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Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:02 pm
by Woodles
Target dizzy
Deity
Ditzy
(Just worked out that myself, I'm sure it wasn't suggested by anyone else earlier in the thread
)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:20 pm
by bigsinky
target dizzy
ditzy >>> dizzy
new target : roman
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:16 pm
by Woodles
Target Roman
Dizzy
Ditzy
Since I can't find any way directly from "Dizzy", better take a detour.
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:30 pm
by bigsinky
doh!!!!!!!
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:43 pm
by Woodles
bigsinky wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:30 pmdoh!!!!!!!
Not enough letters
(punctuation doesn't count
)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:20 am
by Jeffers
Woodles wrote: ↑Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:16 pm
Target Roman
Dizzy
Ditzy
Since I can't find any way directly from "Dizzy", better take a detour.
Hmmm, it is a bit of a stinker. I got stuck working backwards so I'll just dive in from the start....
Target: Roman
Ditzy>>> Ritzy
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:32 am
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Fri Jul 20, 2018 9:20 amHmmm, it is a bit of a stinker. I got stuck working backwards so I'll just dive in from the start....
I didn't even bother trying to work it out yet, I could only find two words to change "dizzy" into so I went with the most obvious one.
Target: Roman
Ritzy
Nitry (let's get rid of these 'z's for a start)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:40 pm
by bigsinky
Nitry >>> rainy
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 1:14 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Roman
Rainy>>> Rayon
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 3:40 pm
by Woodles
Target: Roman
Rayon
ROMAN
New Target: Greek
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 5:36 am
by bigsinky
roman >>> amour
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:22 am
by Jeffers
Target: Greek
Amour>>> Morae
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:02 am
by Woodles
Target: Greek
Morae (A new one on me)
Gamer
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:39 pm
by Jeffers
Woodles wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:02 am
Target: Greek
Morae (A new one on me)
Gamer
I found it via one of your dictionary links, I think.
Target: Greek
Gamer>>> Merge
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 3:43 pm
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Wed Jul 25, 2018 2:39 pmWoodles wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:02 amMorae (A new one on me)
I found it via one of your dictionary links, I think.
Works for me
Target: Greek
Merge
GREEK
New Target: Salad
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 10:12 am
by Jeffers
Target: Salad
Greek>>> Greed
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:17 am
by Woodles
Target: Salad
Greed
Reeds
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:12 am
by Jeffers
Target: Salad
Reeds>>> Reads
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2018 11:11 am
by Woodles
Target: Salad
Reads
Leads
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2018 7:08 am
by Jeffers
Target: Salad
Leads>>> SALAD
New target: Meaty
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:40 pm
by UBT - Glenn
Target: Meaty
SALAD >>> DEALS
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:54 am
by Jeffers
UBT - Glenn wrote: ↑Sun Jul 29, 2018 6:40 pm
Target: Meaty
SALAD >>> DEALS
It's not a major issue, but we normally only use all capitals to signify solving the puzzle. You confused me when I first looked!
Target: Meaty
Deals>>> Meals
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:55 pm
by Woodles
Target: Meaty
Meals
Steam (I didn't want to be too obvious
)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:44 pm
by Jeffers
Woodles wrote: ↑Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:55 pm
Target: Meaty
Meals
Steam (I didn't want to be too obvious
)
Very subtle...
Target: Meaty
Steam>>> MEATY
New target: Blows
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:13 am
by UBT - Glenn
Apologies I wanst sure about the caps.
Target: Blows
Meaty >>> Teams
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:20 am
by Woodles
No worries Glenn, not a big deal we're just pretty much stuck in our ways in here
Target: Blows
Teams
Melts
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:03 pm
by Jeffers
Woodles wrote: ↑Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:20 am
No worries Glenn, not a big deal we're just pretty much stuck in our ways in here
Target: Blows
Teams
Melts
I certainly am, fully paid up member of the pedantic old fogeys club! We're just happy to get some extra bodies on the thread.
Target: Blows
Melts>>> Molts
And Glenn, why not take a look at the other couple of games we've got on the go?
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 5:11 pm
by UBT - Glenn
Target: Blows
Molts >>> Bolts
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:39 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Blows
Bolts>>> BLOWS
New target: Angry (not with anyone, just came to mind!)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:20 pm
by Woodles
Target: Angry
Blows
Glows
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:46 am
by Jeffers
Target: Angry
Glows>>> Longs
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:08 am
by Woodles
Target: Angry
Longs
Along
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:21 am
by Jeffers
Target: Angry
Along>>> Gnarl
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:17 am
by Woodles
Target: Angry
Gnarl
ANGRY
New Target: Relax
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:04 am
by Jeffers
Target: Relax
Angry>>> Glary
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:51 am
by Woodles
Target: Relax
Glary
Glare
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:23 am
by Jeffers
Target: Relax
Glare>>> RELAX
New target: Chill
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:27 am
by Woodles
Target: Chill
Relax
Clear
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 2:11 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Chill
Clear>>> Cella
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 8:07 am
by Woodles
Nice find.
Target: Chill
Cella
Lilac
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 9:13 am
by Jeffers
Target: Chill
Lilac>>> CHILL
New target: Warms
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:34 am
by Woodles
Target: Warms
Chill
Hills
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:52 am
by Jeffers
Target: Warms
Hills>>>> Wills
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 10:59 am
by Woodles
Target: Warms
Wills
Wails
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 2:02 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Warms
Wails>>> Swami
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:57 am
by Woodles
Target: Warms
Swami
WARMS
New Target: Quilt
About time we had another 'q' in the mix
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:24 pm
by Jeffers
Woodles wrote: ↑Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:57 am
Target: Warms
Swami
WARMS
New Target: Quilt
About time we had another 'q' in the mix
OK, we do like a challenge, don't we? Seems like it's just us two again around here.....
Target: Quilt
Warms>>> Warts
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 11:41 am
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:24 pmOK, we do like a challenge, don't we? Seems like it's just us two again around here.....
It makes things a bit more interesting.
True, Glenn and Neil seem to have gone on a walkabout
Target: Quilt
Warts
Sutra
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 1:19 am
by Jeffers
Target: Quilt
Sutra>>> Quart
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:46 am
by Woodles
Target: Quilt
Quart
Quirt
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:45 am
by Jeffers
Target: Quilt
Quirt (I had to look that up too!) >>> Quilt
New target: Exits (seeing as we're looking for a challenge, let's try an "X" word.....)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:50 am
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:45 amQuirt (I had to look that up too!) >>> Quilt
It's been an enlightening week then
Jeffers wrote: ↑Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:45 am(seeing as we're looking for a challenge, let's try an "X" word.....)
Why not. Let's start with getting rid of that 'Q'!
Target: Exits
Quilt
Sluit
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2018 1:12 pm
by Jeffers
Woodles wrote: ↑Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:50 am
Jeffers wrote: ↑Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:45 amQuirt (I had to look that up too!) >>> Quilt
It's been an enlightening week then
Jeffers wrote: ↑Sun Aug 26, 2018 5:45 am(seeing as we're looking for a challenge, let's try an "X" word.....)
Why not. Let's start with getting rid of that 'Q'!
Target: Exits
Quilt
Sluit
Ok.... so we're now trying to find the most obscure words possible? Or am I casting doubts on your no doubt vast vocabulary??
Target: Exits
Sluit >>> Stile (sorry, nothing fancy from me this time....)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:50 am
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Wed Aug 29, 2018 1:12 pmOk.... so we're now trying to find the most obscure words possible? Or am I casting doubts on your no doubt vast vocabulary??
I will admit to having to look up "Sluit"
Target: Exits
Stile
EXITS
Not as bad as I thought (helped by having two overlapping letters)
New Target: Hatch
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:18 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Hatch
Exits>>> Sixth
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 9:49 am
by Woodles
Target: Hatch
Sixth
Stich
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:11 am
by Jeffers
Target: Hatch
Stich>>> Hitch (hard from there, eh?
)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:27 am
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:11 am(hard from there, eh?
)
Target: Hatch
Hitch
Hutch?
Hitch
HATCH
New Target: Young
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:00 am
by Jeffers
Target: Young
Hatch>>> Hutch (Thanks!)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:46 am
by Woodles
I'm sure you would have got it yourself
Target: Young
Hutch
Touch
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 8:01 am
by Jeffers
Target: Young
Touch>>> Cough
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:21 am
by Woodles
Target: Young
Cough
Tough
I think we need a detour.
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:00 am
by Jeffers
Woodles wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:21 am
Target: Young
Cough
Tough
I think we need a detour.
Oh? I'll work on it...
Found one...
Tough>>> Ungot
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:02 pm
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:00 amOh? I'll work on it...
Found one...
Tough>>> Ungot
That's the one
Target: Young
Ungot
YOUNG
New Target: Elder
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:15 am
by Jeffers
Target: Elder
Young>>> Gluon (can't beat a bit of nuclear physics!)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:29 am
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:15 am(can't beat a bit of nuclear physics!)
A very small bit!
Target: Elder
Gluon
Lunge
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:00 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Elder
Lunge>>> Glued
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:08 am
by Woodles
Target: Elder
Glued
Ruled
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:32 am
by Jeffers
Target: Elder
Ruled>>> ELDER
New target>>> Child (I almost went to Young, but then remembered that's where the last one started!)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:11 pm
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:32 am(I almost went to Young, but then remembered that's where the last one started!)
That would have been easy, save that idea for Friday afternoons
Target: Child
Elder
Riled
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:13 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Child
Riled>>> Riced
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:54 pm
by Woodles
Target: Child
Riced
Chide
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:16 am
by Jeffers
Target: Child
Chide>>> CHILD
New target: Youth
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:42 am
by Woodles
Target: Youth
Child
Ditch
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:00 am
by Jeffers
Target: Youth
Ditch>>> Dutch
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 3:14 pm
by Woodles
Target: Youth
Dutch
Touch
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 4:07 am
by Jeffers
Target: Youth
Touch>>> YOUTH
New target: Nears (just felt it was time for something completely different..)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:16 am
by Woodles
Target: Nears
Youth
Shout
.... and why not
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:53 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Nears
Shout>>> Shute
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 4:06 pm
by Woodles
Different
Target: Nears
Shute
Heats
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:28 am
by Jeffers
Target: Nears
Heats>>> Ashen
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:25 am
by Woodles
Target: Nears
Ashen
NEARS
New Target: Pluto
(Sticking with the "completely different" theme)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:33 am
by Jeffers
Target: Pluto
Nears>>> Pears (go for the obvious first, eh?)
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2018 1:27 pm
by Woodles
Target: Pluto
Pears
Peals
No point in making things difficult.
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 12:14 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Pluto
Peals>>> Peats
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:17 pm
by Woodles
Target: Pluto
Peats
Plate
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:39 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Pluto
Plate>>> Letup
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 4:04 pm
by Woodles
Target: Pluto
Letup
PLUTO
New Target: Knife
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:05 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Knife
Pluto>>> Pilot
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:43 pm
by Woodles
Target: Knife
Pilot
Nilot
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 10:23 am
by Jeffers
had to look that one up...
Target: Knife
Nilot>>> Inlet
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:04 am
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Fri Oct 05, 2018 10:23 amhad to look that one up...
Target: Knife
Inlet
Liken
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:08 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Knife
Liken>>> KNIFE
New target: Arrow
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:06 pm
by Woodles
Target: Arrow
Knife
Finer
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 2:06 pm
by Jeffers
Target: Arrow
Finer>>> Infra
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 3:20 pm
by Woodles
Target: Arrow
Infra
Rawin
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:30 pm
by Jeffers
Ok, I had to look that up too, you been on the dictionary pudding or something? (Something my mother used to say)
Target: Arrow
Rawin>>> Rowan
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 10:47 am
by Woodles
Sort off (nice expression
) I was plotting out a path to the finish and couldn't find a direct one using words that immediately sprang to mind so I looked up some combinations that looked like they MIGHT be actual words
Target: Arrow
Rowan
ARROW
New target: Shell
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:16 pm
by Jeffers
I am now tempted to find the most obscure word possible.... but I probably won't bother.
Target: Shell
Arrow>>> Roars
Re: Change a Letter - 5 letter words
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:12 am
by Woodles
Jeffers wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:16 pmI am now tempted to find the most obscure word possible.... but I probably won't bother.
No, go for it. I like to think I have quite a varied vocabulary but it's always good to learn new words.
Target: Shell
Roars
Rears