Alchemy is fixed!

[bplus]

War to Peace in 4 moves.. 





21 tries.  Hah!  Heck, I could probably do it in two!   WAR -- *ALCHEMY* -- PEACE! 

Well looks like dictionary helped make the transition.

Have you tried getting from the bedroom to the kitchen? I was reminded of Shakespeare.

[SMcNeill]

Well looks like dictionary helped make the transition.

Have you tried getting from the bedroom to the kitchen? I was reminded of Shakespeare.

I just wanted to help show that they were valid words that I used.  The one I'm currently stumped on is LION to TIGER.

LIN
LIG
LIGE
LIGER
TIGER

5 moves, but it somehow seems to me that could be smaller, if I could generate a move without losing that initial letter.

[bplus]

Yes I have 4 and don't use less the 4 letters.

[SMcNeill]

Yes I have 4 and don't use less the 4 letters.

LIEN -- why my brain was frazzling on this conversion, I dunno. 
LIER 
LIGER
TIGER

[bplus]

I went metric with LITER

PAPER TIGER in less than 4? (4 I have 2 ways)

[SMcNeill]

How does LITER get you there in 4 moves?

PAPER
TAPER
TAGER
TIGER  <-- 3 moves

[bplus]

How does LITER get you there in 4 moves?

PAPER
TAPER
TAGER
TIGER  <-- 3 moves

LITER instead of LIGER

My dictionary wouldn't allow TAGER

[bplus]

Urban Slang - A Tager is a person who identifies Non-Scrabble Words ;-))

   

[bplus]

Kinda ironical
   

[SMcNeill]

So swapping letters (t and g) and replacing a with i, is all one move?  I thought you only change 1 element per turn?