Comments on: Brain Game: The Brain Game with a Heart http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20800 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Ryan http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20800/comment-page-1#comment-111728 Ryan Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20800#comment-111728 BRAIN BRAUN BRAUS* BRADS BEADS BEARS HEARS HEART * Once I figure out what "braus" means, I'll come back and let you know... BRAIN
BRAUN
BRAUS*
BRADS
BEADS
BEARS
HEARS
HEART

* Once I figure out what “braus” means, I’ll come back and let you know…

]]> By: Kevin http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20800/comment-page-1#comment-111694 Kevin Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:41:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20800#comment-111694 This is the same solution I came up with, but I'm still uncertain about "BRANS". Can bran be plural? This is the same solution I came up with, but I’m still uncertain about “BRANS”. Can bran be plural?

]]> By: Sandy http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20800/comment-page-1#comment-111671 Sandy Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:17:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20800#comment-111671 Chris, it depends. I do have some old software (from the early 1990s, I think) that does rudimentary "word ladders" of up to six letters, but that's often of little help because the dictionary is very limited. But, admittedly, it sometimes gives me a starting place. From there, I'm maybe able to shave a word off here or there. Most of it, though, is years of enjoying word games and playing Boggle and Scrabble and such. I just enjoy "fooling around" with words and seeing what happens. (Yes, I'm a lonely old man. Thank God for my wife, Kara.) Chris, it depends. I do have some old software (from the early 1990s, I think) that does rudimentary “word ladders” of up to six letters, but that’s often of little help because the dictionary is very limited. But, admittedly, it sometimes gives me a starting place. From there, I’m maybe able to shave a word off here or there.

Most of it, though, is years of enjoying word games and playing Boggle and Scrabble and such. I just enjoy “fooling around” with words and seeing what happens. (Yes, I’m a lonely old man. Thank God for my wife, Kara.)

]]> By: Chris http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20800/comment-page-1#comment-111667 Chris Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:01:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20800#comment-111667 Sandy, how long do you usually work on these change one word into the other riddles? They regularly kick my butt, so I am curious how long it takes you to come up with them. Sandy, how long do you usually work on these change one word into the other riddles? They regularly kick my butt, so I am curious how long it takes you to come up with them.

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