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Doublets
A.K.A. Word Transformation Puzzles

3 Letter Puzzles with 3 Links



Puzzles
BOW Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow TIE
CAB Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow JET
CAR Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow BUS
COT Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow BED
PIG Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow ___ Right Arrow HAM


Solutions
BOW Right Arrow BOO Right Arrow TOO Right Arrow TOE Right Arrow TIE
CAB Right Arrow CAT Right Arrow BAT Right Arrow BET Right Arrow JET
CAR Right Arrow BAR Right Arrow BAD Right Arrow BUD Right Arrow BUS
COT Right Arrow CAT Right Arrow BAT Right Arrow BAD Right Arrow BED
PIG Right Arrow PIT Right Arrow HIT Right Arrow HAT Right Arrow HAM


I have found that students enjoy working on these "Doublets" as a class exercise. I put the two words on top of each other on the board with blank lines (indicating the links) in between them. The rules for these puzzles are that you may change only one letter at a time, keeping the remaining letters in their original position. All of the "Link Words" must be real words that are found in a standard dictionary.

The students will find new solutions, and possibly shorter solutions. Feel free to e-mail me with the shorter solutions, and I would be happy to add them to these pages.