For today’s Brain Game, you’ll attempt to transform the word EARS into the word EYES by changing one letter per line to form new words, leaving all other letters in their original positions. I was able to do it in six steps; can you do better? Good luck!
E A R S
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E Y E S
Here is one SOLUTION.
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What about
EARS
ERRS
ERES
EYES
Eres, as in “How many ‘eres’ can they cram into a nineteenth century poem?”
posted by m@ on 9-23-2009 at 9:03 am
I got:
Ears
Cars
Curs (you mangy curs!)
Cues
Dues
Dyes
Eyes
posted by Kevin on 9-23-2009 at 9:29 am
EARS
ERRS
ERAS
EVAS
EVES
EYES
Don’t know how legit EVAS is, but it comes up in Dictionary.com
posted by David on 9-23-2009 at 9:56 am
EARS
EATS
RATS
RUTS
RUES
RYES
EYES
posted by jenk on 9-23-2009 at 1:08 pm
ears
eats
bats
bets
bees
byes
eyes
Just “eats” instead of “bars”
posted by Kristin on 9-23-2009 at 1:11 pm
EARS
CARS
CANS
CONS
DONS
DOES
DYES
EYES
posted by kate on 9-28-2009 at 2:45 pm
ears
tars
tors
toes
roes
ryes
eyes
posted by sbc on 11-14-2009 at 5:14 pm