Doublets
(Word Identities or Word Ladders)


RULE: Change ONLY one letter at a time and form a new word at each step.
#1 Change TEN to TWO.
T E N
T o N
T O o
T W o

#2 Change TEN to SIX.
T E N
T i N
s I N
S I X

#3 Change FIVE to FOUR.
F I V E
F I l E
F i l L
f a l l
f a i l
F O I L
F O u L
F O U R

#4 Change PIG to STY
P I G
w I G
w A G
w A Y
s A Y
S T Y

#5 Change TEN to ONE.
T E N
t i n   a metal
t i p   tilt
l i p   edge
l i d   cover
a i d   help
a n d   with (a conjunction)
a n t   insect
a c t   perform
a c e   a card
a r e   a form of "to be"
o r e   mineral
O N E

#6 Change MAD to DOG.
MAD
LAD
LAG
LOG
DOG

#7 Change LEAD to GOLD
LEAD
MEAD
MELD
MOLD
GOLD

#8 Change TIME to WARP
TIME
TAME
TARE
WARE
WARP

#9 Change GRASS to GREEN!
GRASS   GRASS   GRASS   GRASS
CRASS   GROSS   GLASS   TRASS
CRESS   GROWS   GLOSS   TRESS
TRESS   GROWN   FLOSS   TREES
TREES   GROIN   FLOES   TREEN
FREES   GROAN   FLEES   GREEN
FREED   GROAT   FREES
GREED   GREAT   FREED
GREEN   GREET   GREED
        GREEN   GREEN

#10 Change HEAD to TAIL.
HEAD   HEAD   HEAD   HEAD
HEAL   HEAL   READ   HEAL
SEAL   TEAL   REID   HELL
SELL   TELL   RAID   TELL
TELL   TALL   RAIL   TALL
TALL   TAIL   TAIL   TAIL
TAIL

#11 Change WINTER to SUMMER.
WINTER   WINTER
WINNER   WINDER
SINNER   WANDER
SINNED   WARDER
PINNED   WARNER
PUNNED   WARNED
PUNTED   DARNED
PANTED   DAMNED
PARTED   DAMMED
DARTED   HAMMED
DARNED   HUMMED
DAMNED   BUMMED
DAMMED   SUMMED
DIMMED   SUMMER
DIMMER
SIMMER
SUMMER

#12 Change STAR to WARS.
STAR   STAR
SEAR   SOAR
SEAS   BOAR
TEAS   BOAS
TENS   BAAS
TANS   BARS
TARS   WARS
WARS

#13 Change BOY to MAN.
BOY   BOY
TOY   BAY
TON   MAY
TAN   MAN
MAN

#14 Change WOOD to FIRE.
WOOD
FOOD
FORD
FORE
FIRE

#15 Change ARM to LEG.
ARM
AIM
AIR
FIR
FIG
BIG
BEG
LEG

#16 Change HAND TO FEET.
HAND
SAND
SEND
SEED
FEED
FEET

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher