You've heard of the change LEAD to GOLD by changing one letter at a time. A player has suggested another, and we're having a hard time with it. BITTER to SWEETS.
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1$\begingroup$ Is there a certain dictionary we should use? $\endgroup$– Beastly GerbilSep 24, 2020 at 9:12
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$\begingroup$ The urban dictionary $\endgroup$– Prince DeepthinkerSep 24, 2020 at 9:32
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$\begingroup$ standard English, even British English is fine. There's a group of six to eight playing a word at a time. Any hints would be great. $\endgroup$– TIM KRAMARSep 24, 2020 at 14:04
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$\begingroup$ I see two answers. Awesome, thanks for the help. $\endgroup$– TIM KRAMARSep 24, 2020 at 14:08
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BITTER BETTER SETTER SEATER SLATER SLATES SPATES SPALES SPALTS SPELTS SWELTS SWEETS
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answered Sep 24, 2020 at 8:48
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$\begingroup$ I don't believe 'spelts' is a word. The plural of spelt is spelt and I can't find it in any of the main dictionaries $\endgroup$ Sep 24, 2020 at 9:13
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1$\begingroup$ No, thats what I'm saying. The plural of 'spelt' as in the wheat is just spelt and not spelts. Its like sheep or fish, you don't add 's' on the end. See wikipedia its reffered to as spelt and never spelts $\endgroup$ Sep 24, 2020 at 9:21
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3$\begingroup$ @BeastlyGerbil you do add the suffix when you use the singular to mean "a species or variety of". For example: "Some fishes eat algae." Linguistically, (if not scientifically) I'd be quite ok with "Most spelts are now extinct." $\endgroup$– BassSep 24, 2020 at 10:06
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1$\begingroup$ @Bass well I guess I stand corrected then :) $\endgroup$ Sep 24, 2020 at 10:09