Military Maneuver
Published in Brain Teasers
Private Peter Perkins wants to change his branch of military service. He is currently in the army, but wants to join the navy. To leave the army, he must get out of his tank. He then has to go on board a ship to join the navy. Change ARMY to NAVY by changing one letter at a time. The change must go through TANK and SHIP. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. No word can be used more than once.
ARMY ---- TANK ---- SHIP ---- NAVY
Solution:
ARMY
ARMS
AIMS
DIMS
DAMS
TAMS
TANS
TANK
SANK
SACK
SOCK
SOAK
SOAP
SLAP
SLIP
SHIP
SHIN
CHIN
COIN
CORN
WORN
WARN
WARY
WAVY
NAVY
Today's brain teaser courtesy of Braingle.com.
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