What is the fewest number of steps (changing one letter at a time, with each step yielding a common English word) in which you can change "HOT" into "AIR" and then "AIR" into "BAG"?

H O T
. . .
. . .
A I R
. . .
. . .
B A G

(In reply to Can't touch this ... by Lawrence)

Well.. that's still four moves for each, like everyone else has had so far.

But no, no one can beat that, since (like has already been mentioned) AOT, HOR, AIT, HIR, AAG, BIR, and AIG are all not words, four is the lowest possible. There are, as we have seen, many possible ways to do that, and there are still a few more that haven't been mentioned yet.

Posted by DJ on 2003-08-30 01:04:35