ALTERED ALLIANCES
Credit: GAMES Magazine
September, 2001

Each group below contains four seemingly unrelated words. Change each group into four related words by changing one letter in each word. No other letters need to be re-arranged.

Example:

BARD
BEAN
LEATHER
WINKS

would change to:

BIRD
BEAK
FEATHER
WINGS

1)

HAD
BOAST
BATON
EGO

2)

DROVE
HIRE
MONEY
FUZZ

3)

WINE
BLOT
PALE
FREEZE

4)

SIRED
CELL
ALARY
THISTLE

5)

TING

CROWN
HUT
CHART

6)

ANTS
BARDS
DELL
POSER

7)

OWE
TOO
THREW
DOUR

8)

ASP
PILLOW
SIR
OLDER

9)

GUM
TONAL
WHALE
ALE

Answers:

1. Ham,Toast, Bacon, Egg
2. Drone, Hive, Honey, Buzz
3. Wind, Blow, Gale, Breeze
4. Siren, Bell, Alarm, Whistle
5. Sing, Croon, Hum, Chant
6. Ante, Cards, Deal, Poker
7. One, Two, Three, Four
8. Ash, Willow, Fir, Elder
9. Sum, Total, Whole, All