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Shuffle #9
Language
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.Language
In this teaser, you are to start with the word 'HALF', and then each time, change a letter to make a new word. You need to continue this process until you reach the word 'BACK'.
You must do this in four (4) turns.
Good luck.
HALF
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
BACK
You must do this in four (4) turns.
Good luck.
HALF
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
BACK
Answer
HALFHALE
BALE
BALK
BACK
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I got it in 3 turns:
HALF
RALF
RACK
BACK
I just realized Ralf is spelled Ralph though Fun Teaser
HALF
RALF
RACK
BACK
I just realized Ralf is spelled Ralph though Fun Teaser
ok nvm i have no idea how i did that
Excellent
HALF
HALL
BALL
BALK
BACK
HALL
BALL
BALK
BACK
Someone's on the ball!^ Congrats on TOTD, Jazz!
Good one, Jazz. I enjoyed playing with this one. More would be nice.
CALF
CALK
BALK
BACK
CALK
BALK
BACK
howz bout
HALF
FLAT
TALK
LACK
BACK
my first comment! im so special
HALF
FLAT
TALK
LACK
BACK
my first comment! im so special
I got the same answer as moriarty94....was pretty simple.
HALF
HALE
BALE
BALK
BACK
HALE
BALE
BALK
BACK
Cute quiz and lots of fun, kinda easy but that's cool for me, cuz then I can figure them out.
Thanks for all your great comments!
Well done too on submitting some different alternatives.
Well done too on submitting some different alternatives.
Nice teaser Jazz. I alsways enjoy trying to figure out your teasers. This time I was not successful. There is always next time.
HALF
CALF
CALK
BALK
BACK
I GOT IT...JUST NOT THE SAME WORDS THAT YOU USED.
FUN TEASER!!
CALF
CALK
BALK
BACK
I GOT IT...JUST NOT THE SAME WORDS THAT YOU USED.
FUN TEASER!!
Extremely easy.Many words to solve this one.
That was fun. I've always liked these kinds of teasers.
To everyone who came up with an alternate answer involving a word spelled "calk" -- there is no such word. There is a word spelled "caulk," but not "calk." So those alternative answers fail.
Craniac.. look it up. There is a word calk. It has to do with extensions on horseshoes to prevent slipping. YOU, are wrong.
Mercy me, look at all the different answers. You are all so smart. I got nothing. No excuses, just didn't get it. Loved the teaser, and thanks for posting.
Monday~
Monday~
Hi!
Got it the same way you did Jazz
I had a good time seeing what others came up with. Good job all
Thanks Jazz: reading how people
arrived at their answers as much fun as the Teaser
Got it the same way you did Jazz
I had a good time seeing what others came up with. Good job all
Thanks Jazz: reading how people
arrived at their answers as much fun as the Teaser
I got the same as alslammerz (great name BTW!).
Gret puzz, jazz!
Gret puzz, jazz!
liked it!!
Did it right away in 3 turns:
HALF
HALK
HACK
BACK
HALK means a nook or corner.
HALF
HALK
HACK
BACK
HALK means a nook or corner.
Need more coffee to solve this.
Another one ...
HALF
HALL
BALL
BALK
BACK
One problem many solutions.
HALF
HALL
BALL
BALK
BACK
One problem many solutions.
I did it one less!!!!
Half
Halk
Balk
Back
only use three
Half
Halk
Balk
Back
only use three
I'm chuffed you all had a go at actually trying to solve this puzzle, rather than simply moving on to another.
HALF
HALL
BALL
BALK
BALL
HALL
BALL
BALK
BALL
made me think! i couldnt get it, but fun quiz!
Half Hall Ball Balk Back
As many have already said, this puzzle has other (and shorter) solutions as well. Not a bad teaser, just didn't take into account other possibilities.
I used:
HALF
HALT
SALT
SACK
BACK
HALF
HALT
SALT
SACK
BACK
Half
Hall
Ball
Balk
Back
Hall
Ball
Balk
Back
Fun! Not to hard, and not too easy. Just right...
good job!
yea seems like a lot of people got the same alternative i did:
HALF
HALL
BALL
BALK
BACK
yea seems like a lot of people got the same alternative i did:
HALF
HALL
BALL
BALK
BACK
HALF
CALF
CALK
CACK
BACK
And yes... Calk and Cack are REAL words
Good teaser! thanks!
CALF
CALK
CACK
BACK
And yes... Calk and Cack are REAL words
Good teaser! thanks!
Hey Jazz, I'm back and still love your puzzels. More please.
Welcome back vlerma
I did half, hall, ball, balk, back too. Great teaser! Thanks!
HALF
HALL
BALL
BALK
BACK
HALL
BALL
BALK
BACK
HALF - In each word, it seems as though one needs to change more than one letter in the original word to create another letter.
LOL, I had (half) hale, bale, bake, (back).
I got it also, but with different words. half. calf,lace, lack, back Fun!
WAY TOO MANY POSSIBLE ANSWERS! I solved it multiple times each time with different words.
I am not sure how some of the commenters above got some of the words they did though. You were supposed to keep the letters in the same order and change only one at a time!
I am not sure how some of the commenters above got some of the words they did though. You were supposed to keep the letters in the same order and change only one at a time!
I too went down the HALL to get this one.
half
hale
bale
balk
back
Fun!!
hale
bale
balk
back
Fun!!
Fun and easy teaser - I got the same word chain the author used right away but there are other correct word chains that can be used; keep in mind that you can only change one letter in each word to get a correct word chain to take you from "half" to "back".
Gr8 fun teaser with multiple solutions, thanks for posting!
Easy teasy. Fun to read the alternate solutions. Would have been an interesting teaser to require four solutions.
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