Brain Game: To Melba
By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert TOAST into JELLY in the fewest steps possible. Good luck!
T O A S T
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J E L L Y
Here is a nine-step SOLUTION.
A 9-STEP SOLUTION:
TOAST > BOAST > BEAST > BEAUT *> BEAUS > BEATS > BELTS > BELLS > JELLS > JELLY
* It's a slang term, I know, but it appears in the dictionary.
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