Friday puzzle -- word paths
Alex Y
The goal of this puzzle is to define a "path" from one word to another with as few steps as possible. In each step, replace only one letter of the previous step, and each step must result in an English word.
For instance, you can go from PINK to ROSE in four steps:
PINK
PINE
PONE
POSE
ROSE
Another 4-step path is
PINK
RINK
RISK
RISE
ROSE
Find the shortest path (and as many of those as you can) for each of the following pairs:
FAIL -> PASS
COLD -> WARM
POOR -> RICH
No obscuring answers on this one--when you find a path, post it, and there will be plenty left for others to find a shorter one or another of the same length.
Now I'll have to figure out how to work "corm" and "rood" into the conversation at the next party I attend.