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Brain Game: Spice Up Your Life

I heard "Spice Up Your Life" over the PA at a store recently, and even though I don't know the song well, it's been stuck in my head ever since. So what do I do to get rid of it? Make a mentalfloss.com Brain Game out of it! Enjoy today's word ladder puzzle, and good luck: By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert SPICE into GIRLS in the fewest possible steps. S P I C E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _... READ ON

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Brain Game: A New Expression

Here's a word ladder puzzle for today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge. Go for it! By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert FROWN into SMILE in the fewest possible steps. F R O W N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S M I L E Here is one 9-step SOLUTION. A 9-STEP SOLUTION: F R O W N F L O W N F L O W S S L O W S S L O T S... READ ON

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Brain Game: A 20 Percent Incline?

A new word ladder puzzle is waiting for you as the mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge. Tackle it! By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert GRADE into SCORE in the fewest possible steps. G R A D E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S C O R E Here is one 8-step SOLUTION. AN 8-STEP SOLUTION: G R A D E G L A D E G L I D E S L I D E S L I C E... READ ON

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Brain Game: Not So Civil

Today, the mentalfloss.com Brain Game brings you a new Word Ladder challenge. Good luck! By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert BLUE into GRAY in the fewest possible steps. B L U E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G R A Y Here is one 6-step SOLUTION. A 6-STEP SOLUTION: B L U E F L U E F L U B F L A B F L A Y F R A Y G R A Y Did you come up with a different sequence of words? Please... READ ON

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Brain Game: We're Growing!

Here's a brand new Word Ladder for today's Wednesday Wordplay segment at the mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Enjoy! By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert SEEDS into MANGO in the fewest possible steps. S E E D S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M A N G O Here is one 7-step SOLUTION. A 7-STEP SOLUTION: S E E D S S E N D S S A N D S B A N D S B A N G S T A N G S T A N... READ ON

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Brain Game: Bread

Today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge is not an easy one. This word ladder took me eight steps to solve... can you do better? By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, change DOUGH into MONEY in the fewest possible steps. D O U G H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M O N E Y Here is one 8-step SOLUTION. A 5-STEP SOLUTION: D O U G H R O U G H... READ ON

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Brain Game: Endless Summer?

Not all of us are prepared for the arrival of fall, but I welcome any indication of the end of the violent storms and sweltering heat. One such sign? A few trees are beginning to shed their leaves here in Michigan. Absent any other media interested in covering the event, I worked it into a puzzle for today's Wednesday Wordplay segment at the mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Good luck! By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions,... READ ON

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Brain Game: It's More Than a Vitamin

A word ladder is the challenge for today's Wednesday Wordplay segment at the mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Good luck! By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, change BINGO into CARDS in the fewest possible steps. B I N G O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C A R D S Here is one 6-step SOLUTION. A 6-STEP SOLUTION: B I N G O B O N G O B O N G S B A N G S B A N D S B A R D S C A R D S Did... READ ON

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Brain Game: Pass the Pepto

Food sometimes makes you sick, but can you make food sick? You can with Wednesday Wordplay here at the mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Good luck! By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, change FOOD into SICK in the fewest possible steps. F O O D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S I C K Here is one 5-step SOLUTION. A 5-STEP SOLUTION: F O O D H O O D H O O K H O C K S O C K S I C K Did you come up with a... READ ON

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Brain Game: Sssssmokin'!

While my parents never smoked - and I gave up the habit 15 years ago - both my grandfathers enjoyed their tobacco. One loved cigars, while the other enjoyed his pipe. It's the latter technique that appears in today's Wednesday Wordplay segment at the mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Good luck! By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, change PUFF into PIPE in the fewest possible steps. P U F F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _... READ ON