Word meld and weld is slightly different from previous puzzles of this nature.
In this puzzle you have to get from the word SISTER to the word BROTHER.
The rules are simple, either change a letter, add a letter or remove a letter.
The only proviso is that each word created must be a genuine English word.

Here are some more to try

BLACK
:
:
WHITE

NIGHT
:
:
DAY

HUNGRY
:
:
THIRSTY

Can you find any other such word meld/welds that go from one word to its opposite?

These probably aren’t the shortest paths, but here’s what I found:

( ) shows where I removed a letter
[X] shows the capital letter was added
Otherwise, a capital letter just means it was changed.

SISTER
Mister
mAster
Waster
wasHer
Basher
baTher
bOther
b[R]other
BROTHER

BLACK
blOck
bloc( )
bloW
b( )ow
How
hoE
ho[L]e
[W]hole
whIle
whiTe
WHITE

Posted by nikki on 2004-12-06 14:56:52