293 language/english/spelling/sets.of.words/perfect.ladder.p
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This article is from the Puzzles FAQ, by Chris Cole chris@questrel.questrel.com and Matthew Daly mwdaly@pobox.com with numerous contributions by others.
293 language/english/spelling/sets.of.words/perfect.ladder.p
A "perfect" ladder comprises five-letter words where every letter is
the new letter once, no position is changed twice in a row, and fifth
letter changes are better than fourth letter changes are better than
third letter changes, etc. (as defined by "Games" magazine, July 1993)
language/english/spelling/sets.of.words/perfect.ladder.s
The winning entry:
Score: 9, 4, 8, 1, 4
SOAPS SOUPS U 3 COUPS C 1 COMPS M 3 COMBS B 4 COMBO O 5 COMPO P 4 COMPT T 5 COMET E 4 COMES S 5 COXES X 3 COXEY Y 5 COZEY Z 3 COZEN N 5 COVEN V 3 COVED D 5 CAVED A 2 CAVEL L 5 JAVEL J 1 JAVER R 5 JAGER G 3 WAGER W 1 WAKER K 3 FAKER F 1 FAKIR I 4 FAQIR Q 3 FAQIH H 5
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