Love Flunkey

Here's a new game for my wordy pals:

Word Chess

Start with a word. 

Change, add or subtract one letter to make a new word:

LOVE  

LONE

Keep changing one letter at a time 

until you can't make a new word. 

It's like CHESS, only without the chivalrous little guys you move around.

This is a fun solo game, but it is also fantastic with a partner. 

See who gets checkmated first!

Here's how I get from LOVE to FLUNKEY:

LOVE

LONE

LONG

LUNG

LUNGE

LUNGED

LUGGED

PLUGGED

PLUNGED

PLUNKED

FLUNKED

FLUNKEY

Play it:

*Can you make more words from FLUNKEY, 

changing, adding or subtracting one letter at a time, 

without repeating any of the previous words?

Tin Man, by Pip

Word Chess, Gauntlet Style 

Using the same rules, 

try to turn one word into a very different one. 

Here's CAT to DOG, one letter at a time:

CAT

COT

DOT

DOG

Play it:

* Can you turn HEART into BREAK?

* Can you get LOVE to EVOLVE?