Sandy Wood
Brain Game: The Globe
by Sandy Wood - November 13, 2009 - 7:30 AM

ONE SOLUTION:

SPHERICAL >
CALIPERS >
SCALPER >
PARCEL >
PLACE >
PACE >
CAP >
PA >
A

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Comments (24)
  1. I got:

    SPHERICAL
    SERAPHIC
    PARCHES
    ARCHES
    SHARE
    RASH
    HAS
    AS
    A

  2. SPHERICAL
    CALIPERS
    SPECIAL
    SPLICE
    CLIPS
    LIPS
    SIP
    IS
    I

  3. SPHERICAL
    CALIPERS
    CALIPER
    PLACER
    PLACE
    CAPE
    CAP
    PA
    A

  4. SPHERICAL
    ASPHERIC
    CIPHERS
    REICHS
    SHIRE
    RISE
    SIR
    IS
    I

  5. Nice ones! Keep ‘em coming!

  6. CALIPERS
    PARCELS
    SPACER
    SPARE
    SPAR
    ASP
    AS
    A

  7. SPHERICAL
    REPLICAS
    SPLICER
    SLICER
    CRIES
    RISE
    SIR
    IS
    I

  8. SPHERICAL
    SHAPLIER (or PEARLISH)
    HARPIES
    PARISH
    PAIRS
    SPAR
    SAP
    AS
    A

  9. SPHERICAL
    CALIPERS
    SPECIAL
    SPLICE
    CLIPS
    LIPS
    SIP
    PI
    I

  10. SPHERICAL
    REPLICAS
    PLACERS
    PACERS
    CARES
    CASE
    SEA
    AS
    A

    and my favorite so far:

    SPHERICAL
    SERAPHIC
    CIPHERS
    CHIRPS
    CHIPS
    HIPS
    HIS
    IS
    I

  11. SPHERICAL
    HARELIPS
    SHARPIE -(like the marker. cheating?)
    PARISH
    SHARP
    HARP
    PAR
    PA
    A

  12. SPHERICAL
    CALIPERS
    PLACERS
    SCALER
    RACES
    CASE
    SEA
    AS
    A

  13. SPHERICAL
    CALIPERS
    SPECIAL
    PLACES
    SPACE
    PEAS
    SPA
    PA
    A

  14. Spherical
    Calipers
    Special
    Places
    Scalp
    Caps
    Spa
    As
    A

  15. SPHERICAL
    CALIPERS
    SPECIAL
    PLACES
    PALES
    SALE
    SEA
    AS
    A

  16. SPHERICAL
    SERAPHIC
    PISCHER
    CHIRPS
    CHIPS
    HIPS
    HIS
    IS
    I

  17. SPHERICAL
    CALIPERS
    PARCELS
    PARSEC
    PARSE
    RASP
    ASP
    AS
    A

  18. Spherical
    Calipers
    Splicer
    Pliers
    Piles
    Pies
    Sip
    Is
    I

  19. Spherical
    Replicas
    Special
    Splice
    Piles
    Lisp
    Sip
    Is
    I
    (Ta-da!)

  20. Spherical
    Calipers
    Special
    Splice
    Spice
    Pies
    Sip
    Pi
    I

  21. Spherical
    Calipers
    Scalper
    Places
    Laces
    Seal
    Sea
    As
    A

  22. spherical
    shaplier
    hailers
    sailer
    rails
    airs
    sir
    is
    i

  23. SHPERICAL
    EARCLIPS
    SPACIER
    SCRAPE
    PEARS
    SEAR
    SEA
    AS
    A

  24. A little behind on this one, but here’s mine:

    SPHERICAL
    ASPHERIC
    PARCHES
    SHAPER
    SHAPE
    PEAS
    SPA
    AS
    A

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