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Puzzle #: 22
Level: Beginner
Target(par): 4 Transformations
Limit: 6 Transformations
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FOUR LETTER WORD LEXICON
A:
aahs aals abac abas abba abbe abbs abed abet abid able ably abos abri abut abye abys aced acer aces ache achy acid acme acne acre acta acts acyl adaw adds adit ados adry adze aeon aero aery aesc afar affy afro agar agas aged agee agen ager ages agha agin agio aglu agly agma agog agon ague ahed ahem ahhs ahoy aias aide aids ails aims aina aine ains airn airs airt airy aits aitu ajar ajee aked akee akes akin alae alan alap alar alas alay alba albe albs alec alee alef ales alew alfa alga alif alit alky alls ally alma alme alms alod aloe alow alps also alto alts alum amah amas ambo amen amia amid amie amin amir amis amla ammo amok amps amus amyl anal anan anas ance ands anes anew anga anil anis ankh anna anno anns anoa anon anow ansa anta ante anti ants anus anyu apay aped aper apes apex apio apod apps apse apts aqua arak arar arba arbs arch arco arcs ards area ared areg ares aret arew arfs aria arid aril aris arks arle arms army arna arow arse arts arty arum arvo aryl asar asci asea ashy asks asps atap atar ates atma atoc atok atom atop aufs auks aula auld aune aunt aura auto aval avas aver aves avid avos avow away awdl awed awee awes awls awns awny awol awry axal axed axel axes axil axis axle axon ayah ayes ayin ayre ayus azan azon azym
B:
baal baas baba babe babu baby bach back bade bads bael baff baft bags baht bail bait baju bake bald bale balk ball balm bals balu bams banc band bane bang bani bank bans bant baps bapu barb bard bare barf bark barm barn barp bars base bash bask bass bast bate bath bats batt baud bauk baur bawd bawl bawn bawr baye bays bayt bead beak beam bean bear beat beau beck bede beds bedu beef been beep beer bees beet bego begs bein bell bels belt bema bend bene beni benj bens bent bere berg berk berm best beta bete beth bets bevy beys bhel bhut bias bibb bibs bice bide bids bien bier biff biga bigg bigs bike bile bilk bill bima bind bine bing bink bins bint biog bios bird birk birl biro birr bise bish bisk bite bito bits bitt bize blab blad blae blag blah blam blat blaw blay bleb bled blee blet blew bley blin blip blob bloc blot blow blub blue blur boak boar boas boat boba bobs bock bode bods body boff bogs bogy boho bohs boil boke boko boks bola bold bole boll bolo bolt boma bomb bona bond bone bong bonk bony boob booh book bool boom boon boor boos boot bops bora bord bore bork born bors bort bosh bosk boss bota both bots bott bouk boun bout bowl bowr bows boxy boyg boyo boys bozo brad brae brag bran bras brat braw bray bred bree brei bren brer brew brie brig brim brin brio bris brit brod brog broo bros brow brrr brut brux buat buba bubo bubs bubu buck budo buds buff bufo bugs buhl buhr buik buke bulb bulk bull bumf bump bums buna bund bung bunk bunn buns bunt buoy bura burb burd burg burk burl burn burp burr burs bury bush busk buss bust busy bute buts butt buys buzz byes byke byre byrl byte
C:
caba cabs caca cade cadi cads cafe caff cage cagy caid cain cake caky calf calk call calm calo calp calx came cami camo camp cams cane cang cann cans cant cany capa cape caph capi capo caps carb card care cark carl carn carp carr cars cart casa case cash cask cast cate cats cauf cauk caul caum caup cave cavy cawk caws cays ceas ceca cede cedi cees ceil cell cels celt cens cent cepe ceps cere cero cert cess cete chad chai chal cham chao chap char chas chat chaw chay chef cher chew chez chia chic chid chik chin chip chis chit chiv chiz choc chon chop chou chow chub chug chum chut ciao cids ciel cigs cill cine cion cire cirl cist cite cito cits city cive civs clad clag clam clan clap clat claw clay clef cleg clem clew clip clit clod clog clon clop clot clou clow cloy club clue coal coat coax cobb cobs coca cock coco coda code cods coed coff coft cogs coho coif coil coin coir coit coke coky cola cold cole coll cols colt coly coma comb come comp coms cond cone coni conk conn cons cony coof cook cool coom coon coop coos coot cope cops copy cord core corf cork corm corn cors cory cose cosh coss cost cosy cote coth cots cott coup cour cove cowl cowp cows cowy coxa coxy coys coze cozy crab crag cram cran crap craw cred cree crew crib crim cris crit croc crop crow crud crus crux cube cubs cuds cued cues cuff cuif cuit cuke cull culm cult cums cunt cups curb curd cure curf curl curn curr curs curt cush cusk cusp cuss cute cuts cwms cyan cyma cyme cyst czar
D:
daal dabs dace dada dado dads daes daff daft dago dags dahl dahs dais daks dale dali dals dalt dame damn damp dams dang dank dans dant daps darb dare darg dari dark darl darn dart dash dast data date dato daub daud daur daut davy dawd dawk dawn daws dawt days daze dead deaf deal dean dear deaw debs debt deck deco deed deek deem deen deep deer dees deet deev defi deft defy deid deil deke dele delf deli dell dels delt deme demo demy dene deni dens dent deny dere derm dern derv desk deus deva devs dews dewy dexy deys dhak dhal dhow dial dibs dice dich dick dict dicy dido didy dieb died diel dies diet diff difs digs dika dike dill dime dims dine ding dink dino dins dint diol dips dipt dire dirk dirl dirt disa disc dish disk diss dita dite dits ditt ditz diva dive divi divs dixi dixy djin doab doat dobs doby dock docs dodo dods doek doen doer does doff doge dogs dogy dohs doit dojo dole doll dols dolt dome doms domy dona done dong dons doob dook dool doom door doos dopa dope dops dopy dore dork dorm dorp dorr dors dort dory dose dosh doss dost dote doth dots doty douc doum doup dour dout doux dove dowd dowf dowl down dowp dows dowt doxy doze dozy drab drad drag dram drap drat draw dray dree dreg drek drew drey drib drip drop drow drub drug drum drys dsos duad dual duan duar dubs duce duci duck duct dude duds dued duel dues duet duff dugs duit duke dule dull duly duma dumb dump dune dung dunk duns dunt duos dupe dups dura dure durn duro durr dush dusk dust duty dwam dyad dyed dyer dyes dyke dyne dzho dzos
E:
each eale eans eard earl earn ears ease east easy eath eats eaus eaux eave ebbs ebon ecad ecce ecco eche echo echt ecod ecru ecus eddo eddy edge edgy edhs edit eech eels eely eery eevn effs efts egad egal eger eggs eggy egis egma egos ehed eide eiks eild eine eked ekes ekka elan elds elfs elhi elks ells elms elmy else elts emes emeu emfs emic emir emit emma emus emyd emys ends enes enew engs enol enow enuf envy eoan eons eorl epee epha epic epos eras ered eres ergo ergs eric erks erne erns eros errs erst erub eruv eses esky esne espy esse ests etas etat etch eten ethe eths etic etna etui euge eugh euks euoi euro even ever eves evet evil evoe ewer ewes ewks ewts exam exec exes exit exon expo exul eyas eyed eyen eyer eyes eyne eyot eyra eyre eyry
F:
fabs face fack fact fade fado fads fady faff fags fahs faik fail fain fair faix fake fall falx fame fand fane fang fank fano fans fard fare farl farm faro fars fart fash fast fate fats faun faux fava fave fawn faws fays faze feal fear feat feck feds feed feel feer fees feet fegs fehm fehs feis fell felt feme fems fend feni fens fent feod fere ferm fern fess fest feta fete fets fett feud feus feys fiar fiat fibs fice fico fido fids fief fife figo figs fike fiky fila file fill film filo fils find fine fini fink fino fins fire firk firm firn firs fisc fish fisk fist fits fitt five fixt fizz flab flag flak flam flan flap flat flaw flax flay flea fled flee fleg flew flex fley flic flip flir flit flix floc floe flog flop flor flow flub flue flus flux foal foam fobs foci foen foes fogs fogy fohn fohs foid foil foin fold folk fond fone fons font food fool foon foos foot fops fora forb ford fore fork form fort foss foud foul four fous fowl foxy foys fozy frab frae frag frap fras frat frau fray free fret frig fris frit friz froe frog from fros frow frug fubs fuci fuck fuds fuel fuff fugs fugu fuji full fume fums fumy fund fung funk funs furl furo furr furs fury fusc fuse fuss fust futz fuze fuzz fyce fyke fyle fyrd
G:
gabs gaby gade gadi gads gaed gaen gaes gaff gaga gage gags gaid gain gair gait gajo gala gale gall gals gama gamb game gamp gams gamy gane gang gant gaol gape gapo gaps gapy garb gare gars gart gash gasp gast gate gath gats gaud gaum gaun gaup gaur gaus gave gawd gawk gawp gays gaze gazy geal gean gear geat geck geds geed geek geep gees geez geit geld gels gelt gems gena gene gens gent genu geos gere germ gest geta gets geum ghat ghee ghis gibe gibs gids gied gien gies gift giga gigs gila gild gill gilt gimp ging gink ginn gins gios gips gird giri girl girn giro girr girt gism gist gite gits give gizz gjus glad glam gled glee gleg glei glen gley glia glib glid glim glit glob glom glop glow glue glug glum glut gnar gnat gnaw gnus goad goaf goal goas goat gobo gobs goby gods goel goer goes goey goff gogo gold gole golf golp gone gong gonk gons good goof gook gool goon goop goor goos gore gork gorm gorp gory gosh goth gouk gout govs gowd gowf gowk gowl gown goys grab grad gram gran grat grav gray gree gren grew grex grey grid grig grim grin grip gris grit grog grok grot grow grub grue grum guan guar gubs guck gude gues guff guga guid gula gule gulf gull gulp guls guly gump gums gunk guns gups gurl gurn gurs guru gush gust guts guvs guys gyal gybe gymp gyms gyny gyps gyre gyri gyro gyte gyve
H:
haaf haar habu hack hade hadj hads haed haem haen haes haet haff haft hagg hags haha hahs haik hail hain hair haji hajj haka hake haku hale half hall halm halo halt hame hams hand hang hank hant haps hard hare hark harl harm harn haro harp hart hash hask hasp hast hate hath hats haud haul haut have hawk hawm haws hays haze hazy head heal heap hear heat hebe hech heck heed heel heft hehs heid heil heir held hele heli hell helm helo help heme hemp hems hend hens hent heps hept herb herd here herl herm hern hero hers hery hesp hest hete heth hets hewn hews heys hick hide hidy hied hies high hike hila hild hili hill hilt hims hind hing hins hint hips hipt hire hish hisn hiss hist hits hive hiya hizz hoar hoas hoax hobo hobs hock hods hoed hoer hoes hogg hogh hogs hohs hoik hoke hoki hold hole holk holm holp hols holt holy home homo homy hond hone hong honk hons hood hoof hook hoon hoop hoos hoot hope hops hora hore horn hors hose hoss host hote hots houf hour hout hove howe howf howk howl hows hoya hoys hubs huck hued huer hues huff huge hugs hugy huia huic huis hula hule hulk hull huma humf hump hums hung hunh hunk huns hunt hups hurl hurt hush husk huso huss huts hwan hwyl hyed hyen hyes hyke hyla hyle hymn hype hypo hyps hyte
I:
iamb ibex ibid ibis iced icer ices ichs icky icon idea idee idem ides idle idly idol idyl iffy igad iggs iglu iiwi ikat ikon ilea ilex ilia ilka ilks ills illy imam imid immy impi imps inby inch info ingo inia inks inky inly inns inro inti into ions iota ired ires irid iris irks iron isba isle isms isos itas itch item iure iwis ixia izar izba
J:
jabs jack jade jagg jags jail jake jaks jamb jams jane jann jape japs jari jark jarl jars jasp jass jasy jato jauk jaup java jaws jays jazy jazz jean jeat jeed jeel jeep jeer jees jeez jefe jeff jehu jell jeon jerk jess jest jete jets jeux jews jiao jibb jibe jibs jiff jigs jill jilt jimp jink jinn jins jinx jird jism jive jivy jizz jobe jobs jock joco joes joey jogs john join joke joky jole joll jolt jomo jook jors josh joss jota jots jouk jour jowl jows joys juba jube judo juds judy juga jugs juju juke juku jump junk jupe jura jure jury just jute juts juve jynx
K:
kaas kabs kade kadi kaed kaes kafs kago kagu kaid kaie kaif kail kaim kain kais kaka kaki kale kali kama kame kami kana kane kang kans kant kaon kapa kaph kara karn kart kata kati kats kava kaws kayo kays kazi kbar keas kebs keck keds keef keek keel keen keep keet kefs kegs keir kell kelp kelt kemb kemp keno kens kent kepi keps kept kerb kerf kern kesh kest keta keto kets keys khaf khan khat khet khis khor khud kibe kick kids kief kier kifs kike kild kill kiln kilo kilp kilt kina kind kine king kink kino kins kipe kipp kips kirk kirn kirs kish kiss kist kite kith kits kiva kiwi knag knap knar knee knew knit knob knop knot know knub knur knut koan koas kobo kobs koel koff kohl kois koji kola kolo kond konk kons kook koph kops kora kore kors koss koto kows krab kram kris ksar kudo kudu kues kuku kuna kune kuri kuru kvas kyak kyar kyat kyes kyle kynd kyne kyte kyus
L:
laas labs lace lack lacs lacy lade lads lady laer laff lags lahs laic laid laik lain lair lake lakh laks laky lall lama lamb lame lamp lams lana land lane lang lank lant lanx laps lard lare lari lark larn lars lase lash lass last late lath lati lats laud lauf lava lave lavs lawk lawn laws lays laze lazo lazy lead leaf leak leal leam lean leap lear leas leat lech lect leed leek leep leer lees leet left legs lehr leir leis leke leks leku leme lend leng leno lens lent leps lept lere lerp less lest lets leud leva leve levo levy lewd leys lezz liar libs lice lich lick lido lids lied lief lien lier lies lieu life lift ligs like lill lilo lilt lily lima limb lime limn limo limp limy lind line ling link linn lino lins lint liny lion lipa lipe lips lira lire liri lirk lisk lisp list lite lith lits litu live load loaf loam loan lobe lobi lobo lobs loca loch loci lock loco lode loft loge logo logs logy loid loin loir loke loll loma lome lone long loof look loom loon loop loor loos loot lope lops lord lore lorn lory lose losh loss lost lota lote loth loti loto lots loud loun loup lour lout love lowe lown lowp lows lowt loys luau lube luce luck lude ludo luds lues luff luge lugs luit luke lull lulu lump lums luna lune lung lunk lunt luny lure lurk lurs lush lusk lust lute lutz luvs luxe lwei lyam lych lyes lyme lyms lyne lynx lyre lyse lyte
M:
maar maas mabe mace mach mack macs made mads maes mage magg magi mags maid maik mail maim main mair make mako maks male mali mall malm mals malt mama mams mana mand mane mang mani mano mans many maps mara marc mard mare marg mark marl marm mars mart mary masa mase mash mask mass mast masu mate math mats matt maty maud maul maun maut mawk mawn mawr maws maxi maya mayo mays maze mazy mead meal mean meat meed meek meer meet mega megs mein mela meld mell mels melt meme memo mems mend mene meng meno ment menu meou meow merc mere meri merk merl mesa mese mesh mess meta mete meth mets meus meve mewl mews meze mhos mibs mica mice mick mico mics midi mids mien miff migg migs mike mild mile milk mill milo mils milt mime mina mind mine ming mini mink mino mint minx miny mips mire miri mirk mirs mirv miry mise miso miss mist mite mitt mity mixt mixy mizz mnas moan moas moat mobs moch mock mocs mode modi mods moes mogs mohr moil moit mojo moke moki moko mola mold mole moll mols molt moly mome momi moms mona mong monk mono mons mony mood mooi mook mool moon moop moor moos moot mope mops mopy mora more morn mors mort mose mosh mosk moss most mote moth mots mott motu moue moup mous move mowa mown mows moxa moya moyl moys moze mozo mozz much muck muds muff mugg mugs muid muil muir mule mull mumm mump mums mumu muni muns munt muon mura mure murk murl murr muse mush musk muso muss must mute muti muts mutt myal mycs myna myth mzee
N:
naam naan nabe nabk nabs nach nada naff naga nags naif naik nail nain nala name nams nana nans naoi naos napa nape naps narc nard nare nark nary nats nave navy nays naze nazi neal neap near neat nebs neck neds need neem neep nefs negs neif neks nema nemn nene neon neps nerd nerk nesh ness nest nete nets nett neuk neum neve nevi news newt next nibs nice nick nide nidi nids nied nief nies nife niff nigh nill nils nimb nims nine nipa nips nirl nisi nite nits nixe nixy nobs nock node nodi nods noel noes nogg nogs noil noir nole noll nolo noma nome noms nona none nong nook noon noop nope nori nork norm nose nosh nosy nota note nott noul noun noup nous nout nova nowl nown nows nowt nowy noys nubs nude nuff nuke null numb nuns nurd nurl nurr nurs nuts nyas nyed nyes
O:
oafs oaks oaky oars oary oast oath oats obas obes obey obia obis obit oboe obol obos ocas oche octa odah odal odas odds odea odes odic odor odso odyl ofay offs ogam ogee ogle ogre ohed ohia ohms ohos oiks oils oily oink oint okas okay okeh okes okra okta olde olds oldy olea oleo oles olid olio olla olms olpe ombu omen omer omit once oner ones only onst onto onus onyx oofs oohs ooms oons oont oops oose oosy oots ooze oozy opah opal oped open opes opts opus orad oral orbs orby orca orcs ordo ords ores orfe orfs orgy orle orra orts oryx orzo osar oses ossa otic otto ouch ouds ouks ould oulk ouph oups ourn ours oust outa outs ouzo oval oven over ovum owed ower owes owls owly owns owre owse owts oxen oxer oxes oxid oxim oyer oyes oyez
P:
paca pace pack paco pacs pact pacy padi pads page pahs paid paik pail pain pair pais pale pall palm palp pals paly pams pand pane pang pans pant papa pape paps para pard pare park parp parr pars part pase pash pass past pate path pats paty paua paul pave pawa pawk pawl pawn paws pays peag peak peal pean pear peas peat peba pech peck pecs peds peed peek peel peen peep peer pees pegh pegs pehs pein peke pela pele pelf pell pelt pend pene peni penk pens pent peon pepo peps pere peri perk perm pern perp pert perv peso pest pets pews pfft pfui phat phew phis phiz phoh phon phos phot phut pial pian pias pica pice pick pics pied pier pies piet pigs pika pike piki pila pile pili pill pily pima pimp pina pine ping pink pins pint piny pion pioy pipa pipe pipi pips pipy pirl pirn pirs pise pish piso piss pita pith pits pity pium pixy pize plan plap plat play plea pleb pled plew plie plim plod plop plot plow ploy plug plum plus poas pock poco pods poem poet pogo pogy poil pois poke poky pole polk poll polo pols polt poly pome pomo pomp poms pond pone pong ponk pons pont pony pood poof pooh pook pool poon poop poor poos poot pope pops pore pork porn port pory pose posh poss post posy pote pots pott pouf pouk pour pout pown pows poxy pozz prad pram prao prat prau pray pree prep pres prex prey prez prig prim proa prob prod prof prog prom proo prop pros prow pruh prys psis psst ptui pubs puce puck puds pudu puer puff pugh pugs puir puja puke puku pula pule puli pulk pull pulp puls pulu puly puma pump pumy puna pung punk puns punt puny pupa pups pure puri purl purr purs push puss puts putt putz puys pyas pyat pyes pyet pyic pyin pyne pyot pyre pyro
Q:
qadi qaid qats qoph quad quag quai quat quay quep quey quid quim quin quip quit quiz quod quop
R:
rabi raca race rach rack racy rade rads raff raft raga rage ragg ragi rags rahs raia raid raik rail rain rais rait raja rake raki raku rale rami ramp rams rana rand rang rani rank rant rape raps rapt rare rase rash rasp rast rata rate rath rato rats ratu raun rave rawn raws raya rays raze razz read reak real ream rean reap rear rebs reck recs redd rede redo reds reed reef reek reel reen rees refs reft rego regs rehs reif reik rein reis reke rely rems rend rens rent reny repo repp reps resh rest rete rets revs rews rhea rhos rhus rial rias ribs rice rich rick ricy ride rids riel riem rife riff rifs rift rigg rigs rile rill rima rime rims rimu rimy rind rine ring rink rins riot ripe ripp rips ript rise risk risp rite rits ritt ritz riva rive rivo riza road roam roan roar robe robs roch rock rocs rode rods roed roes roil roin roji roke roks roky role rolf roll roma romp roms rone rong ront rood roof rook room roon roop roos root rope ropy rore rort rory rose rost rosy rota rote roti rotl roto rots roue roul roum roup rout roux rove rows rowt rube rubs ruby ruck rucs rudd rude ruds rued ruer rues ruff ruga rugs ruin rukh rule ruly rume rump rums rund rune rung runs runt rurp ruru rusa ruse rush rusk rust ruth ruts ryal ryas ryes ryfe ryke rynd ryot rype
S:
sabe sabs sack sacs sade sadi safe saga sage sago sags sagy saic said sail saim sain sair sais sake saki sale sall salp sals salt sama same samp sand sane sang sank sans sant saps sard sari sark sars sash sass sate sati saul saut save sawn saws says scab scad scag scam scan scar scat scaw scog scop scot scow scry scud scug scul scum scup scur scut scye seal seam sean sear seas seat seco secs sect seed seek seel seem seen seep seer sees sego segs seif seik seil seir seis sekt seld sele self sell sels seme semi sena send sene sens sent seps sept sera sere serf serk serr sers sese sess seta sets sett sewn sews sext sexy seys shad shag shah sham shan shat shaw shay shea shed shes shet shew shim shin ship shir shit shiv shmo shod shoe shog shoo shop shot show shri shul shun shut shwa sial sibb sibs sice sich sick sics sida side sidh sien sift sigh sign sijo sika sike sila sild sile silk sill silo silt sima simi simp sims sind sine sing sinh sink sins sipe sips sire siri sirs siss sist site sith sits size sizy skag skas skat skaw skee skeg skeo skep sker skew skid skim skin skio skip skis skit skol skry skua skug skyr slab slae slag slam slap slat slaw slay sled slee slew sley slid slim slip slit slob sloe slog slop slot slow slub slue slug slum slur slut smee smew smir smit smog smug smur smut snab snag snap snar snaw sneb sned snee snib snig snip snit snob snod snog snot snow snub snug snye soak soap soar sobs soca sock socs soda sods sofa soft sogs soho sohs soil soja soke sola sold sole soli solo sols soma some soms sone song sons sook soom soon soop soot soph sops sora sorb sord sore sori sorn sort soss soth sots souk soul soum soup sour sous sout sovs sowf sowl sowm sown sowp sows soya soys spae spag spam span spar spas spat spaw spay spaz spec sped spek spet spew spic spie spik spin spit spiv spot spry spud spue spun spur sris stab stag stap star stat staw stay sted stem sten step stet stew stey stie stir stoa stob stop stot stow stub stud stum stun stye suba subs such suck sudd suds sued suer sues suet sugh suid suit sukh suks sulk sulu sumo sump sums sung suni sunk sunn suns supe sups suqs sura surd sure surf suss susu swab swad swag swam swan swap swat sway swee swey swig swim swiz swob swop swot swum sybo syce syed syen syes syke syli sync synd syne sype syph
T:
tabi tabs tabu tace tach tack taco tact tads taed tael taes tags taha tahr tail tain tais tait taka take taki taks taky tala talc tale tali talk tall tame tamp tams tana tane tang tanh tank tans taos tapa tape taps tapu tara tare tarn taro tarp tars tart tash task tass tate tath tats tatt tatu taus taut tava tavs tawa taws tawt taxa taxi tays tead teak teal team tear teas teat tech teds tedy teed teel teem teen teer tees teff tefs tegg tegs tegu tehr teil tela teld tele tell tels telt teme temp tems tend tene tens tent tepa terf term tern terr test tete teth tets tews text thae than thar that thaw thee them then thew they thig thin thio thir this thon thou thro thru thud thug thus tiar tice tich tick tics tide tids tidy tied tier ties tiff tift tige tigs tika tike tiki tile till tils tilt time tind tine ting tink tins tint tiny tipi tips tipt tire tirl tiro tirr tite titi tits tivy tizz toad toby tock toco tocs tods tody toea toed toes toey toff toft tofu toga toge togs toho toil toit toke toko tola told tole toll tolt tolu tomb tome toms tone tong tonk tons tony took tool toom toon toot tope toph topi topo tops tora torc tore tori torn toro torr tors tort tory tosa tose tosh toss tost tote tots touk toun tour tout town tows towt towy toyo toys toze trad tram trap trat tray tree tref trek tres tret trew trey trez trie trig trim trin trio trip trod trog tron trop trot trow troy trug trye tryp tsar tsks tuan tuba tube tubs tuck tufa tuff tuft tugs tuis tule tump tums tuna tund tune tung tuns tuny tups turd turf turk turm turn tush tusk tuts tutu tuzz twae twal twas twat tway twee twig twin twit twos tyde tyed tyee tyer tyes tygs tyin tyke tymp tynd tyne type typo typp typy tyre tyro tyte tzar
U:
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V:
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W:
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X:
xyst
Y:
yack yaff yagi yags yahs yaks yald yale yams yang yank yapp yaps yard yare yarn yarr yate yaud yaup yawl yawn yawp yaws yawy yays ybet yead yeah yean year yeas yech yede yeed yegg yeld yelk yell yelm yelp yelt yens yeps yerd yerk yesk yest yeti yett yeuk yeve yews ygoe yids yike yill yins yipe yips yird yirk yirr yite ylem ylke ympe ympt yobs yock yode yodh yods yoga yogh yogi yoke yoks yold yolk yomp yond yoni yont yoof yoop yore york youk your yous yowe yowl yows yuan yuca yuch yuck yuft yuga yugs yuke yuko yuks yuky yule yump yunx yups yurt yutz ywis
Z:
zack zags zany zaps zarf zari zati zeal zeas zebu zeds zees zein zeks zels zeps zerk zero zest zeta zeze zhos ziff zigs zila zill zimb zinc zine zing zins zips zite ziti zits zizz zobo zobu zoea zoic zona zone zonk zoom zoon zoos zopp zori zouk zulu zupa zurf zyga zyme
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BOOKS
You can order a Morflets® Game book with dozens of new Morflets®, and unusual and
original game combinations, including some challenging 5-letter Morflets®, multiple
Morflet® combinations, Find-the-Secret-Phrase, and more! It’s great for travel and
bedside! 40 pages of fun!
Send your request via snail mail or email to:
info@morflets.com
or:
Morflets® Books
2309 Hartrey
Evanston, IL 60201
Please include your mailing address and a check for $5. You’ll receive your book within
10-12 days. The books are in a series, so specify also if this is your first request (Book
One) or indicate which book you want. You can order more than one at a time. 2 Books
($8) 3 Books ($10). Please, no more than 3 books with any single order.
Thanks for playing!
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Object of the Game
Find the shortest way from one word to another by changing only one letter at a time, forming a new real word each time. No proper names. There are many solutions, but the challenge is to ”morf” the start word into the finish word in as few steps as possible. Simple, right?
But Morflets® ™ are distinguished from ordinary, random word ladders by the implicit connection between the start and finish words, and by the sometimes wicked challenges to finding solutions that more complex Morflets ® ™ present. Skeptical? Try some of our “difficult” ones!
If you’re new to Morflets® ™, here is a sample—bulk:mail—that can be done in as few as 4 “morfs:”
bulk
bull (1) change “k” to “l”
mull (2) change “b” to “m”
mall (3) change “u” to “a”
mail (4) change “l” to “i”
Since all 4 letters have to change, the shortest possible solution is 4. This is only one of several possible solutions of that length; and there are countless other solutions that might take more “morfs.” As you gain experience, you’ll begin to see patterns develop, and you’ll be ready for some of the really complex Morflets ® ™ that are on the website, and that we continue to create to challenge you.
How to Play the Game
A simple example: Transforming slob into snob is achieved by substituting the consonant “n” for the consonant “l” in the
second letter position. That is a single “morf.”
To change slob into knob, however, requires two transformations, because two letters have to be changed: the “s” in
the
first
position, and the “l” in the second. The “ob” remains.
To complete the Morflet®™ slob:knob, you might try turning slob into klob and klob into knob,
but klob is not a real word,
is it? So you have to try a different route. Try changing slob into snob and then snob into knob, and you have successfully completed a Morflet®!
Now, to complete the Morflet® slob:knit, notice first that all four letters have changed, so you know it’s going to take at least four transformations, and maybe more. We already know slob becomes snob, which becomes knob. We know that the “o” in the third position must become an “i,” and that the “b” in the fourth position must become a “t.” The obvious choice is to create knot first (because knib isn’t a real word) and finish with knit. Four transformations.
Is this the only way to transform slob into knit? No. But that’s the beauty of Morflets®™: there are always a variety of solutions, and usually—but not always!—more than one “shortest” solution.
Here are just a few alternate solutions for the Morflet® slob:knit, including our first example. The transitions are color-coded:
Beginners often take more than the fewest number of transformations. As you gain experience, you’ll begin to discover shorter solutions than our “par!”
Becoming An Expert
Imagine if the consonants and vowels are not in the same positions, however. In the Morflet®™ clay:form, for example, the “a” in clay is in the third position, whereas in form the “o” is in the second position. Since you can only change one letter at a time, and since there are no words consisting of four consonants, logic tells us that there must be a transition word with two vowels in the second and third positions. The “l” in clay must sooner or later become an “o”, and the “a” in clay must become an “r.” So it only makes sense to think of transitions that include a word with “oa” or “oo” in the middle!
Here are a few alternate solutions for the Morflet®™ clay:form, some that take more transitions than others. The letter changes are highlighted:
In this example, Kim’s solution to the Morflet®™ clay:form would be the winner because it took only
her six “morfs” while the others took seven. Part of her success was knowing that “cloy” and “coot” are real words.
More Secrets (Pssst! Don’t tell anyone!)
The most challenging Morflets®™ require multiple positional changes of consonants and vowels. As a general rule, the positioning is more significant than which vowel. So in the Morflet®™ even:odds,
the first letter position change from “e” to “o” is less important than the third letter position change from a vowel to a consonant (“e” to “d”). Start your thinking there: ask yourself “Can I make a word changing the consonant to a vowel, and if so, can I then change the vowel or consonant if need be later?” In this case, the answer would be yes. Odds can become odes. Then ask yourself “Can I or should I change even to a word that can more easily be transformed into odes?” Again the answer is yes. Even can become eves. Now you are looking to transform eves:odes. Much easier! You can look to do simple switching of one vowel to another vowel and one consonant to another consonant. Here eves can become aves and odes can become ades and you are done:
even
eves
aves
ades
odes
odds
Only 5 transitions—and it appeared way more complex when you started!
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ONLINE PLAY AND SCORING
Once you understand how to play Morflets®, online play
is simple and fun, offering you the chance to play with
either serious intent—to get the best score—or to just
begin experimenting with a few games at various
difficulty levels. Online play allows you to back up and
change a word if you like, prior to completing your last
transition word.
In the tabletop version of the game, and in normal
gameplay, you can work from start word to finish word,
or from finish word to start word or a combination of
both. You can still—and should—think that way.
But online, when filling out the boxes, you must, start
from the top and work your way down.
Once you have submitted your last transition word and
clicked "save", you'll automatically be shown your
results: How many transitions you took compared to the
target (par) and what your score is compared to that
target (par). If the target for your Morflet® was 5 and
you completed the game in only 4 transitions, you would
receive a score of -1. (Or, like golf, one under par.)
Likewise, if you took 7 transitions and the target was 4,
your score would be +3 (or three over par.
In addition, your solution will automatically be posted
on the solutions link next to the target solution.
WHAT ABOUT COMPETING AGAINST OTHERS?
In a way, you already are. As more and more players
find this site, we'll look for ways to allow you to
compete directly with another player during the run of
your gameplay. Until then, enjoy seeing how you stack
up against other players in the solutions link.
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ABOUT US
Morflets® evolved from a logic section of my daughter Claire’s math book which
presented traditional “word ladders” evolved from the game Lewis Carroll invented for
his daughter Alice. Start with one word, change one letter to make a new word—and so
on, until you reach another predetermined “finish” word.
When I suggested that the solution presented in her textbook wasn’t the best, she asked
me what did I mean, and I wrote a “shorter” series. She was energized, and couldn’t wait
to show her teacher the “new” possibility. Her teacher was unimpressed. For the teacher,
“shorter” didn’t means “better,” it only meant “different” because the exercise was one in
logical-linear thinking. But when she got home she asked me to “do it again.” So I made
up another couplet, and she worked at it. “Is this the best?” she asked. I said, I thought so.
I did my best to try to come up with a shorter one, and she exploded with pride. “Lets do
another one!” she cried.
Before you know it, we had created and “solved” a hundred “morflets.” Then two
hundred. We played in the car, at night in bed, at the kitchen table, in restaurants waiting
for food—we scribbled on napkins, paper tablecloths, notepaper and Kleenex. She was
fiercely competitive, but didn’t care if she “won” or “lost.” She just wanted to see how
she could do.
One of the fun aspects we always sought out, and which was a driving force in gearing
the game towards classrooms at the outset, was to create couplets of words that had a
relationship that would intrigue players of all ages and make them smile and want to play.
Changing “pick” to “nose” makes you smile even before you begin! So too with “eyes”
to “brow.” And “cook” to “boil” gets a different reaction than “cook” to “book.”
In 2002 I made the first prototype of what I then called “WordMorph” and several years
later we launched this site under another name. In 2008, the game was renamed
“Morflets®” and the site became www.morflets.com. In between, I developed hundreds
and hundreds more couplets with the idea of this being an educational game, which I then
proceeded to take into classrooms of 4th graders and up to 10th graders. I developed boxed
versions for teachers to use, and table-top versions to play at home, the same way
families played Boggle or Crosswords or Jumbles.
People who loved word games “got it.” And they played and played.
Turns out looking for the “shortest” solution was rewarding on many levels!