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BRAIN to DUNCE
People always said that the Vagner twins, Vance and Vinnie, had only one whole brain between them. After a freak accident at the county spelling bee cost Vinnie an "I", he formally changed his name to "Vince" and became quite studious. Although he was hardly the top of his class, he at least managed to avoid ever wearing the dunce cap again, leaving that recognition to his brother.
One day, both boys were talking out of turn in class. The teacher decided to keep them busy building a word chain. It took them half an hour, but each finally managed to complete his portion of the chain, linking his own name to the word at the other end. Can you complete the chain from BRAIN to DUNCE, using VINCE and VANCE as a bridge near the end? Change one letter at a time, making a common five-letter word at each step.
One day, both boys were talking out of turn in class. The teacher decided to keep them busy building a word chain. It took them half an hour, but each finally managed to complete his portion of the chain, linking his own name to the word at the other end. Can you complete the chain from BRAIN to DUNCE, using VINCE and VANCE as a bridge near the end? Change one letter at a time, making a common five-letter word at each step.
Hint
#1 Yes, Vance's part *is* that easy. :-)#2 Use "corps" in the longer portion.
#3 The longer portion has 14 words between BRAIN and VINCE.
Answer
brainbrawn
brown
brows
crows
crops
coops
corps
cores
sores
sires
sines
sings
singe
since
Vince
Vance
dance
dunce
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