There is always, of course, more than one possible answer. Here's my first stab.
SHIP → ROCK
SHIP
SHOP
SLOP
PLOP
POOP
POOF
ROOF
ROOK
ROCK
8 steps! Can you do better?
There is always, of course, more than one possible answer. Here's my first stab.
8 steps! Can you do better?
Six steps:
HAIL
1. SAILCan you find an even shorter solution?