# Lety's play a game!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 27, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079 "2004-07-27T12:49:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 10

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/181 "2004-07-30T21:03:02Z")

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MILK  
mink  
mind  
mend  
mead  
read  
reed  
deed  
deer  
BEER

How 'bout SODA into WINE?

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/182 "2004-07-30T21:12:12Z")

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Soda  
Coda  
Cods  
Rods  
Rids  
Ride  
[Rine](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=rine)  
Wine

Keeping up with the beverages… COKE into PIBB?

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**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:** [July 31, 2004, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/183 "2004-07-31T03:13:41Z")

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COKE  
Cake  
Cape  
Caps  
Cops  
Cobs  
Bobs  
Bibs  
[Bibb](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bibb)  
PIBB

Who am I to break up a good thing? ICED --\> TEAS

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/184 "2004-07-31T03:15:14Z")

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> [@Idle Thoughts](#):
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> Keeping up with the beverages… COKE into PIBB?

Let’s see…

COKE  
Poke  
Pike  
Pile  
Gile  
Gibe  
Gibb  
PIBB

For our next trick:  
Mage -\> Wand

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/185 "2004-07-31T03:24:16Z")

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> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#):
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> Who am I to break up a good thing? ICED --\> TEAS

Okay, then, I’ll try this one:  
ICED  
Ices  
Aces  
Acts  
Aits  
Sits  
Sets (_Chiefly British_ A small island)  
Seas  
TEAS

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**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:** [July 31, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/186 "2004-07-31T03:33:14Z")

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MAGE  
Wage  
Wane  
WAND

Okay… KING --\> PAGE

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**Author:** ![Grasshopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Grasshopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grasshopper)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/187 "2004-07-31T04:01:45Z")

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KING --\> PAGE

king  
sing  
sang  
sane  
sage  
page

Next up: LURK --\> POST

(I didn’t read through the whole thread. Apologies if this has already been done)

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/188 "2004-07-31T04:19:27Z")

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> [@Grasshopper](#):
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> Next up: LURK → POST

LURK  
Lure  
Pure  
Pore  
Port  
POST  
BOOT -\> HATS

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**Author:** ![Amberlei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@Amberlei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amberlei)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/189 "2004-07-31T04:50:30Z")

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> [@Kat](#):
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> BOOT -\> HATS

boot  
bott  
bots  
bats  
hats  
goat to lamp

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**Author:** ![Too\_Stoopid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Too\_Stoopid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Too_Stoopid)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/190 "2004-07-31T06:40:24Z")

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Goat  
Goal  
Coal  
Cool  
Coop  
Comp  
Camp  
Lamp

RING = DOOM

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/191 "2004-07-31T13:33:40Z")

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RING  
rind  
rend  
read  
ream  
roam  
room  
DOOM  
RULE —\> AVER

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/192 "2004-07-31T15:53:54Z")

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> [@mhendo](#):
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> RULE —\> AVER

Rule  
Role  
Rile  
Rill (small brook)  
Rial (Iranian money)  
Rias (inlets)  
Rims  
Aims  
Arms  
Ares (units of land measure – a hectare is 100 ares)  
Apes  
Aper (imitator)  
Aver

It’s a hot day, so if you dare, feel free to go from CLAD to BARE.

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/193 "2004-07-31T17:39:27Z")

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CLAD  
clap  
clan  
plan  
pean  
dean  
dern  
darn  
barn  
BARE

SUCK --\> BLOW

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/194 "2004-07-31T21:33:14Z")

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SUCK  
luck  
lurk  
lure  
lore  
more  
mole  
molt  
moot  
soot  
slot  
blot  
BLOW

FLIP —\> MILK

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**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:** [July 31, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/195 "2004-07-31T22:00:37Z")

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FLIP  
Flap  
Flat  
Feat  
Meat  
Meet  
Melt  
[Mell](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=mell)  
Mill  
MILK

Complete reversal: BATS --\> STAB

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/196 "2004-07-31T22:56:25Z")

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> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#):
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> Complete reversal: BATS --\> STAB

BATS  
Bets  
Sets  
Sees  
Seas  
Sear  
Star  
STAB

DEBT -\> PAID

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/197 "2004-07-31T23:58:26Z")

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DEBT  
dent  
went  
want  
wand  
sand  
said  
PAID

SUIT --\> CLUB

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**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 1, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/198 "2004-08-01T03:07:18Z")

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SUIT  
Slit  
Flit  
Flat  
Flab  
Flub  
CLUB

PAIR --\> ACES

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/199 "2004-08-01T12:31:29Z")

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PAIR  
hair  
heir  
hear  
bear  
beat  
brat  
bras  
eras  
oras  
ores  
ires  
ices  
ACES

FUEL --\> TANK

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**Author:** ![Grasshopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Grasshopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grasshopper)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/200 "2004-08-01T14:13:13Z")

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FUEL --\> TANK

FUEL  
FULL  
BULL  
BULK  
BUNK  
BANK  
TANK

Next up: RAIN --\> SNOW

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