Game #1: Word Builders

Using your preferred writing method (for example, a pen and paper, or a word editing program), write down as many words as you can make from rearranging the letters of following skilled trades:

Pipefitter
Hairstylist
Construction Electrician
Welder

Game #2: Word ladders

Each pair consists of a source word and a destination word. For each source word, replace one letter with another to make another word, until you reach the destination word. Each pair has the same number of letters.

First word: crane
Last word: drain

First word: skill
Last word: trade

Trivia

What is an apprentice?

1. A sorcerer.
2. A person who studies his or her trade under the supervision of a skilled tradesperson.
3. A big, fancy word.

Correct answer: b