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Sandy Wood
Brain Game: Time for My Close-Up
by Sandy Wood - January 29, 2009 - 7:30 AM

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I was at the drug store buying toothpaste yesterday, and the variety available just astounded me. I remember when there were basically three choices: mint paste, red gel, or green gel. Then they started swirling the gel with the paste, and there was no turning back. Whitening is fine. But purple toothpaste with sparkles? C’mon…

Anyway, today’s Brain Game: By changing one letter at a time, and leaving all others in their place, change the word “TOOTH” into the word “PASTE” using a bridge of English words. I couldn’t do better than six steps. How about you?

T O O T H
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
P A S T E

Here’s one SOLUTION.

Comments (13)
  1. TOOTH > TOOTS > TOUTS > POUTS > POSTS > PASTS > PASTE

  2. TOOTH
    TOOTS
    COOTS
    COSTS
    CASTS
    CASTE
    PASTE

  3. Ok, maybe ‘poots’ is only a word around my kids…but it got me there faster. ;)

    TOOTH – TOOTS – POOTS – POSTS – PASTS – PASTE

  4. TOOTH > TOOTS > HOOTS > HOSTS > POSTS > PASTS > PASTE

  5. TOOTH > TOOTS > POOTS > POSTS > PASTS > PASTE

    poot
    noun
    (context, babytalk, slang) A fart, perhaps a relatively quiet one.

  6. TOOTH – TOOTS – TORTS – PORTS – POSTS – PASTS – PASTE

  7. TOOTH
    TOOTS
    COOTS
    COSTS
    POSTS
    PASTS
    PASTE

  8. Poot is definitely a word.

  9. TOOTH > TOOTS > TORTS > TARTS > PARTS > PASTS > PASTE

  10. TOOTH > TOOTS > TOUTS > POUTS > POSTS > PASTS > PASTE

  11. tooth
    toots
    touts
    pouts
    posts
    pasts
    paste

  12. Tooth
    Toots
    Poots
    Posts
    Pasts
    Paste

  13. Tooth
    Toots
    Torts
    Torte
    Tarte (kinda iffy — I know)
    Taste
    Paste

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