Brain Game: Seven Times
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By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert SEVEN into TIMES in the fewest number of steps possible. Good luck!
S E V E N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T I M E S
Here is a six-step SOLUTION.
A SIX-STEP SOLUTION:
SEVEN > SEVER > LEVER > LIVER > LIVES > LIMES > TIMES
Did you come up with a different solution? Please post it in the comments; thanks!