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Word Meld 3 (Posted on 2003-07-29) Difficulty: 3 of 5
What is the fewest number of steps (changing one letter at a time, with each step yielding a common English word) that you can change "SOFT" into "HARD" and then "HARD" into "EASY"?
S O F T
. . . .
. . . .
H A R D
. . . .
. . . .
E A S Y

  Submitted by DJ    
Rating: 4.1667 (12 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
I made each transition in five steps:
SOFT
SORT
PORT
PART
HART
HARD
CARD
CARE
CASE
EASE
EASY
Othre people found alternative solutions with the same number of steps:
SOFT   SOFT
SORT   SORT
TORT   FORT
TART   FART
HART   HART
HARD   HARD   HARD   HARD   HARD   HARD   HARD   HARD
HARE   HARE   BARD   CARD   HART   HART   HART   HART
CARE   BARE   BARE   CART   CART   FART   MART   PART
CASE   BASE   BASE   CAST   CAST   FAST   MAST   PAST
EASE   EASE   EASE   EAST   EAST   EAST   EAST   EAST
EASY   EASY   EASY   EASY   EASY   EASY   EASY   EASY
And, if you don't mind more obscure words:
SOFT   SOFT   SOFT
SORT   SORT   SORT
WORT   WORT   WORT
WART   WART   WORD
HART   WARD   WARD
HARD   HARD   HARD
HART
HAST
EAST
EASY

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  Subject Author Date
answerK Sengupta2007-03-05 03:58:28
3 word changesJames2004-11-24 05:46:29
Solutionre: New ChallengeCharlie2003-07-30 02:50:51
New ChallengeDJ2003-07-29 13:00:37
Solution and AlternativeAndrew Mitchell2003-07-29 04:13:35
SolutionA possible solutionfwaff2003-07-29 03:40:11
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