I understand this was one I posted before but was concerned it was lost in the shuffle. *
Can you change the top word into the bottom word in the number of steps indicated in parentheses. Change only one letter at a time and do not change the order of the letters. Proper names, slang, and obsolete words are NOT allowed.
Ex: TINY to BIRD (4 moves)
TINY to TINS to BINS to BIND to BIRD
Change FLIP to HOPE (7 moves)