Sorry - didn’t catch the four letter word requirement - how about
TUBA > LYNN
instead
I think “bose” might be a little iffy.
Merriam-Webster lists it only as a person’s name, and i’m not sure whether such proper names qualify.
tuba
tuna
tune
tone
lone
lyne
lynn
dame > gent
BUSH --> GORE
Another way:
BUSH
Bust
Lust
Lost
Lose
Lore
Gore
I’m stuck on TUBA -> LYNN
So far, I’ve gotten:
TUBA
Tube
Tune
Tone
Lone
?
LYNN
DAME
Lame
Lane
Land
Lend
Lent
GENT
Fish -> Bird
Long
Song
Sing
Sine
Line
Linn
Lynn
Okay, I know some people with the last name Linn.
Fish
Fist
Mist
Must
Bust
…
Bird
Dang, I can’t do that one either. Apparently it can only be done via evolution, but you need “amphibian” and “dinosaur” on the way through.
Fish - wish - wash - bash - base - bare - bard - bird
Drum --> Beat
fish
fist
pist
piss
pass
bass
bars
bard
bird
foot > yard
drum
dram
drat
brat
beat
foot > food > ford > cord > card > yard
COWS --> BEEF
FOOT
food
ford
cord
card
YARD
COLD → BOIL
rjk, you rat fink.
cold > bold > boll > boil
SODA --> CANS
Rat-finked you again!
FOOT -> fort -> ford -> fard -> YARD
Soda
Coda
Cods
Cads
Cans
Girl --> Lady
Bugger.
Bonus…
Cows
Bows
Bots
Bets
Bees
Beef
GIRL
gill
rill
rile
ride
wide
wade
lade
LADY
LOTS --> NONE