Brain Game: Word Play
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Good luck with today's Brain Game word ladder. By changing one letter at a time to form new words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert the word WORD into the word PLAY in seven steps or less:
W O R D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P L A Y
Here is one SOLUTION.
ONE SOLUTION:
WORD > FORD > FORT > PORT > POOT > PLOT > PLOY > PLAY
Did you come up with a different (or shorter) pattern? Please post it in the comments. Thanks!