Five word ladder

[luckytrim]

.... That's pushing the envelope, don't you think ..........


Polis - KILOS

 

[taxlady]

.... That's pushing the envelope, don't you think ..........


Polis - KILOS

Nah, I don't think I'm pushing too hard . If you heard a Scot talking about the police, you would just think it was part of the cute way they pronounce English words.

Kilos - Kilns

 

[luckytrim]

(Yeah, but................ we are supposed to be finding words that are common usage english - now, that CAN include foreign words that are commonly used, "am*go" for example, or T*cos............common usage is the key.....)


Kilns - BILKS

 

[taxlady]

(How are we defining common usage? In the English speaking world? In North America? In the US?)

Bilks - Milks

 

[luckytrim]

North America , I guess........ although when I invented this game I was thinking USA..... Definitely wasn't thinking Scotland,

 

[luckytrim]

Milks - MIKES

 

[taxlady]

Mikes - Minks

 

[luckytrim]

Minks - Kinks

 

[taxlady]

Kinks - Kings

 

[luckytrim]

Kings - SWING

 

[taxlady]

Swing - Wangs

 

[luckytrim]

Wangs - GNAWS

 

[taxlady]

Gnaws - Spawn

 

[luckytrim]

Spawn - PAINS

 

[taxlady]

Pains - Panes

 

[dragnlaw]

Roils - Polis

(Scots English for police)

.... That's pushing the envelope, don't you think ..........


Polis - KILOS

If you have to explain it.... it's not common.

 

[luckytrim]

Panes - SNAPS

 

[taxlady]

Snaps - Spats

 

[luckytrim]

Spats - SOAPS

 

[taxlady]

Soaps - Soups