New Change A Letter Game

[Pam]

Some commented at the added choices with five letters - here we go! You may change one letter and you can even change the order of the letters this time if it seems that the options are impossible. You can still move the first or last letter to the other end -- as in trips (this just may be more difficult than 4 - if we get stuck, drop a letter back to 4, change the order of the existing letters, or build back to 5 letters if dropped to 4). And if you want to implement a change - suggest it!

OK! Beginning with

roast

[Melissa]

I've never played this before...so I hope I'm doing it right!

toast

[mrichar383]

toast > boast

[dawn-in-nz]

Yay a new start, thanks Pam.

toast -> coast

[dawn-in-nz]

Okay you beat me Molly

boast -> coast

[KrystalW]

coact

[dawn-in-nz]

coact -> coach

[webfrau]

coach -> conch

[SettlerScrapper]

conch -> cinch

[scamptx]

cinch > pinch

[dawn-in-nz]

pinch -> punch

[SettlerScrapper]

punch -> hunch

[GrandmaCrys]

munch

[scamptx]

lunch!

[SettlerScrapper]

lurch

[dawn-in-nz]

lurch -> larch

[SettlerScrapper]

latch

[voniku]

patch

[dawn-in-nz]

patch -> watch

[dagwood]

watch > catch

[diturpin]

catch > match

[voniku]

match > march

[diturpin]

march > marsh

[voniku]

marsh > harsh

[GrandmaCrys]

crash (harsh to anything "seemed impossible" to me, but if anyone can do better, feel free to take it back to harsh! :lol: :lol: :lol: )

[voniku]

Mwahahaha Stumped again by the masterful Veronica!!!!!

CRASH > CRUSH

[webfrau]

crush > brush

[GailS]

brush > brash

[Melissa]

brush>shrub

[Melissa]

oops...lol.

[GrandmaCrys]

brash > trash

[dawn-in-nz]

trash -> trass

a light-coloured type of volcanic stuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.

[scamptx]

trass > stars

[Melissa]

stars>stirs

[dawn-in-nz]

stirs -> sties

[KrystalW]

sites

[dawn-in-nz]

sites -> sizes

[kaybutler@mweb.]

sides

[scamptx]

sides > tides

[LisasMom]

tides > bides

[dawn-in-nz]

bides -> aides

[GrandmaCrys]

aided

[dawn-in-nz]

aided -> aired

[SettlerScrapper]

sired

[scamptx]

sired > tired

Me this morning...

[voniku]

tired > tried

[diturpin]

tried > treed

[dawn-in-nz]

treed -> tweed

[voniku]

tweed > tweet

[webfrau]

tweet > sweet

[diturpin]

sweet > sweat

We've had an extreme drought this summer so this is a word I'm familiar with! LOL!

[webfrau]

sweat > swear

[voniku]

swear > wears

[LisasMom]

wears > gears

[voniku]

gears > rages

[Impy]

sages

(I haven't played in so long, I didn't realize everyone had moved! Thanks for leaving a forwarding address, Pam! : )

[voniku]

sages > gases

[Melissa]

gases>bases

[webfrau]

bases > bales

[voniku]

bales > ables

[Melissa]

ables>sales

[diturpin]

sales > tales

[Impy]

talks

[webfrau]

talks > walks

[scamptx]

walks > calks

1. A pointed extension on the toe or heels of a horseshoe, designed to prevent slipping.
2. A spiked plate fixed on the bottom of a shoe to prevent slipping and preserve the sole.

[GrandmaCrys]

calls

[LisasMom]

calls > balls


(Was tempted to use calls > y'alls but didn't figure it quite followed the rules!!!!) :lol: :doh: :lol: :doh: :lol:

[webfrau]

bells

[Melissa]

bells>cells

[GrandmaCrys]

cello

[webfrau]

cello > jello

not a kiwi word but why not

[scamptx]

jello > hello

[voniku]

hallo?

(used to call or answer someone, or to incite dogs in hunting.)

[webfrau]

halls

[dawn-in-nz]

halls -> shall

[GrandmaCrys]

shalt - archaic second person singular of shall.

[webfrau]

shalt > shaft

[KrystalW]

shift

[webfrau]

shirt

[Melissa]

shirt>skirt

[dagwood]

skirt > skint (thats me at the end of each week)

[Melissa]

skint>stint

[Melissa]

skirt > skint (thats me at the end of each week)

Skint: I fell out of the tree and skint my leg. :lol: Seriously, I say it that way!

[webfrau]

stint > saint

[kaybutler@mweb.]

faint

[webfrau]

paint

[dawn-in-nz]

paint -> pains

[LisasMom]

pains > gains

[dawn-in-nz]

gains -> grins

[webfrau]

grids

[dawn-in-nz]

grids -> grits

[voniku]

frits

[LisasMom]

frits > fries

[dagwood]

fries > I fried them:twins: :twins: :twins:

[voniku]

fried > fired

[GrandmaCrys]

hired (Veronica, your loss - my gain; you fired 'em - I hired 'em! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: )

[voniku]

hired > hires

[GrandmaCrys]

fires

[voniku]

hired (Veronica, your loss - my gain; you fired 'em - I hired 'em! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: )


:lol: Too funny!

fires > serif

[dawn-in-nz]

serif -> frise

a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.

[Melissa]

frise>fries

[voniku]

frise > arise

[voniku]

frise>fries

oops!! :o

fries > tries

[Impy]

tried

[dawn-in-nz]

tried -> triad

[dagwood]

triad > tread

[Melissa]

tread>bread

[KrystalW]

bream

[dawn-in-nz]

bream -> amber

[dagwood]

amber > ember

[scamptx]

amber > ember

[scamptx]

Dags!!!!

[scamptx]

ember > umber

[LisasMom]

umber > rumba

[Melissa]

rumba>rambo

[LisasMom]

rambo > baron

[GrandmaCrys]

boron

[Impy]

moron

[scamptx]

moron > moton

n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Anc. Armor) A small plate covering the armpit in armor of the 14th century and later.

[Melissa]

moton>motor

[kathyd811]

motor>rotor

[dagwood]

rotor > rotos

[voniku]

rotos > roots

[scamptx]

roots > riots

[voniku]

riots >rifts

[GrandmaCrys]

sifts

[Melissa]

sifts>lifts

[scamptx]

lifts > flits

[mrichar383]

flits>slits

[kathyd811]

slits>slips

[voniku]

slips > lisps

[LisasMom]

lisps > lists

[scamptx]

lists > lusts

[mrichar383]

lusts > busts

[GailS]

busts > rusts

[webfrau]

rests

[Melissa]

rests>nests

[scamptx]

nests > bests

[dagwood]

bests > busts

[voniku]

busts > gusts

[webfrau]

gusts > gusty

[GrandmaCrys]

lusty

[KrystalW]

musty

[webfrau]

dusty

(my house)

[dawn-in-nz]

dusty -> rusty

[dagwood]

rusty > rushy

[dawn-in-nz]

rushy -> tushy :o

[scamptx]

tushy > pushy

[Impy]

pushy -> cushy

[dawn-in-nz]

cushy -> mushy

[scamptx]

mushy > bushy

[GrandmaCrys]

busty (Not me! :( )

[Melissa]

busty>dusty

[scamptx]

dusty > dusky

(weren't we just here?)

[Melissa]

Your right, scamp...thanks for pointing that out.

[voniku]

dusky > husky

[Impy]

Hunky (where's Sven?)

also means:
1. satisfactory; well; right.
2. even; leaving no balance.

[scamptx]

Hunky > Hunks

As in Hunky Sven is out hanging with the other Hunks!

[dawn-in-nz]

hunks -> husks

[GailS]

tusks

[webfrau]

tusks > tasks

(I'm avoiding them!)

[GailS]

tasks > basks

which is what one can do while avoiding tasks :)

[webfrau]

basks > masks

[Impy]

marks

[webfrau]

parks

[GrandmaCrys]

parts

[Melissa]

parts>darts

[scamptx]

darts > carts

[mrichar383]

carts > tarts

[GrandmaCrys]

tares

[KrystalW]

tyres (Australian spelling!!)

[Melissa]

tyres>lyres

"The lyre is a stringed musical instrument well known for its use in Classical Antiquity and later."

[dagwood]

lyres > lures

[dawn-in-nz]

lures -> rules

[PacificTonz]

rules - > runes

[scamptx]

runes > tunes

[LisasMom]

tunes > tones

[GrandmaCrys]

tongs

[dagwood]

tongs > songs

[LisasMom]

songs > sings

[scamptx]

sings > wings

[Melissa]

sings>dings

[kathyd811]

dings>dingo

[GrandmaCrys]

dingy

[dawn-in-nz]

dingy -> dying

[Melissa]

dying>lying

[voniku]

lying > eying

[dawn-in-nz]

eying -> vying

[KrystalW]

tying

[dawn-in-nz]

tying -> thing

[PacificTonz]

thing - > thong

[GrandmaCrys]

thorn

[LisasMom]

thorn > shorn

[kathyd811]

shorn>shore

[diturpin]

shore>share

[dawn-in-nz]

share -> shear

[LisasMom]

shear > hears

[mrichar383]

hears > pears

[webfrau]

pears > pearl

[Melissa]

pearl>bears

[scamptx]

??

bears > bares

[mrichar383]

bares > hares

[webfrau]

hares > share

[dagwood]

back to pearl > bears....this was probably a typo and meant to be pears

pears > gears

[LisasMom]

gears > wears

[mrichar383]

wears > swear

[PacificTonz]

swear - >sweat

[GrandmaCrys]

sweet

[dagwood]

sweet > swept

[dawn-in-nz]

swept -> slept

[dawn-in-nz]

WHAt!!!! Eight hours since I posted and no new word yet? You can't all be stumped, there's at least six new words I can think of from slept.
You must all be sleeping :twins:

[webfrau]

sleet

[GrandmaCrys]

sheet

[webfrau]

sheen

[voniku]

sheer

[diturpin]

cheer

[voniku]

cheek

[Melissa]

cheek>check

[scamptx]

check > chick

[dagwood]

chick > chico

[dawn-in-nz]

Are we allowed place names? Otherwise I don't think Chico is a word....

chico -> chino

1. a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.

[webfrau]

chink

[Impy]

china

[scamptx]

china > chain

[dagwood]

chain > chair

[LisasMom]

chair > hairs

[KrystalW]

heirs

[webfrau]

hears

[dawn-in-nz]

How do we get hairs from chair?

[webfrau]

How do we get hairs from chair?

well apparently you move the c to the other end and turn it into an s - I've seen weirder changes in this game!

[scamptx]

Well, if we go on from hears...

hears > heart

[dagwood]

heart > heard

[dawn-in-nz]

heard -> hoard

[LisasMom]

How do we get hairs from chair?

From the first post by Pam: "You may change one letter and you can even change the order of the letters this time."

[LisasMom]

hoard > board

[GrandmaCrys]

beard

[scamptx]

beard > bears

[PacificTonz]

bears - > fears

[diturpin]

tears

[kathyd811]

tears>pears

[diturpin]

pears>pearl

[GrandmaCrys]

peals

(From the first post by Pam: "You may change one letter and you can even change the order of the letters this time.")

[Melissa]

peals>seals

[GrandmaCrys]

deals

[LisasMom]

deals > meals

[scamptx]

meals > meats

[Impy]

teams

[kaybutler@mweb.]

seams

[KrystalW]

peals

(From the first post by Pam: "You may change one letter and you can even change the order of the letters this time.")

I thought it was an "either/or" option. Like you could change one letter, OR change the order. Clarification??:confused:

pearl-> peart (Active; lively; brisk; smart;)

or seams ->beams

Take your pick at which one we go from, but if someone could let me know that would be great!:tup:

[dawn-in-nz]

I'm with you Krys, totally and utterly confused! Everyone seems to have a different take on the rules - they seem to be rather ambiguous to me.

But it's no use trying to sort it out in the middle of a thread because we just have to keep going over it everytime someone new joins. Whatever we decide HAS to be in the first post otherwise people just don't know where they are.