# Lety's play a game! **URL:** \ **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:** 13
**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:** [August 6, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/241 "2004-08-06T22:49:46Z")
LEAK lean bean beam team tram trap trip DRIP TRIM —\> LINE ---
**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, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/242 "2004-08-06T23:52:43Z")
TRIM —\> LINE TRIM tram team teem tees lees less loss lost list lint LINE SODA\>JERK ---
**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, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/243 "2004-08-07T00:30:28Z")
SODA --\> JERK was already done in post #131 according to a search, but I’ll give it a go anyway, without looking at the previous answer. SODA Coda Code Core Pore Pork Perk JERK NERD --\> GEEK ---
**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, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/244 "2004-08-07T00:35:48Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > NERD --\> GEEK NERD need seed seek GEEK TWIG --\> TREE (No solution in mind.) ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/245 "2004-08-07T00:53:12Z")
TWIG twin thin then thee TREE LION-\>KING ---
**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, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/246 "2004-08-07T01:36:16Z")
> [@Suburban Plankton](#): > > LION-\>KING LION loon loot foot font fond find kind KING BIRD --\> NEST ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/247 "2004-08-07T02:40:51Z")
BIRD bind bend bent best NEST WING --\> TAIL ---
**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, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/248 "2004-08-07T02:54:26Z")
> [@\*\*Suburban Plankton\*\*](#): > > WING --\> TAIL Wing Sing Sang Sand Said Sail Tail Get out your Bible and proceed from JOHN to ACTS. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/249 "2004-08-07T04:03:36Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Get out your Bible and proceed from JOHN to ACTS. JOHN Joan Jean Bean Bran Bred Ired Iced Aced Aces ACTS I tried to do it without proper nouns, really I did. PINT -\> CUPS ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/250 "2004-08-07T04:22:13Z")
PINT pins pips pups CUPS Try JOHN --\> PAUL. Now if you’ll excuse me I think I’ll take George and Ringo over to the [5-letter game](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=270115) ---
**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, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/251 "2004-08-07T15:35:39Z")
JOHN → PAUL was also already done, back on page two. I should know, as I chose it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/252 "2004-08-07T16:39:44Z")
My apologies. I thought I had checked all of the pages, but obviously I missed it. How about TOWN --\> CITY ---
**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, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/253 "2004-08-07T17:41:34Z")
> [@Suburban Plankton](#): > > How about TOWN --\> CITY TOWN tows tots pots pits pity CITY Have we done NOUN to VERB? (“All nouns may be verbed.”) ---
**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, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/254 "2004-08-07T22:40:49Z")
> [@rjk](#): > > Have we done NOUN to VERB? (“All nouns may be verbed.”) Noun Noon Goon Good Gold Hold Held Herd Herb Verb I’ve found an eclectic station that follows a RUSH song with an offering from MOBY. ---
**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, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/255 "2004-08-07T22:52:45Z")
RUSH Mush Mosh Moss Mobs MOBY STAR --\> WARS ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/256 "2004-08-07T23:46:26Z")
> [@Nightwatch Trailer](#): > > STAR --\> WARS STAR Sear Seas Teas Tens Tans Tars WARS BLUE -\> SONG ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/257 "2004-08-08T07:47:27Z")
Blue \> song blue glue glut gout goat moat molt dolt dole sole sone song whew. good \> boys ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/258 "2004-08-08T07:55:32Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > fish > fist > pist > piss > pass > bass > bars > bard > bird > foot \> yard foot food ford fore bore bare bard yard mile\>acre ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2004, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/259 "2004-08-08T08:02:41Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#): > > foot > food > ford > fore > bore > bare > bard > yard > mile\>acre :smack: sorry. didn’t realize I was on page one till after I posted. Anyway, let’s see what you can do with mile\>acre ---
**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 8, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079/260 "2004-08-08T17:23:09Z")
GOOD Goad Goat Boat Boas BOYS I’ll let **Peanuthead** ’s MILE --\> ACRE stand. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letys-play-a-game/257079.md?page=14)