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#179779 10/23/2008 3:24 PM
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You may add or delete only one letter, and you may scramble the letters to form a new word.

Example:
SKIM
MILK
MILE


Here we go!
BRAIN

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TRAIN
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PATINA

(If we're wanting re-arrangement, isn't this more properly Anagrams rather than Scrabble(R) ?)

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I suppose so...

PAINTS

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Or "SCRAMBLE"

But, I'm confused on the rules. You said "add or delete one letter", but in your example, "skim", the two given, "milk" and "mile" do not have added OR deleted letters, only changed letters! So, are the choices to add, delete or change one letter, and rearrange if desired? Here are mine:

BRAN (shea.. he he)
BAIRN (love that word!)
ROBIN
BARING

And continuing from Alex Williams's:

LASING

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Yep,it's not clear. From the example it looks like the amount of letters should stay the same. Take and give one or scramble.
No?

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BRAIN
NADIR
DRANK
PRANK
SPANK
PACKS
LACKS
LICKS
SKILL
SKULL

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SCULL
CULLS
CLUBS
BLUES
BLUSH
SLUSH

olly #179809 10/23/2008 11:16 PM
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Personally, I'm not too hung up on ROOLZ. The simpler the better. Ah, what I had in mind was to scramble AND / OR add or delete a letter.

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STYLUS

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TUSSLE

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SUGGEST

Its getting longer.

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TUGGLESS

(I never did either, but it does get about 35 g-hits) smile

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LUSTS=

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SLUGLETS

(Believe it or not)

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GULLETS

I see another one there.


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TUGGLESS ( + R ) goes to STRUGGLES, too.

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Or LUSTY in addition to STYLUS above.

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...after LUSTY can come SUBTLY

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Finally, one I can do: BUSTLE.

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STUBBLE

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Originally Posted By: Zed
STUBBLE


BUBBLES

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BUBBLER
BLUBBER
FLUBBER

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REBLUFF??

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unable to make it into something having to do with "buffalo" - but are we allowed to refer to the Bud overindulger as BREWFUL ?

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Couldn't resist the followup: FURBELOW, as in "frills and..."

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Er--dropping one AND changing one: FLOWERY.

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BLOWER

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Yeah, him too.

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I assume we can't go back to Lusts now. So this is more like the game of Telephone we used to play when were kids.
Okay, then:
From Bowser=

Worse - delete
Bowels- delete and add (may we do both? add and delete? I'm still confused)
Towels

Fauve #179938 10/29/2008 12:58 AM
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Originally Posted By: Fauve
I assume we can't go back to Lusts now.



Well, we've already gone back once, nevertheless, we shall continue forward.

This from Coffebeans original roast:
You may add or delete only one letter, and you may scramble the letters to form a new word.

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BOWSER
WORSE
WORST



Original Roast - I like that!

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