1. Standard memberwolfgang59
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    Everyone knows these ... yes?
    example: CAR to BUS in 4

    CAR
    CUR
    CUT
    BUT
    BUS

    Can you get PAWN to KING in 5?

    What about PAWN to ROOK? (My best effort is 7)
  2. SubscriberKewpie
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    @wolfgang59 said
    Everyone knows these ... yes?
    example: CAR to BUS in 4

    CAR
    CUR
    CUT
    BUT
    BUS

    Can you get PAWN to KING in 5?

    What about PAWN to ROOK? (My best effort is 7)
    How about CAR to BUS in 3?
    car
    BAR
    BUR
    bus


    PAWN
    pawk
    pack
    pick
    pink
    ping
    KING


    I can match PAWN to ROOK in 7, via pawl, pall, poll, pool, cool, cook, but can't better it.
  3. Standard memberwolfgang59
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    @Kewpie
    BUR ???
    never seen that spelling but some dictionaries have! Well done.
  4. Standard memberforkedknight
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    @wolfgang59 said
    Can you get PAWN to KING in 5?
    Evidently "pann" is a type of music in Tamil. Not sure if it's legal, but it lets you do it in 4:

    PAWN
    PANN
    PANG
    PING
    KING
  5. Standard memberforkedknight
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    @wolfgang59 said

    What about PAWN to ROOK? (My best effort is 7)
    pawn
    PAWK
    HAWK
    HOWK
    HOOK
    rook

    * thanks @kewpie for PAWK
  6. Standard memberwolfgang59
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    @forkedknight said
    pawn
    PAWK
    HAWK
    HOWK
    HOOK
    rook

    * thanks @kewpie for PAWK
    Excellent!

    "howk" is a new word for me!
    I see it is Scottish
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    15 Jun '19 12:383 edits
    6 with common words.

    Pawn
    Lawn
    Laws
    Lows
    Loos
    Look
    Rook

    Or 5 if Roos are several kangaroos, and Pows are more than one Pow

    pawn
    Paws
    Pows
    Poos
    Roos
    Rook
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    @iamatiger
    How about this
    You can add a letter, take away a letter, change a letter, or swap for another word that rhymes.

    Pawn
    to
    Queen
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    @iamatiger
    I can do 5 using irregular verbs

    Pawn
    Sawn
    Sewn
    Seen
    Queen

    Is 4 possible?
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    @iamatiger
    No answers? How about
    Chess
    To
    Draughts

    Same rules?
  11. Standard memberwolfgang59
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    @iamatiger said
    @iamatiger
    I can do 5 using irregular verbs

    Pawn
    Sawn
    Sewn
    Seen
    Queen

    Is 4 possible?
    pawn
    quorn
    quern
    queen
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    22 Jun '19 14:211 edit
    Nice one
    Chess
    Chest
    Rest
    Rent
    Rant
    Raft
    Rafts
    Draughts
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    @iamatiger
    Chess
    Mess
    Mass
    Mats
    Rats
    Rafts
    Draughts
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