New Change A Letter Game

[Barbara Greene]

tester - taster

[carti]

taster-raster
carti

[Abby]

tester > pester

[MaryElizabeth]

pester > steeps

[Barbara Greene]

steeps - pastes

[Abby]

pastes > pasted

[carti]

pastes > pasted

pasted-tasted

[Abby]

tasted > treats

[AliceMattison]

treats> street

[Abby]

street > greets

[carti]

greets>steer

[Maggie Macpaine]

steer>sneer

[Abby]

sneet > nester ... supposed to always be 6 letters :)
(empty nester)

[sanra]

nester>-pester

[Abby]

pester > stripe

[carti]

stripe>priest

[Maggie Macpaine]

priest>sprint

[MaryElizabeth]

sprint > instep

[Barbara Greene]

instep - paints

[Abby]

paints > sprain

[sanra]

sprain > strain

[Abby]

strain > rating

[carti]

rating>dating

[Abby]

dating > gained

[carti]

gained-rained

[MaryElizabeth]

rained > regain

[Barbara Greene]

regain - ranger

[Abby]

ranger > gander

[carti]

gander>wander

[Abby]

wander > wonder

[AliceMattison]

wonder > ponder

[Abby]

ponder > fonder .. and fonder and fonder of chocolate :)

[MaryElizabeth]

ponder > fonder .. and fonder and fonder of chocolate :)
Right there with you, Abby;)

fonder > fronds (fern/palm leaves)

[Barbara Greene]

fronds - rounds

[Abby]

rounds > ground

[AliceMattison]

ground > gerund (I knew that a major in English would come in handy someday)

[Abby]

gerund > danger ...it is amazing how many things we learned in school come in handy :)

[MaryElizabeth]

danger > manger (gearing up for Christmas;))

[carti]

manger> ranger

[ReneT]

ranger - ringer

[Abby]

ringer > finger

[carti]

finger>singer

[sanra]

singer > sinker

[Abby]

sinker > tinker

[TheSleepyHead]

tinker > tanker

[AliceMattison]

tanker > banker

[sanra]

banker > banner

[MaryElizabeth]

banner > brazen (not me!!)

[Abby]

brazen (of COURSE it's not you ME) > blazer

[ReneT]

blazer - lazier

[MaryElizabeth]

lazier > lacier

[Abby]

lacier > claret

[AliceMattison]

claret > clears

[sanra]

clears > cleats

[Abby]

cleats > pleats

[MaryElizabeth]

pleats > lapsed

[AliceMattison]

lapsed > staple

[Abby]

staple > sample

[Barbara Greene]

sample - simple

[MaryElizabeth]

simple > impale

[sanra]

impale > impala

[Abby]

impale > impala

[AliceMattison]

impala > napalm

[MaryElizabeth]

napalm > apeman (is an unscientific term that can allude to several things that generally have some of the traits of both other apes and humans: wikipedia)

[Abby]

apeman > manage

[Barbara Greene]

manage - damage

[MaryElizabeth]

damage > ramage (birdsong)

[AliceMattison]

ramage > meager

[ReneT]

meager - meaner

[Abby]

Meaner > leaner (wish I was!)

[carti]

leaner>cleaner

[Abby]

The last one had too many letters, so I chose:

canner

[carti]

tanner

[MaryElizabeth]

canner > recant

[Abby]

recant > recent

[ReneT]

recent - renter

[carti]

recent - renter
renter -center

[Abby]

center > canter

[carti]

canter>banter

[Abby]

banter > antler

[Barbara Greene]

antler - leaner

[carti]

leaner-cleaner

[sanra]

cleaner - cleaver

[Abby]

cleaver (too many letters) > create

[Barbara Greene]

create - recite

[MaryElizabeth]

recite > credit

[Abby]

credit > deceit

[MaryElizabeth]

deceit > delict

[sanra]

delict > relict

[Abby]

relict> cleric

[ReneT]

cleric - licker

[carti]

licker-ticker

[Abby]

ticker > ticket

[carti]

ticket-picket

[Barbara Greene]

picket - picker

[SherryLynnD]

picker - packer

[carti]

packer-lacker

[ReneT]

lacker - locker

[sanra]

locker > locket

[SherryLynnD]

locket > rocket

[Abby]

rocket > racket

[carti]

racket-packet

[SherryLynnD]

packet - picket

[Barbara Greene]

picket - ticket

[carti]

I think Ticket was used before?

[Barbara Greene]

You are right.

picket - pocket

[carti]

pocket-docket

[Abby]

It's o.k. if it's been used before .. it happens :)

ticket > tricked ... if someone can think of a way to get rid of the 'ck' that would be lovely :)

[Barbara Greene]

docket - coated

[sanra]

coated > crated

[Abby]

crated > racked

[carti]

racked-packed

[Abby]

packed > parked

[carti]

parked>parted

[sanra]

parted > patted

[carti]

patted>matted

[MaryElizabeth]

matted > dreamt

[Abby]

dreamt>dreams (I know .. easy)

[sanra]

Dreams > Creams

[Abby]

creams > charms

[carti]

charms>alarms

[MaryElizabeth]

alarms > realms

[sanra]

realms > rearms

[Abby]

rearms > marred

[MaryElizabeth]

marred > ramrod

[Abby]

ramrod > roamed

[carti]

roamed>loaned

[MaryElizabeth]

loaned > darnel

[sanra]

darnel > darned

[Abby]

darned > raddle (twist or braid together, interlace)

[MaryElizabeth]

raddle > addled (me, a lot of the time;))

[Abby]

addled > landed ..the challenge is to get rid of one of those d's :)

[carti]

landed>Plants Is this ok?

[Abby]

plants > planks

[MaryElizabeth]

planks > spinal

[Abby]

ohhh very good ME :)

spinal > spiral

[sanra]

spiral > spital

[sanra]

I think we are going in circles with spiral and spital :think::worried:

[Abby]

spital > plates

[MaryElizabeth]

plates > lapels

[Abby]

lapels > apples

[carti]

apples>supple

[sanra]

supple > supply

[Lora]

supply> slappy

[Abby]

which leads, of course, to:

slappy > sloppy

[MaryElizabeth]

sloppy > poshly (yeh, it's in the dictionary, I checked;))

[Abby]

poshly > polish

[sanra]

polish > popish

[Abby]

popish > bishop

[MaryElizabeth]

bishop > phobia

[sanra]

phobia > phobic

[Abby]

phobic > Chopin (I know we don't use names, but I was desperate - if you want to change it, feel free)

[MaryElizabeth]

Chopin > siphon

[Abby]

siphon > ponies

[ReneT]

ponies - points

[Abby]

points > paints

[CariCreates]

paints > prints

[Abby]

prints > strain

[MaryElizabeth]

strain > artist

[Abby]

artist > taster (of cake and cookies)

[MaryElizabeth]

taster > traits

[ReneT]

traits - trains

[Abby]

trains > raised

[GrandmaCrys]

raised > varies

[Abby]

varies > rabies

[MaryElizabeth]

rabies > briars (almost as unpleasant!)

[sanra]

briars > briard

[GrandmaCrys]

briard > ribald

[Abby]

ribald > balder (and balder .. and I'm a girl!)

[GrandmaCrys]

balder > warble

[Abby]

warble > marble

[MaryElizabeth]

marble > ambled

[sanra]

ambled > ambler

[GrandmaCrys]

ambler > rabble

[Abby]

rabble > bleary

[Memouse]

rabble > babble

[Abby]

babble >dabble

[GrandmaCrys]

dabble > lambed

[Abby]

lambed > marble

[sanra]

marble >garble

[Abby]

garble>barges

[GrandmaCrys]

barges > rehabs

[Abby]

rehabs > shared

[sanra]

shared > snared

[Abby]

snared > drains

[GrandmaCrys]

drains > rancid

[Abby]

rancid > candied

[GrandmaCrys]

Gosh, Abby! When did we go to 7 letters? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: OK....I'll just chose 5 of your letters and add one! :D

candied> winced

[Abby]

LOL .. my secret's out .. I can't count!!!

winced > minced (I think that's o.k.:))

[MaryElizabeth]

minced > inched

[Abby]

inched > chided

[GrandmaCrys]

chided > chimed

[hlmbugle]

chimed>itched

Did I do it right?

[Abby]

You sure did do it right :)

itched > chides

[AliceMattison]

chides > chimes

[Abby]

chimes > crimes

[MaryElizabeth]

crimes > mitres

[sanra]

mitres > nitres

[Abby]

nitres > trains

[MaryElizabeth]

trains > sprain

[GrandmaCrys]

sprain > spiral

[Abby]

spiral > spinal

[Lillyia]

spinal>planes

[Abby]

planes > planet

[hlmbugle]

planet>entail

[Abby]

entail > tailed

[hlmbugle]

tailed > failed

[sanra]

failed > fabled

[MaryElizabeth]

fabled > baffle

[Abby]

baffle > flambe'
(don't know how to make the accent over the e, so used an appostrophe)

[hlmbugle]

flambé > marble (hold down Alt and type 0233 on your number pad)

[MaryElizabeth]

marble > realms

(don't know how to make the accent over the e, so used an appostrophe) Abby ..... (é Control+Alt+e works for me)

[Abby]

realms > pearls

thanks for the accent info .. I'm sure I won't remember it, but hopefully I'll remember who told me, so I can ask again (or use different words) You just learn so many things here at DSP!!

[sanra]

pearls > pearly

[Lillyia]

pearly>leaper

[Abby]

leaper > pearls

[hlmbugle]

pearls>spares

[Abby]

spares > sparks

[hlmbugle]

sparks > sprays

[Lillyia]

sprays> strays

[hlmbugle]

Strays > astray

[Lillyia]

astray>astral

(astral: relating to stars: relating to, characteristic of, or consisting of stars)

[hlmbugle]

astral > trails

[Lillyia]

trails > strait

(strait: channel joining large bodies of water )

[Abby]

strait > trains

[hlmbugle]

trains > string

[Lillyia]

trains> saints

[MaryElizabeth]

saints > assign

[Abby]

assign > signal

[sanra]

signal > lasing

[Abby]

lasing > glands

[MaryElizabeth]

glands > angles

[Abby]

angles > dangle

[Lillyia]

dangle > danger

[Abby]

danger > hanger

[Abby]

Was just idly thinking how amazing our English language is .. changing one letter totally changes not only the meaning, but the pronunciation!

[Abby]

danger > hanger anyone??? going once, going twice ...........

[sanra]

hanger > ranger

[sanra]

Was just idly thinking how amazing our English language is .. changing one letter totally changes not only the meaning, but the pronunciation!

And how many meanings some of the same words have. My idly thinking for the day. :D

[hlmbugle]

Ranger> garden

[MaryElizabeth]

garden > ragged

[Abby]

ragged > graded

[sanra]

graded > traded

[hlmbugle]

traded > tirade

[Lillyia]

Tirade > Raided

[Abby]

raided > rained

[Lillyia]

rained > ordain

[Abby]

ordain > dragon

[Lillyia]

dragon> orange

[Raphne]

Orange > ranged