In a word builder you are given a word which you have to transform into a bigger word in a series of steps. With each step you can rearrange the letters and either add a new letter or swap a letter already in the word for a different one. Each step must form a common English word. The objective is to get to the bigger word from the smaller word in the least number of steps.

Try to change RED to SCARLET in the smallest number of steps.

(In reply to 11,929 solutions by Charlie)

Great Job Charlie! You set an excellent example for someone who says "this puzzle is finished :(", where as you can take the problem further than just what is suggested there.

Posted by Gamer on 2003-10-17 17:05:46