Word Ladders

[Parker Owens]

A New Game!  Word Ladders.

 

Word Ladders…This is actually an old time puzzle kind of thing.

 

In a Word Ladder, the object is to start with an Original word (I'll use HATES, for example), and turn the Original word into a new "Target word." Each poster changes exactly ONE letter to turn HATES into its target (I'll use LOVER in this example).

It might run like this:

 

Parker posts:  Turn HATES into LOVER.

Grumbles1 posts: HAVES

Fliedermaus posts: LAVES

Smugly84 posts: LOVES

Grumbles1 posts: LOVER.   I win. New post -  turn BLATHER into SERIOUS...

 

 …and so on.

 

General Rules –

1. Responses must keep the letter changed in place. Grumbles1 changed the T to V, but its relative place in the puzzle remained the same.
2. Use English language, with preference for uncapitalized, un-hyphenated words. Avoid proper names, unless absolutely necessary; non-English words used as a last resort.
3. Obviously, keep it clean.
4. Posters should not post twice in a row.
5. Poster who completes the ladder sets the next ladder.

 

Have fun…and so on to the first Word Ladder challenge:

 

Turn CANDY  into  HEART   (okay, so I'm a shameless romantic. Sue me.)

Edited December 14, 2015 by Parker Owens

[Reader1810]

Candy to Heart

 

 

Handy

[Valkyrie]

Candy to heart

 

Handy

 

Hardy

[Parker Owens]

Candy to heart

 

Handy

 

Hardy

Tardy

[Reader1810]

Candy to Heart

 

 

Tardy to Tarry

[Cynus]

Candy to Heart

Teary (Would that work? Changing a letter and shifting it over? Or does this count as changing three letters?)

Edited December 14, 2015 by Cynus

[Parker Owens]

Candy to Heart

 

Teary (Would that work? Changing a letter and shifting it over? Or does this count as changing three letters?)

Alas, no.  You have to leave the letter you changed in place/order.

[Cynus]

Candy to Heart

Tarry to Harry (persistently harrass)

 

Alas, no.  You have to leave the letter you changed in place/order.

I recommend adding that to the rules at the beginning in case others make my same mistake.

Edited December 14, 2015 by Cynus

[Reader1810]

Candy to Heart

Tarry to Harry (As in "persistently harrass")

 

 

Harry to Barry

 

(A field divided transversely into several equal parts, and consisting of two different tinctures interchangeably disposed.)

[Cynus]

Candy to Heart

Barry to Berry

[Drew Espinosa]

Candy to Heart

 

 

 

Berry to Merry

[Parker Owens]

(Candy to Heart...)

 

 

...Merry to terry   (as in terrycloth)

[Drew Espinosa]

Merry to Terry

 

Teary (Would that work? Changing a letter and shifting it over? Or does this count as changing three letters?) Found a place where this can work

 

Terry to Teary

[Cynus]

Candy to Heart


Teary to Tears

[Drew Espinosa]

Candy to Heart

 

Tears to Teams

[skinnydragon]

Candy to Heart

 

teams to seams

[Parker Owens]

Candy to Heart...

 

seams to sears...

[Drew Espinosa]

Candy to Heart

 

Sears to Seals

Edited December 14, 2015 by Drew Espinosa

[Parker Owens]

Candy to Heart....

 

Seals to Heals...

[Cynus]

Candy to heart

 

 

Heals to Hears

Edited December 14, 2015 by Cynus

[Drew Espinosa]

Candy to Heart

 

Hears to Heart!

[Drew Espinosa]

New Game: Winter to Spring

[Parker Owens]

Congratulations, Pi Boy Drew, our first Winner! :) 

 

Oh, and Winter to Spring...

 

 Winter becomes winder...

[Drew Espinosa]

Winter to Spring

 

Winder to Wander

[Parker Owens]

Winter to Spring...

 

wander to sander...