# Yet another Doper word game... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 4, 2001, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410 "2001-11-04T05:42:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jenericho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Jenericho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenericho)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/21 "2001-11-04T16:19:10Z")
Mike Bike Bake Bale Ball Boil Coil Cool Chaos \>-\> Order (12 steps inclusive (or better (if you can (I can’t)))). ---
**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/22 "2001-11-04T22:41:24Z")
WTF does chaos transform into? Or order for that matter…holy smokes…good one Jenericho ---
**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/23 "2001-11-04T23:07:37Z")
Chaos Chaps Claps … … Older Order HOLY HELL! I give up! [sub]SMASHES head against wall 8 or 9 times, then drinks Windex to forget the pain[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2001, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/24 "2001-11-04T23:53:03Z")
I can do it in 14 steps…but not 12 yet: chaos cha **t** s c **o** ats co **s** ts c **a** sts cas **e** s ca **t** es c **i** tes cite **r** ci **d** er **a** ider a **d** der **o** dder o **r** der Unfortunately, it also uses some “dodgy” words (they are words, just not very common ones). ---
**Author:** ![Opus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/858c86/32.png) [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/25 "2001-11-05T00:07:59Z")
Chaos to Order in twelve steps: Chaos Chats Coats Costs Coses Codes Coder Cider Aider Adder Alder Older Order Coses is the plural of cos, a variety of lettuce. (It’s in the dictionary, I tells ya, honest!) Your next challenge: Opus to Bill (pretty easy–I did it in 8 steps with all common words) ---
**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/26 "2001-11-05T00:21:54Z")
Opus Opts Outs Buts Bits Bite Bile Bill Whew…regained some dignity after that Chaos -\> Order mess of mine. Jocks -\> Smart (I haven’t tested it yet, but everything is theoretically possible) ---
**Author:** ![Palve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Palve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palve)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/27 "2001-11-05T00:54:06Z")
jocks socks soaks soars stars start smart there…that wasn’t very hard, was it? now try… BOARD -\> FENCE ---
**Author:** ![Opus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/858c86/32.png) [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/28 "2001-11-05T01:15:50Z")
Wow. Tough one. fence pence penne penny peony peons peens weens weans beans beats bears boars board Let’s try a slightly easier one: quick into sloth. ---
**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/29 "2001-11-05T05:07:42Z")
Quick Quirk Quire Quite Suite Suits Slits Slots Sloth Yeah, a Quire is 1/20 of a ream of paper. Thick -\> Stout (I should check these first because recently I’ve been chucking up easy-ass ones…this is probably another such one, but I’m too pissed at the Yankees SUCKITUDE to think much right now. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/30 "2001-11-05T05:19:36Z")
Thick --\> Stout Thick Think Thank Shank Shack Shark Shirk Shirt Short Shout Stout Next: Kiss --\> Love? ---
**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/31 "2001-11-05T05:38:09Z")
Kiss Miss Mass Lass Loss Lose Love ANTI-D’back aggression in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Fuck -\> Curt Muck Murk Mark Mart Cart Curt Whew…ok for real now: Ugly -\> Duck ---
**Author:** ![Caiata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Caiata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caiata)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/32 "2001-11-05T10:05:32Z")
_blinks_ I’m not sure that’s possible. The only word I’m getting that is one letter from ‘ugly’ is ‘ugli’, and the only word I’m getting that is one letter from ‘ugli’ is ‘ugly’ … [Dictionary.com](http://Dictionary.com) lists a lot of “acronyms” that would help make that one work, but um, they’re not real words! ☹ You’ve stumped me! ---
**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/33 "2001-11-05T23:12:24Z")
[http://www.dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com) ROCKS! But yeah, I should have tested that one first…I went with my own assumption that everything was possible within reason. Oh well… Um… Try this one then: God -\> Fry [sub]Not as sacreligious as it may seem…It’s linking the first and last half of Gilber Godfry’s last name…although it does look kinda bad from a religion standpoint.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/34 "2001-11-05T23:17:26Z")
[http://www.dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com) ROCKS! But yeah, I should have tested that one first…I went with my own assumption that everything was possible within reason. Oh well… Um… Try this one then: God -\> Fry [sub]Not as sacreligious as it may seem…It’s linking the first and last half of Gilber Godfry’s last name…although it does look kinda bad from a religion standpoint.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/35 "2001-11-05T23:17:52Z")
I have the same problem. :eek: Kiss Miss Moss Loss Lose Love There, I posted a shorter path for Kiss -\> Love which entitles me to start a new path. Fish -\> Pork ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/36 "2001-11-05T23:23:06Z")
Er…okay…I was still posting when **moronmountain** posted. God Goy [Gry](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_251.html) Fry 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2001, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/37 "2001-11-05T23:53:22Z")
Fish -\> Pork: fish fis **t** f **a** st **p** ast pa **r** t par **k** p **o** rk And, to continue with this particular theme: beef -\> lamb ---
**Author:** ![JBERGES](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@JBERGES](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBERGES)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/38 "2001-11-06T00:44:27Z")
Ok… beef bees sees sews saws sacs sack lack lace lame lamb Can someone please do this quicker? Or…try Arch --\>Line I’m not sure how easy/hard/impossible it is. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/39 "2001-11-06T03:02:17Z")
Arch Arc **s** Ar **m** s A **i** ms **D** ims Dim **e** Di **n** e **L** ine Next: Page --\> Book ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/40 "2001-11-06T03:09:47Z")
Page -\> Book: page pa **c** e pac **k** **r** ack r **o** ck ro **o** k **b** ook Next: Lead -\> Gold 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410.md?page=3)