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You Can Lead a Horse to Water
It is said that you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. However, can you make a horse drink water by changing one letter at a time? Each step must create a valid word in the English language. Cowboy Roy made the change in 13 steps. Can you do as well ... or better?
HORSE ----> DRINK
HORSE ----> DRINK
Answer
HORSEHOUSE
ROUSE
ROUTE
ROUTS
BOUTS
BOATS
BLATS
PLATS
PLANS
PLANK
PRANK
DRANK
DRINK
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i did it on 8....
1. Horse
2. Hoise (obsolete form of hoist)
3. Poise (balance)
4. Prise (british variant spelling of prize)
5. Trise (obsolete word meaning to haul, also spelled trice)
6. Trine (triple)
7. Trink (type of fishing net)
8. Drink
1. Horse
2. Hoise (obsolete form of hoist)
3. Poise (balance)
4. Prise (british variant spelling of prize)
5. Trise (obsolete word meaning to haul, also spelled trice)
6. Trine (triple)
7. Trink (type of fishing net)
8. Drink
ive never heard of any of those words jolli. i dont think unabridged dictionary counts. lol very creative
Took me a while. Nice teaser.
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