Sandy Wood
Brain Game: Flex!
by Sandy Wood - September 14, 2009 - 7:30 AM

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I like to think that the Brain Game helps to exercise minds and build a bit of mental muscle. By changing one letter at a time for form new words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, change the word FLOSS into the word BRAWN. Good luck!

F L O S S
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B R A W N

Here is one SOLUTION.
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Comments (14)

  1. FLOSS-FLOWS-FLOWN-FROWN-BROWN-BRAWN

    posted by Travis on 9-14-2009 at 7:50 am

  2. Phooey. Mine had 1 extra step:

    FLOSS-GLOSS-GROSS-GROWS-GROWN-BROWN-BRAWN.

    That’s pretty good for not having had coffee yet!!

    posted by Rachel on 9-14-2009 at 8:25 am

  3. FLOSS-FLOWS-FLOWN-BLOWN-BROWN-BRAWN

    posted by Karthik on 9-14-2009 at 8:54 am

  4. FLOSS – FLOWS – FLOWN – BLOWN – BROWN – BRAWN

    posted by Shawn on 9-14-2009 at 8:56 am

  5. Floss–flows, flown, frown, brown—brawn

    posted by Paul on 9-14-2009 at 8:58 am

  6. FLOSS

    FLOWS
    BLOWS
    BLOWN
    BROWN

    BRAWN

    posted by k.rock on 9-14-2009 at 10:03 am

  7. floss
    flows
    flown
    blown
    brown
    brawn

    posted by heather on 9-14-2009 at 11:32 am

  8. floss
    flows
    flown
    frown
    brown
    brawn

    posted by Shash on 9-14-2009 at 11:49 am

  9. Got the same solution.

    FLOSS
    FLOWS
    BLOWS
    BROWS
    BROWN
    BRAWN

    posted by Nerak on 9-14-2009 at 5:13 pm

  10. floss
    gloss
    glows
    brows
    brown
    brawn

    posted by Jean on 9-14-2009 at 6:52 pm

  11. floss
    flows
    frows (apparently that’s a word)
    brows
    brown
    brawn.

    posted by karina on 9-14-2009 at 8:04 pm

  12. same solution as travis–got it TOO quick (for me!)

    posted by Lorbie on 9-14-2009 at 10:38 pm

  13. FLOSS, FLOWS, BLOWS, BROWS, BROWN, BRAWN

    posted by brandon on 9-15-2009 at 8:30 am

  14. FLOSS-FLASS-FRASS-BRASS-BRASN-BRAWN

    posted by Surya on 9-16-2009 at 7:09 am

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