The seven words below can all be changed into new, unrelated words by making the same change to each of them. A hint to the change is given in clue 8.

1. HEAT

2. HICK

3. HASH

4. HAM

5. HIP

6. HAY

7. HACK

8. Slang three-word phrase for "very anxious to get going"

 

Answer to clue 8:

HOT TO TROT

 

Answers:

 

Since the OT is repeated in HOT and TROT, you can parse the phrase as H  TO  TR. If you replace each H with TR, you get the new, unrelated words:

 

1. HEAT - TREAT 

2. HICK - TRICK

3. HASH - TRASH 

4. HAM - TRAM

5. HIP - TRIP

6. HAY - TRAY

7. HACK - TRACK

 

Credit:

Harvey Estes

HOT TO TROT