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wolfgang59

Quiz Master

Posers and Puzzles

12 Jun 19

wolfgang59

Quiz Master

RHP Arms

Joined: 09 Jun 07
Moves: 48794

12 Jun 19

Everyone knows these ... yes?
example: CAR to BUS in 4

CAR
CUR
CUT
BUT
BUS

Can you get PAWN to KING in 5?

What about PAWN to ROOK? (My best effort is 7)

Kewpie

Felis Australis

Australia

Joined: 20 Jan 09
Moves: 390635

12 Jun 19

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@wolfgang59 said
Everyone knows these ... yes?
example: CAR to BUS in 4

CAR
CUR
CUT
BUT
BUS

Can you get PAWN to KING in 5?

What about PAWN to ROOK? (My best effort is 7)

How about CAR to BUS in 3?
car
BAR
BUR
bus

PAWN
pawk
pack
pick
pink
ping
KING

I can match PAWN to ROOK in 7, via pawl, pall, poll, pool, cool, cook, but can't better it.

wolfgang59

Quiz Master

RHP Arms

Joined: 09 Jun 07
Moves: 48794

12 Jun 19

@Kewpie
BUR ???
never seen that spelling but some dictionaries have! Well done.

forkedknight

Defend the Universe

127.0.0.1

Joined: 18 Dec 03
Moves: 16687

13 Jun 19

@wolfgang59 said
Can you get PAWN to KING in 5?

Evidently "pann" is a type of music in Tamil. Not sure if it's legal, but it lets you do it in 4:

PAWN
PANN
PANG
PING
KING

forkedknight

Defend the Universe

127.0.0.1

Joined: 18 Dec 03
Moves: 16687

13 Jun 19

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@wolfgang59 said

What about PAWN to ROOK? (My best effort is 7)

pawn
PAWK
HAWK
HOWK
HOOK
rook

* thanks @kewpie for PAWK

wolfgang59

Quiz Master

RHP Arms

Joined: 09 Jun 07
Moves: 48794

13 Jun 19

@forkedknight said
pawn
PAWK
HAWK
HOWK
HOOK
rook

* thanks @kewpie for PAWK

Excellent!

"howk" is a new word for me!
I see it is Scottish

iamatiger

Joined: 26 Apr 03
Moves: 26771

15 Jun 19

3 edits

6 with common words.

Pawn
Lawn
Laws
Lows
Loos
Look
Rook

Or 5 if Roos are several kangaroos, and Pows are more than one Pow

pawn
Paws
Pows
Poos
Roos
Rook