You can change HEAT into COLD by changing one letter at a time, always making a new word as you go along: HEAT, HEAD, HELD, HOLD, BOLD, COLD.
How many steps will it take you to change the word PAWS into the word SWAP?
Archive for October, 2008
Throw It Into Reverse
Monday, October 13th, 2008Diamond Words
Friday, October 10th, 2008This puzzle will have you saying lots of four-letter words. Start at any letter and follow the lines to spell out a word. Letters cannot be repeated within a word — for instance, TEEN can’t be used. How many words of exactly four letters can you find? Consider yourself a genius if you find twelve of them.
Spelling Test
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008No puzzle today, but check out Blocks With Letters On. All you have to do is move the blocks around to form a word. Starts off kinda easy, but it gets tricky before too long.
They’ve All Got It
Monday, October 6th, 2008Falling Stars
Friday, October 3rd, 2008Ten stars have fallen and are hiding in the grid below. You must find the locations of these stars. A number tells you how many stars are located next to that cell, either horizontally or diagonally. No square with a number in it also contains a star, but a star may appear in a square with no adjacent numbers. Can you find all ten stars?
Here’s a starting hint, if you need it.
For easier solving, you can download this puzzle here.
Something (almost) In Common
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Can you come up with a rhyme for each word shown below so that all five words have something in common?
YAWN
LOOK
RIGHT
TEEN
WING