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05-03-2002, 12:06 AM
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Margaret's post reminded me of this month's "RD Challenge" in the back of Reader's Digest. No fair playing if you've already peeked! 
It's called a "doublet" invented in 1878 by Lewis Carroll. You take two words that are related in some way. Change the first word, one letter at a time (like in Margaret's game) so that it eventually ends up being the second word. Here's an example:
PIG ---> STY
PIG - WIG - WAG - WAY - SAY - STY
Got it? Okay, here is your first doublet:
HEAD ---> TAIL
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05-03-2002, 01:15 AM
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How about this?
HEAD--HEAL--HEIL--HAIL--TAIL
Although I have a feeling "HEIL" will not be allowed!! |
05-03-2002, 01:21 AM
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Goo try; you started out right. I forgot to mention, each word does have to be a real word in its own right.
I'm sure there is more than one solution, but you did start off right for the answer that I have in front of me.
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05-03-2002, 01:42 AM
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HEAD--HEAL--TEAL--TELL--TALL--TAIL |
05-03-2002, 01:56 AM
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How about SOUP--->NUTS? |
05-03-2002, 07:00 AM
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I used to play these in the puzzle magazines all the time! I loved them. They were a little harder there though because they specified the number of words you needed to use to get from A to B.
SOUP
SOAP
SOAR
BOAR
BOAS
BOTS
BUTS
NUTS |
05-03-2002, 11:01 AM
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Cheers! So, Janice, would you like to post one yourself, or shall I post another one from RD?
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05-03-2002, 05:29 PM
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oops, sorry. I spaced out. Here's a new one:
Go from BALL to PARK
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05-03-2002, 06:09 PM
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BALL
BALK
BARK
PARK
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How about HEAD to FOOT? |
05-03-2002, 06:14 PM
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HEAD
HEAT
MEAT
MOAT
MOOT
FOOT
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If I got it right, then try :
PUSH to PULL |
05-03-2002, 06:33 PM
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PUSH
BUSH
BUST
BEST
BELT
BELL
BULL
PULL
(also:
PUSH
MUSH
MASH
MAST
MALT
MALL
MULL
PULL)
Hmm... gotta think of a next one
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05-03-2002, 06:37 PM
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LEAF --> FALL
-JP |
05-03-2002, 07:47 PM
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LEAF
LEAK
LEEK
PEEK
PEEL
FEEL
FELL
FALL
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WINTER to SUMMER? |
05-09-2002, 11:40 PM
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It isn't as easy as one might think getting from WINTER to SUMMER, but here's a go...
WINTER
WINDER
WANDER
WARDER
WARDED
WARNED
WARRED
WARMED
WARMER
HARMER
HAMMER
HUMMER
SUMMER
So, anyone up for getting from SPRING to AUTUMN? |
05-09-2002, 11:43 PM
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SPRING
SUMMER
AUTUMN
*ducking* |
05-11-2002, 07:52 PM
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Boo! |
05-12-2002, 02:03 PM
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 I got to see an answer better than that! AUTUMN... |
05-12-2002, 02:18 PM
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Hey! This is a serious endeavour here... |
05-19-2002, 08:00 PM
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Alas, shall we never get from SPRING to AUTUMN? |
05-20-2002, 12:11 AM
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I am skeptical that there is a solution for this puzzle, mainly because I can't think of a word that has one letter different from "autumn." True, I am not the most literate member of the board, so I may have missed something.
Assuming that you have a solution Fr. Kurt, I am extremely impressed! (I was already impressed with your Winter --> Summer)
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