Word ladderHard5 min
Turn HEAD Into TAIL
Get from HEAD to TAIL by changing one letter at a time. Every step has to be a real word.
HEAD
TAIL
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The first step is something a cut does.
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HEAD → HEAL → TEAL → TELL → TALL → TAIL
Lewis Carroll, who invented word ladders, set this pair in 1879. This is one way through; any path of real words counts.