Minute Mystery: Cold to Warm

Bite-sized brain teaser to solve in a minute or less.

 

 

Cold to Warm

Starting with the word "COLD", transform it into "WARM" following these rules.

  • You must complete the transformation in exactly four steps (yielding five words in total).
  • You can change only one letter at a time.
  • Each intermediate word must be a valid English word.

Can you find a valid sequence?

 

 

Solution

One possible solution is:

  • Starting word: COLD
  • CORD (Change the L to an R)
  • CARD (Change the O to an A)
  • WARD (Change the C to a W)
  • WARM (Change the D to an M)

 

The transformation was completed in four steps.

Each step changed only one letter.

Every word in the sequence is valid.


COLD → CORD → CARD → WARD → WARM

 

 

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