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Brain Game: Prison Blues

Today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge celebrates the return of AMC's The Walking Dead series this past Sunday with the first episode of Season 3. Good luck: By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert BITTEN into WALKER in the fewest possible steps. B I T T E N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W A L K E R Here is a 6-step SOLUTION. A 6-STEP SOLUTION: B... READ ON

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Brain Game: Redrum

Today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge is an early Halloween word ladder to get us in that "spooky" mood. Good luck: By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert BLOOD into DRIPS in the fewest possible steps. B L O O D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D R I P S Here is an 8-step SOLUTION. AN 8-STEP SOLUTION: B L O O D B L O N D B L A N D B R... READ ON

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Brain Game: Digging Clams

Here's hoping you'll dig today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge: By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert CLAMS into SHELL in the fewest possible steps. C L A M S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S H E L L Here is a 6-step SOLUTION. A 6-STEP SOLUTION: C L A M S S L A M S S H A M S S H A M E S H A L E S H A L L S H E L L Did you come up with a different... READ ON

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Brain Game: Naked Fingers?

Today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge is a more-difficult-than-most word ladder. Good luck: By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert HANDS into GLOVE in the fewest possible steps. H A N D S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G L O V E Here is a 9-step SOLUTION. A 9-STEP SOLUTION: H A N D S B A N D S B E N D S B E A D S B R A D... READ ON

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Brain Game: Raking Bad

Autumn is on the horizon, so here's a related word ladder puzzle for today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge: By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert LEAF into FALL in the fewest possible steps. L E A F _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F A L L Here is a 5-step SOLUTION. A 5-STEP SOLUTION: L E A F D E A F D E A L D E L L F E L L F A L L Did you come up with a different... READ ON

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Brain Game: Money Talks

Here's a new word ladder puzzle for today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge: By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert CASH into LOAN in the fewest possible steps. C A S H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L O A N Here is a 6-step SOLUTION. A 6-STEP SOLUTION: C A S H C A S T C O S T C O O T C O O N L O O N L O A N Did you come up with a different sequence of words?... READ ON

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Brain Game: The Reel Life

Cast your line and see if you can land today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge: By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert WORM into FISH in the fewest possible steps. W O R M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F I S H Here is a 5-step SOLUTION. A 5-STEP SOLUTION: W O R M W O R E W I R E W I S E W I S H F I S H Did you come up with a different sequence of words? Feel free to... READ ON

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Brain Game: Chop Chop

Knock on today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge: By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert TREE into WOOD in the fewest possible steps. T R E E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W O O D Here is an 8-step SOLUTION. AN 8-STEP SOLUTION: T R E E F R E E F L E E F L E D F E E D F E N D F O N D F O O D W O O D Did you come up with a different sequence... READ ON

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Brain Game: Standing on the Podium

We hope you aren't too sleepy from watching the Olympics to enjoy today's mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge. Good luck: By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert EARNS into MEDAL in the fewest possible steps. E A R N S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ M E D A L Here is an 8-step SOLUTION. A 8-STEP SOLUTION: E A R N S B A R N S B A R E S B O... READ ON

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Brain Game: Hammer Time

Sheesh, nobody said anything about carpentry when the mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge came around. Don't worry - you shouldn't hurt your thumb solving this one. By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert NAIL into HEAD in the fewest possible steps. N A I L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H E A D Here is a 5-step SOLUTION. A 5-STEP SOLUTION: N A I L H A I L H A I R H E I R H E A... READ ON