LETTER SWAPPING XVIII

GAMES Magazine

February, 2001

Stephen Sniderman

 

Change one letter in each word below to make a new word - without changing the order of the letters.

 

Examples: FIST - FIAT

                  DECIDE - DECODE

                  EARNING - WARNING

 

More than one answer might be possible for some words.

 

1. SUCH

2. PINTS

3. IRONY

4. STERN

5. EAGER

6. SWAMP

7. HOARSE

8. GAUCHE

9. STRONG

10. SIMPLE

11. SCRAPE

12. FOUND

13. SMILED 

14. COMING

15. SALMON

16. ELECTRON

 

(Possible) Answers: 

1. SUCH - OUCH

2. PINTS - PINTO

3. IRONY - CRONY

4. STERN - STEIN

5. EAGER - CAGER

6. SWAMP - SWAMI

7. HOARSE - HEARSE

8. GAUCHE - GAUCHO

9. STRONG - SARONG

10. SIMPLE - SIMILE

11. SCRAPE - SERAPE

12. FOUND - WOUND

13. SMILED - SOILED

14. COMING - COOING

15. SALMON - SALOON

16. ELECTRON - ELECTION

 

[Single Letter Change]