Here is another word meld puzzle, where you change one letter at a time, making a good word each time. For example: NOT to NET by changing the O to an E, then NET to SET by changing the N to an S.

Try these two:

GAMER   GAMER

RULES   TIRED

Remember, the less obscure the words the better.

With the goal being common words rather than rare words, a 4-step solution to the RULES portion is ruled out as it would require RALES or GULES (the latter being a tincture red in heraldry); this portion requires a 5-step solution:

gamer
games
gales
males
mules
rules

Posted by Charlie on 2003-09-04 11:32:28