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.

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Comments (13)

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

    posted by Srinivas on 1-29-2009 at 8:04 am

  2. TOOTH
    TOOTS
    COOTS
    COSTS
    CASTS
    CASTE
    PASTE

    posted by Asno667 on 1-29-2009 at 8:37 am

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

    TOOTH – TOOTS – POOTS – POSTS – PASTS – PASTE

    posted by Fnnkybutt on 1-29-2009 at 8:47 am

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

    posted by Jeff on 1-29-2009 at 8:48 am

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

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

    posted by GBurns on 1-29-2009 at 9:14 am

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

    posted by ThePolynomial on 1-29-2009 at 9:46 am

  7. TOOTH
    TOOTS
    COOTS
    COSTS
    POSTS
    PASTS
    PASTE

    posted by Scott on 1-29-2009 at 10:45 am

  8. Poot is definitely a word.

    posted by Heather Dawn on 1-29-2009 at 10:52 am

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

    posted by John on 1-29-2009 at 11:13 am

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

    posted by Ed on 1-29-2009 at 4:35 pm

  11. tooth
    toots
    touts
    pouts
    posts
    pasts
    paste

    posted by anon on 1-29-2009 at 11:07 pm

  12. Tooth
    Toots
    Poots
    Posts
    Pasts
    Paste

    posted by Mortal Light on 1-29-2009 at 11:26 pm

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

    posted by Brandon on 2-2-2009 at 6:39 pm

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