FUN with WORDS!

In 1878, Lewis Carroll invented the doublet, a puzzle in which a word is changed, letter by letter, into another word of the same length.

Groundrules:

* The words at either end are usually related.

* Each link in the chain must be a word.

* Complete the transformation in as few words as possible.

Two (2) examples to get you started:

HEAD ~ HEAL ~ TEAL ~ TELL ~ TALL ~ TAIL

PITCH ~ PINCH ~ WINCH ~ WENCH ~ TENCH ~ TENTH ~ TENTS

Can you complete the following doublets in 5 or fewer steps?

1.  PIG ~ STY                2.  FLOUR ~ BREAD              3.  FISH ~ MEAT  

4.  HAND ~ FOOT         5.  RICH ~ POOR                  6.  COAL ~ MINE

7.  TEARS ~ SMILE         8.  LIVE ~ DEAD                   9.  APE ~ MAN            

      10.  WORD ~ DEED              11.  SLEEP ~ DREAM

Source:  The Guinness Book of Words, Martin Manser, copyright 1988

Answers soon!