In a word meld, you are given one word to try to change into another, one step at a time. Each step consists of changing one letter of the word into another while still having a true English word. For example, one step would be to change the word "PIE" to "PIT." Another step could change "PIT" to "POT," and so on.

What is the fewest number of steps in which you can change "LONE" to "WOLF"?

L O N E
. . . .
. . . .
W O L F

(I did it in 6 steps)

One way, in 5 steps, is
LONE
LOVE
ROVE
ROLE
ROLF
WOLF

If you don't like rolfing, there's

LONE
LORE
LORD
WORD
WOLD
WOLF

A wold is an elevated tract of open country.

Posted by Charlie on 2003-06-06 09:02:59