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Word Origami
Word Origami is challenging derivation on Lewis Carroll's Doublets game. Word Origami permits letterbanking, as well as letter swapping and anagramming. Beat par. Carroll would have loved this one, as the source and target words need not be of equal length.

Turn the FUTURE into the PAST

Transform FUTURE  into PAST by:

1. LETTER SWAP: change one letter of the word to produce another [1 point];
2. ANAGRAM the word into another [2 points];
3. LETTERBANK the word into another [3 points].

Each step must be discrete; you may not combine two transformations into one step.

Need help on letterbanking? See my brief explanation How to Letterbank.
For more help, check out Rosemarie Grayley's Strategy Guide to Word Origami.

Sample solutions:

#2: Sail off into the BLUE SKY

BLUE
LS 1 SLUE
LS 1 SLUT
LS 1 SLIT
LS 1 SKIT
LS 1 SKIS
LB 3 SKI
LS 1 SKY
SKY
Low Score 9 (William Flis)

#3: Turn the FUTURE into the PAST

FUTURE
LS 1 suture
LB 3 trues
LS 1 trees 1
LB 3 erst
LS 1 east 1
LS 1 PAST
Low Score 10 (Don Monson)

FUTURE
LS 1 SUTURE
LB 3 TRUES
LS 1 TREES
LB 3 REST
LS 1 PEST
LS 1 PAST
Low Score 10 (William Flis)

 

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