseness. I struggled, so I didn’t want to get scooped. I didn’t think of another. Maybe tonight. ---
**Author:** ![WCStyles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7cd45c/32.png) [@WCStyles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WCStyles)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/28 "2004-08-09T22:05:04Z")
Aha! Took me far too long to make sure it works, but… WELSH to LEEKS ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/29 "2004-08-09T23:55:16Z")
> [@WCStyles](#): > > WELSH to LEEKS **Welsh** Welch Belch Beach Leach Leash Least Leapt Leaps Leaks **Leeks** Now: EAGER -\> GROAN ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/30 "2004-08-10T03:44:58Z")
> [@LilyoftheValley](#): > > EAGER -\> GROAN Eager Cager (basketball player) Caged Cared Cares Cards Sards (forms of quartz) Sands Sends Seeds Seeps Steps Stops Slops (feeds hogs) Slaps Claps Claws Flaws Flows Flown Frown Grown Groan Head to Wall Street and turn some BONDS into a share of STOCK. ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/31 "2004-08-10T04:34:59Z")
BONDS \> STOCKS: Bonds Bonus Bones Cones Cokes Cocks (male chickens everyone-behave yourself!) Stock HORSE \> RIDER ---
**Author:** ![SpasmicChaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@SpasmicChaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpasmicChaos)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/32 "2004-08-10T12:00:05Z")
**HORSE to RIDER** HORSE Norse noise poise posse passe paste pasts parts pares wares wires wirer wider RIDER Let’s try: PAINT --\> BRUSH ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/33 "2004-08-10T12:47:11Z")
[Rude intermission] I call this one 'getting dumped by your girlfriend: **fucks** ducks dunks bunks banks **wanks** [/Rude intermission] ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/34 "2004-08-10T12:59:59Z")
> [@smartini](#): > > BONDS \> STOCKS: > > Bonds > Bonus > Bones > Cones > Cokes > Cocks (male chickens everyone-behave yourself!) > Stock > > HORSE \> RIDER WHOA!!! Cokes -\> Cocks??? Cocks -\> Stock??? ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/35 "2004-08-10T16:40:39Z")
**PAINT to BRUSH** **PAINT** PAINS GAINS GRINS GRIND GRAND BRAND BRANS BRASS BRASH **BRUSH** Let’s do ANGEL to DEMON. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/36 "2004-08-10T20:47:13Z")
> [@Jurph](#): > > \*\*Let’s do ANGEL to DEMON. Angel Anger Auger Luger Luges Lunes (crescent-shaped portions of spheres) Lanes Lames (makes crippled) Lamps Limps Limes Dimes Demes (populations of interbreeding organisms – yes, [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.com) is my friend) Demos (the common people, as well as slang for _demonstrations_) Demon As **Trunk** pointed out, the successful conversion of BONDS to STOCk has yet to be transacted in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/37 "2004-08-10T20:53:33Z")
bonds bends beads bears sears scars scare share shore short shoot shook shock stock Double-check me, but I think that’s right. ---
**Author:** ![WCStyles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7cd45c/32.png) [@WCStyles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WCStyles)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/38 "2004-08-10T23:58:16Z")
Looks fine. Now make like a four-foot Tweety Bird and lead the RUBES to the CARNY. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/39 "2004-08-11T00:49:28Z")
> [@WCStyles](#): > > Looks fine. Now make like a four-foot Tweety Bird I don’t know what that means but i got from RUBES \> CARNY rubes robes ropes rapes rates rater dater dates dares pares pores ports parts pants panty canty canny carny Now do **SLICK** \> **CAKES** ---
**Author:** ![WCStyles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7cd45c/32.png) [@WCStyles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WCStyles)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690/40 "2004-08-11T02:02:57Z")
> [@](#): > > I don’t know what that means but i got from RUBES \> CARNY A carny is a carnival worker, and rubes are the suckers that shell out their money for ring-toss games and the like in hopes of winning valueless prizes like the aforementioned four-foot tall stuffed Tweety Bird. SLICK slice spice spine spins spans spars sears seals sells tells tills tiles tales takes CAKES Okay, [MOHEL](http://www.mohel.net) to SNIPS. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-letter-game/258690.md?page=3)