Sandy Wood
Brain Game: I Said More Ham
by Sandy Wood - December 29, 2008 - 7:30 AM

ONE SOLUTION:

FOOD > HOOD > HOOK > HOCK > SOCK > SICK.

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Comments (19)

  1. food
    fond
    find
    fink
    sink
    sick

    posted by lisa on 12-29-2008 at 9:10 am

  2. FOOD
    HOOD
    HOOK
    HOCK
    HICK
    SICK

    posted by Danita on 12-29-2008 at 9:52 am

  3. food
    ford
    fork
    pork
    pick
    sick

    posted by dee on 12-29-2008 at 11:13 am

  4. Close, Dee, but you’d need a word between “pork” and “pick” since two letters change.

    The word “pock” would work there.

    posted by Sandy on 12-29-2008 at 11:50 am

  5. Food
    Sick

    I was able to get there in one move (pictured above)by skipping a few steps and ignoring the rules completely. I know, I know……Genius.

    posted by Thad on 12-29-2008 at 11:57 am

  6. food
    fold
    mold
    mild
    milk
    silk
    sick
    That took more than five steps though…

    posted by paige on 12-29-2008 at 12:20 pm

  7. Nice shortcut, Thad. I hope with those kind of short cuts that you’re not employed as an air traffic controller! :)

    posted by Sandy on 12-29-2008 at 12:24 pm

  8. I went in the same direction as Dee. So much more relevant to include “pork” even if it did require an extra step.

    posted by Betsy on 12-29-2008 at 12:30 pm

  9. FOOD
    FOLD
    SOLD
    SILD
    SILK
    SICK

    It’s kind of funny because I looked up sild to see if it was a word… lo and behold, it’s an immature herring. Voila!

    posted by JASON on 12-29-2008 at 12:48 pm

  10. food, mood, mook, mock, sock, sick.

    posted by D Hue on 12-29-2008 at 1:02 pm

  11. Good point, Betsy!

    FWIW, she’s feeling better today. But I doubt she’ll have a hankering for ham for a few weeks… or months.

    posted by Sandy on 12-29-2008 at 1:16 pm

  12. food
    fold
    sold
    sild
    silk
    sick

    posted by Jason on 12-29-2008 at 1:51 pm

  13. FOOD
    FOOL
    TOOL
    TOOK
    TOCK
    TICK
    SICK

    posted by darkmoofya on 12-29-2008 at 2:04 pm

  14. FOOD
    FOLD
    MOLD
    MILD
    MILK
    SILK
    SICK

    posted by Don on 12-29-2008 at 2:33 pm

  15. FOOD
    FOOT
    SOOT
    SOOK
    SOCK
    SICK

    posted by Jeff on 12-29-2008 at 4:55 pm

  16. FOOD
    FOND
    FIND
    SIND
    SINK
    SICK

    Sind is a province in southeastern Pakistan, but I’m not sure if it counts. In my mind? totally.

    posted by Kristen on 12-29-2008 at 8:00 pm

  17. 1. Food
    2. Dook
    3. Dock
    4. Dick
    5. Sick

    Yes, Dook is a word- look it up, or walk into your local pet store.

    posted by Mary on 1-8-2009 at 7:10 pm

  18. Food
    Foot
    Soot
    Sook
    Sock
    Sick

    W00t!

    Sook is a word, look it up

    posted by Jessica on 2-8-2009 at 2:18 pm

  19. Mary, Food to Dook is not legit!
    :D

    posted by Jessica on 2-8-2009 at 2:20 pm

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