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Evolution 2
Make CARP (fish) evolve into GOAT (mammal) by changing one letter at a time. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. But there is a catch. The evolution must go through NEWT (amphibian) and CROW (bird). No word can be used more than once.
CARP ----> NEWT ----> CROW ----> GOAT
CARP ----> NEWT ----> CROW ----> GOAT
Answer
CARP <<<<<CART
PART
PAST
PEST
NEST
NEWT <<<<<
NEAT
SEAT
SLAT
SLAW
CLAW
CRAW
CROW <<<<<
CROP
CHOP
CHAP
CHAT
COAT
GOAT <<<<<
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Nicely done with familiar words too! .. I won't have to carp that it got my goat .. but I could crow that I got it without peaking .. newt teaser!
NICE! Hard for me.... Well done.
i didnt get it but it was really great
i didnt get it but it was really great
i didnt get it but it was really great
that one was in between but it was good anyway......i have to ask tho why is PCD quitar's comment on there 3 times??
Wow, that was hard. I did the first part in one fewer steps, but had a really tough time with the last two parts. Thanks for the challenge!
I actually got it all... good teaser...
sure you did....
i like these-- but i need scratch paper!!!
i like these kind of things!!
Nice one, I got:
_CARP_
CART
CAST
PAST
PEST
NEST
_NEWT_
NEST
BEST
BEAT
FEAT
FLAT
FLAW
FLOW
BLOW
BROW
_CROW_
CROP
COOP
LOOP
LOOT
BOOT
BOAT
_GOAT_
_CARP_
CART
CAST
PAST
PEST
NEST
_NEWT_
NEST
BEST
BEAT
FEAT
FLAT
FLAW
FLOW
BLOW
BROW
_CROW_
CROP
COOP
LOOP
LOOT
BOOT
BOAT
_GOAT_
cool! made me think, made me write, made me not get it but Great Teaser!
wow..that was tough one, but i finally got it...19 words: CARP, cars, caws, paws, pews, news, NEWT, neat, beat, brat, drat, draw, craw, CROW, crop, coop, coot, coat, GOAT
Iw Was Confuzing !!So i had 2 click on the answer! But that was a good teaser!!
Iw Was Confuzing !!So i had 2 click on the answer! But that was a good teaser!!
Iw Was Confuzing !!So i had 2 click on the answer! But that was a good teaser!!
hard one--had to peek.yesterdays was awesome and i got it without peeking but couldn't comment cuz not signed up yet. now i'll get teased every day.
I didn't get it, but I didn't try that hard. It would have just frusterated me.
Wow! That was a tough one. I ended up having to peak though. Not enough coffee yet to think that hard.
good one
Excellent. Stumped me. Only got a few of the transition words, but it was GREAT FUN trying.
Sorry kalzekdor! You repeated NEST. Good try.
Great teaser, I had to peaak though, cuz I was in a rush!!
I didn't get it
dont feel bad, neither did i!!
I think that the creator of this brain teaser is really good at making people use their brains
It was hard but cool I didn't get the same as you did though
That was difficult...I peeked... Good job, you have more brains than i do...
Great job...see I cant come up with anything that clever...too many changes...I'm too impatient to do it (I know...excuses excuses)
THESE WERE SO FRIGGIN HARD!
I got it in 26 words: CARP cart cert pert pest nest NEWT nett sett seat teat trat trot trop crop CROW croo stop step strep strap trap tray gray goad GOAT
Aug 04, 2005
this is the first one I've done. It was kinda hard. I got:
*CARP
cars
cats
bats
bets
nets
news
*NEWT
neat
heat
head
bead
beat
boat
boot
soot
slot
blot
blow
brow
*CROW
grow
glow
slow
slot
slat
flat
feat
meat
moat
*GOAT
*CARP
cars
cats
bats
bets
nets
news
*NEWT
neat
heat
head
bead
beat
boat
boot
soot
slot
blot
blow
brow
*CROW
grow
glow
slow
slot
slat
flat
feat
meat
moat
*GOAT
I guess I don't have enough patience. I applaud those who got it....though I didn't recognize some of the words they came up with... Great teaser for great minds.
Very chalenging, got me stumped. . Keep them coming.
Fun clever teaser. Thanks for posting.
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