The object of THIS word game, instead of defining made up words, or linking user-names, is to go from one word to another of equal length in as few moves as possible changing only one letter at a time, no adding or subtracting of letters. After one person solves a puzzle, they suggest transition words for the next person. And obviously you have to use REAL words. Hint: Names are good starting or ending words to use, although proper nouns are not allowed in between starting and finishing words.
Task One
Go from “James” to “Smart”
James Tames
Tares Pares
Parks
Perks
Perms Terms
Teams
Tears Sears
Stars
Start
Smart
Understand?
Task Two
“Rob” to “Ego”
Also make sure the word chains are possible. This example may seem hard, but I was able to complete it.
As my math prof, Dr. Ditzian, would demonstrate, it’s not difficult!!
Just so: Rob–>Ego
Rob
Roo
Rio
Rig Sig
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A few simple calculations
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Egg
Ego
And Voila! You have the correct answer.
[sub]Now that my head has exploded trying this, I shall clean my brains out of my keyboard and go to bed. Have fun with this![/sub]
The object is for the person who answers the task to suggest a new task. But here’s how I did it (minus fancy coding because I’m just too damn tired):
Rob
Rib
Rid
Aid
Add
Ado
Ago
Ego
But it is good to see people actually THINKING about this stuff…I guess I just do this way to much though because I find this stuff entertaining, not brain-exploding.
Ok, now, after you solve this transition, suggest one of your own…please.
Go from “Jess” to “Love”
That one is ass-easy, so no brain exploding there…
jake bake
bike
bide aide
aids
adds
ades
ales
alee glee
Not so sure if ‘ades’ counts … as in lemonades and orange-ades, I always considered ‘ade’ or ‘ades’ to be its own
word. If not, then … from ‘aids’…
ails
alls
ales
alee glee
nods
And um … the reason very few people are posting other ones, I imagine, is because they’re hard to make certain they can work?
How about … bird → walk? Really easy but it’s the only one I can think of that I know for certain will work I’d hate to put one up that is unsolveable!
I’d hate to put one up that is unsolveable! 