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Brain Game: The Finnish Line

For a reason unknown to us (but much appreciated), one of last week's Brain Games - an English-language word ladder - was picked up by the Finnish MTV3 site, resulting in several thousand visits to mentalfloss.com. Go Finland! By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert FLOSS into TODAY in the fewest number of steps possible. Good luck! F L O S S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _... READ ON

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Brain Game: My Caffeine Fix

I have a routine every morning... I go to Seattle's Best at my local Borders to get a cup of coffee, and upon receiving it, I say thanks. While this sounds simple enough, I've employed these steps to create what I imagine to be a difficult Brain Game. Good luck: By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert COFFEE into THANKS in the fewest number of steps possible. Good luck! C O F F E E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _... READ ON

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Brain Game: Seven Times

By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert SEVEN into TIMES in the fewest number of steps possible. Good luck! S E V E N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T I M E S Here is a six-step SOLUTION. A SIX-STEP SOLUTION: SEVEN > SEVER > LEVER > LIVER > LIVES > LIMES > TIMES Did you come up with a different solution? Please post it in the comments;... READ ON

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Brain Game: Summer's Here

It's far too early to tell if this season will be warmer than most summers, but it's off to a good start, at least here in Michigan. By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert SUMMER into HOTTER in the fewest number of steps possible. Good luck! S U M M E R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H O T T E R Here is an eight-step SOLUTION. AN... READ ON
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Brain Game: Ridin' the Sauce

Even though today's Word Ladder entries have two letters in common, the link wasn't an easy one to make (for me, anyway). Can you find a short-cut? By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert GRAVY into TRAIN in seven (or fewer) steps. Good luck! G R A V Y _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T R A I N Here is a six-step SOLUTION. A SIX-STEP SOLUTION: GRAVY > GRAVE > TRAVE... READ ON

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Brain Game: Yeah, Fine

By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert YEAH into FINE in six (or fewer) steps. Good luck! Y E A H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F I N E Here is a five-step SOLUTION. A FIVE-STEP SOLUTION: YEAH > YEAS > YENS > FENS > FINS > FINE Did your solution include an odd word or interesting sequence? Please share it in the comments.... READ ON

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Brain Game: An Able Baker

By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert BREAD into CRUST in seven (or fewer) steps. Good luck! B R E A D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C R U S T Here is a six-step SOLUTION. A SIX-STEP SOLUTION: BREAD > BREED > CREED > CREEL > CRUEL > CRUET > CRUST Did you come up with a different series of words? Please share your solution in the comments.... READ ON

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Brain Game: Talking Heads '10

By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert NEWS into CAST in five (or fewer) steps. Good luck! N E W S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C A S T Here is a five-step SOLUTION. A FIVE-STEP SOLUTION: NEWS > PEWS > PAWS > PASS > PAST > CAST Did you come up with a different series of words? Feel free to post your solution in the comments.... READ ON

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Brain Game: You'll Be a Woman Soon

By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert GIRL into LADY in seven (or fewer) steps. Good luck! G I R L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L A D Y Here is a seven-step SOLUTION. A SEVEN-STEP SOLUTION: GIRL > GILL > BILL > BALL > BALE > BADE > LADE > LADY Did you come up with a different series of words? Feel free to post your solution in the comments.... READ ON

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Brain Game: Five-Four

By changing one letter at a time to form different English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert FIVE into FOUR in seven (or fewer) steps. Good luck! F I V E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F O U R Here is a seven-step SOLUTION. A SEVEN-STEP SOLUTION: FIVE > FIRE > FORE > FORT > FOOT > FOOL > FOUL > FOUR   Did you come up with a different series of words? Feel free to post your solution in the comments.... READ ON

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