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Answer: FOOT, SOOT, SHOT, SHOE.
FOOT SOOT SHOT SHOE
posted by grant on 6-18-2008 at 7:54 am
aw, this one was easy. I usually suck at word ladders too.
posted by Amy on 6-18-2008 at 7:55 am
I agree, I never get these puzzles, but this one was cake.
posted by Pearl on 6-18-2008 at 9:10 am
yeah, this was a no-brainer.
posted by bill on 6-18-2008 at 9:33 am
Well, yesterday’s was a head-scratcher, so I figured hump-day was the day to spring an easier one. It helps that both words share the “O” in the 3rd spot.
posted by Sandy on 6-18-2008 at 9:37 am
I got it, but different word in the third position.
Foot Soot Shop Shoe
posted by Tricia on 6-18-2008 at 2:16 pm
Sorry, Trichia, but soot > shop requires 2 moves (soot > shot > shoe).
posted by Paul on 6-18-2008 at 3:48 pm
Tricia, sorry, but that’s wrong. You changed two letters in word #3.
posted by Steve on 6-18-2008 at 3:49 pm
No, she changed one only
from Shot to Shoe reguires only the t change to an e.
You changed SOOT to SHOP — requiring two letters to change O to H and T to P. Not allowed.
posted by Liz on 6-18-2008 at 5:58 pm
A little too easy. I had it in under 20 seconds.
posted by Pam on 6-18-2008 at 5:58 pm
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FOOT
SOOT
SHOT
SHOE
posted by grant on 6-18-2008 at 7:54 am
aw, this one was easy. I usually suck at word ladders too.
posted by Amy on 6-18-2008 at 7:55 am
I agree, I never get these puzzles, but this one was cake.
posted by Pearl on 6-18-2008 at 9:10 am
yeah, this was a no-brainer.
posted by bill on 6-18-2008 at 9:33 am
Well, yesterday’s was a head-scratcher, so I figured hump-day was the day to spring an easier one. It helps that both words share the “O” in the 3rd spot.
posted by Sandy on 6-18-2008 at 9:37 am
I got it, but different word in the third position.
Foot
Soot
Shop
Shoe
posted by Tricia on 6-18-2008 at 2:16 pm
Sorry, Trichia, but soot > shop requires 2 moves (soot > shot > shoe).
posted by Paul on 6-18-2008 at 3:48 pm
Tricia, sorry, but that’s wrong. You changed two letters in word #3.
posted by Steve on 6-18-2008 at 3:49 pm
No, she changed one only
from Shot to Shoe reguires only the t change to an e.
You changed SOOT to SHOP — requiring two letters to change O to H and T to P. Not allowed.
posted by Liz on 6-18-2008 at 5:58 pm
A little too easy. I had it in under 20 seconds.
posted by Pam on 6-18-2008 at 5:58 pm