A SIX-STEP SOLUTION:
LIVE > HIVE > HIRE > HERE > HERD > HEAD > DEAD
Did you come up with a different series of words? Please post your solution in the comments. Thanks!
Live — Line — Mine — Mind — Mend — Mead — Dead
posted by mike on 11-12-2009 at 7:43 am
Live-Line-Lane-Land-Lend-Lead-Dead
posted by joe on 11-12-2009 at 7:44 am
Got it exactly! YAY. :D
posted by Sudeep on 11-12-2009 at 8:25 am
live – love – lore – lord – load – lead – dead
posted by Tiffany on 11-12-2009 at 8:39 am
live – line – lane – land – lend – lead – dead
apparently joe had the same idea, too.
posted by zach on 11-12-2009 at 8:57 am
I got the same solution as mike, but I really like Tiffany’s solution.
posted by Lugh on 11-12-2009 at 9:33 am
I have it this way LIVE LINE LINT LENT LEND LEAD DEAD
posted by Ian from Baltimore on 11-12-2009 at 9:34 am
Came up with 2 solutions, but they’re both 7 steps:
LIVE-DIVE-DOVE-DONE-BONE-BOND-BEND-BEAD-DEAD
LIVE-LOVE-LORE-MORE-MORN-MOAN-MEAN-MEAD-DEAD
Oh, well…
posted by Kevin on 11-12-2009 at 9:39 am
I had a similar one with zach and joe:
Live-Line-Lint-Lent-Lend-Lead-Dead
posted by Kevin S. on 11-12-2009 at 9:42 am
live – lire – hire – here – herd – head – dead
live – dive – dire – dere – dern – dean – dead
posted by Scott on 11-12-2009 at 9:48 am
live-life-line-lane-lend-lead-dead
posted by Eric M on 11-12-2009 at 10:02 am
Correction: live-life-line-lane-land-lend-lead-dead
posted by Eric M on 11-12-2009 at 10:04 am
live-love-lose-loss-less-leas-lead-dead
posted by Laura D on 11-12-2009 at 10:53 am
live-dive-died-deed-dead
posted by michele on 11-12-2009 at 10:59 am
live-lime-dime-dims-dies-died-dead
posted by Stephanie on 11-12-2009 at 11:51 am
live-lire-lore-lord-load-road-read-dead
posted by will on 11-12-2009 at 11:52 am
LIVE FIVE FINE FIND RIND REND READ DEAD
posted by Andrew on 11-12-2009 at 12:36 pm
Live Lave Lane Land Lend Lead Dead
posted by Katie on 11-12-2009 at 12:48 pm
Live Dive Dire Dirt Diet Deet Deed Dead
posted by Mavis on 11-12-2009 at 1:10 pm
same as joe: live line lane land lend lead dead
reCap: and stuff
posted by karina on 11-12-2009 at 1:27 pm
LIVE WINE WIND RIND REND READ DEAD
posted by Karen on 11-12-2009 at 1:51 pm
A lot of combinations!
Here’s my solution: LIVE FIVE FIRE HIRE HERE HERD HEAD DEAD
posted by Kelly on 11-12-2009 at 3:32 pm
LIVE – LEVE – HEVE – HERE – HEAD – DEAD
posted by Jacques on 11-12-2009 at 3:51 pm
LIVE-DIVE-DIAE-DIAD-DEAD
posted by Jacques on 11-12-2009 at 3:52 pm
LIVE DIVE DIAE DIAD DEAD
posted by Jacques on 11-12-2009 at 3:53 pm
LIVE-LINE-LINT-DINT-DENT-DEET-DEED-DEAD
posted by Ophelia on 11-12-2009 at 4:53 pm
LIVE – DIVE – DOVE – DONE – DOME – DAME – DATE – DEAD
posted by chris on 11-13-2009 at 2:38 pm
line-fine-find-fend-feed-deed-dead
posted by Unrelated on 12-19-2009 at 11:03 pm
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Live — Line — Mine — Mind — Mend — Mead — Dead
posted by mike on 11-12-2009 at 7:43 am
Live-Line-Lane-Land-Lend-Lead-Dead
posted by joe on 11-12-2009 at 7:44 am
Got it exactly! YAY. :D
posted by Sudeep on 11-12-2009 at 8:25 am
live – love – lore – lord – load – lead – dead
posted by Tiffany on 11-12-2009 at 8:39 am
live – line – lane – land – lend – lead – dead
apparently joe had the same idea, too.
posted by zach on 11-12-2009 at 8:57 am
I got the same solution as mike, but I really like Tiffany’s solution.
posted by Lugh on 11-12-2009 at 9:33 am
I have it this way
LIVE LINE LINT LENT LEND LEAD DEAD
posted by Ian from Baltimore on 11-12-2009 at 9:34 am
Came up with 2 solutions, but they’re both 7 steps:
LIVE-DIVE-DOVE-DONE-BONE-BOND-BEND-BEAD-DEAD
LIVE-LOVE-LORE-MORE-MORN-MOAN-MEAN-MEAD-DEAD
Oh, well…
posted by Kevin on 11-12-2009 at 9:39 am
I had a similar one with zach and joe:
Live-Line-Lint-Lent-Lend-Lead-Dead
posted by Kevin S. on 11-12-2009 at 9:42 am
live – lire – hire – here – herd – head – dead
live – dive – dire – dere – dern – dean – dead
posted by Scott on 11-12-2009 at 9:48 am
live-life-line-lane-lend-lead-dead
posted by Eric M on 11-12-2009 at 10:02 am
Correction:
live-life-line-lane-land-lend-lead-dead
posted by Eric M on 11-12-2009 at 10:04 am
live-love-lose-loss-less-leas-lead-dead
posted by Laura D on 11-12-2009 at 10:53 am
live-dive-died-deed-dead
posted by michele on 11-12-2009 at 10:59 am
live-lime-dime-dims-dies-died-dead
posted by Stephanie on 11-12-2009 at 11:51 am
live-lire-lore-lord-load-road-read-dead
posted by will on 11-12-2009 at 11:52 am
LIVE
FIVE
FINE
FIND
RIND
REND
READ
DEAD
posted by Andrew on 11-12-2009 at 12:36 pm
Live
Lave
Lane
Land
Lend
Lead
Dead
posted by Katie on 11-12-2009 at 12:48 pm
Live
Dive
Dire
Dirt
Diet
Deet
Deed
Dead
posted by Mavis on 11-12-2009 at 1:10 pm
same as joe:
live
line
lane
land
lend
lead
dead
reCap: and stuff
posted by karina on 11-12-2009 at 1:27 pm
LIVE
WINE
WIND
RIND
REND
READ
DEAD
posted by Karen on 11-12-2009 at 1:51 pm
A lot of combinations!
Here’s my solution:
LIVE
FIVE
FIRE
HIRE
HERE
HERD
HEAD
DEAD
posted by Kelly on 11-12-2009 at 3:32 pm
LIVE – LEVE – HEVE – HERE – HEAD – DEAD
posted by Jacques on 11-12-2009 at 3:51 pm
LIVE-DIVE-DIAE-DIAD-DEAD
posted by Jacques on 11-12-2009 at 3:52 pm
LIVE
DIVE
DIAE
DIAD
DEAD
posted by Jacques on 11-12-2009 at 3:53 pm
LIVE-LINE-LINT-DINT-DENT-DEET-DEED-DEAD
posted by Ophelia on 11-12-2009 at 4:53 pm
LIVE – DIVE – DOVE – DONE – DOME – DAME – DATE – DEAD
posted by chris on 11-13-2009 at 2:38 pm
line-fine-find-fend-feed-deed-dead
posted by Unrelated on 12-19-2009 at 11:03 pm