# Yet another Doper word game...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410>\
**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:** 5

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**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/81 "2001-11-11T06:13:22Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Genseric \*  
> \*\*  
> Anyway here’s an untested one from me \*_Glory -\> Shame_ \*\*

Holy crap, this one may not be possible. Unless glowy is a word. It’s not in [http://www.dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com) or [http://www.m-w.com](http://www.m-w.com).

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**Author:** ![JBERGES](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@JBERGES](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBERGES)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/82 "2001-11-11T06:26:52Z")

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Oh yes it is…(Sprints back from place where he was crying)

Shame  
shams  
slams  
slims  
slime  
slide  
glide  
glade  
glare  
glore  
Glory

“glore” is questionable, but a word according to [http://www.dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com).

Nice --\> Jerk

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/83 "2001-11-11T06:37:58Z")

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Nice --\> Jerk

Nice  
dice  
dire  
dare  
pare  
part  
pert  
perk  
Jerk

Try God --\> Sex?

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**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/84 "2001-11-11T06:48:17Z")

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God  
got  
get  
set  
sex

**flame -\> steam**

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**Author:** ![TN\_hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/85 "2001-11-11T07:22:04Z")

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flame \> steam

flame  
flams  
slams  
spams  
spans  
spins  
shins  
shies  
spies  
spied  
speed  
steed  
stead  
steam

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**Author:** ![TN\_hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/86 "2001-11-11T07:25:58Z")

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word \> game ???

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**Author:** ![TN\_hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/87 "2001-11-11T07:27:08Z")

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word  
ward  
ware  
dare  
dame  
game  
ooops. too easy

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**Author:** ![TN\_hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/88 "2001-11-11T07:28:52Z")

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evil \> good

I bet this one’s tricky.

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**Author:** ![TN\_hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/89 "2001-11-11T17:38:59Z")

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Maybe impossible.

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**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 11, 2001, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/90 "2001-11-11T20:41:31Z")

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Evil -\> Good:

evil  
emil (had to use a name here…)  
emir  
amir (“amir” and “emir” are both variants of the same word)  
amid  
arid  
grid  
grip  
trip  
trap  
tram  
dram  
drat  
brat  
boat  
goat  
goad  
good

Assuming the above counts as a solution, try:

moral -\> whore (untested)

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**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/91 "2001-11-11T23:05:04Z")

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Blue -\> Pink

blue  
**s** lue (variant of slew [variant of slough])  
slu **t**  
sl **o** t  
**p** lot  
p **i** ot (THE magpie)  
pi **n** t  
pin **k**

[sub]All words checked on [http://www.dictionary.com](http://www.dictionary.com)[/sub]  
Geez…why must I use such stupid words? How did you do it, **JBERGES**?

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**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/92 "2001-11-11T23:09:26Z")

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And, um, keep working on moral -\> whore  
In 4 seconds, here’s what I got  
Moral  
Coral  
Uh  
Uh  
Uh  
Whole  
Whore

Go me! 🙂 ::_Pumps fists into air_::

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**Author:** ![Nortia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Nortia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nortia)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/93 "2001-11-11T23:59:38Z")

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moral \> whore

moral  
modal  
model  
modes  
codes  
cores  
corks  
cocks  
socks  
soaks  
soars  
scars  
scare  
share  
shale  
whale  
whole  
whore

soft \> hard…untested and probably easy but it’s late and I don’t want to do another 😉

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**Author:** ![TN\_hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/94 "2001-11-12T00:41:45Z")

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soft  
sort  
fort  
fart  
hart  
hard

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**Author:** ![TN\_hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/95 "2001-11-12T00:45:09Z")

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How about…

True \> Love

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**Author:** ![TN\_hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/96 "2001-11-12T00:49:38Z")

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true  
tree  
free  
fret  
feet  
fees  
lees  
lets  
lots  
lops  
lope  
love

Okay, that was too easy. The floor is open.

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**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/97 "2001-11-12T01:13:47Z")

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Um, for the sake of keeping the game going:

Sale -\> Buys  
Bart -\> Good  
Death -\> Alive

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/98 "2001-11-12T01:45:25Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by moronmountain \*  
> \*\*Um, for the sake of keeping the game going:
> 
> Sale -\> Buys  
> Bart -\> Good  
> Death -\> Alive \*\*

Simpson, eh?

Bart  
barn  
burn  
bury  
busy  
bust  
must  
most  
molt  
mold  
gold  
good

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**Author:** ![moronmountain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@moronmountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moronmountain)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/99 "2001-11-12T01:50:38Z")

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Sorry… I was watching the new episode of The Simpsons at the time…yep…I’m the kind of loser who has seen every single episode.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-doper-word-game/91410/100 "2001-11-12T02:15:59Z")

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Sale --\> Buys

Sale  
salt  
malt  
mast  
mass  
maps  
caps  
cays  
Bays  
Buys

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