Choo-choo! Word trains












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All aboard the Word Train Express!



Engineering a word train is simple: I'll give you the locomotive (the first word) and the caboose (the last word), and I'll specify the number of boxcars (intermediate words), and then you construct the train.



Like this:



Locomotive:  PORCHES
Number of boxcars: 4
Caboose: STATIONARY


-------------------------------------------

Solution:

PORCHES
ORCHESTRA
ESTRANGE
STRANGEST
GESTATION
STATIONARY





And like this:



Locomotive:  COLONIALIST
Number of boxcars: 5
Caboose: INGENUITY


-------------------------------------------

Solution:

COLONIALIST
LISTEN
STENCH
ENCHANT
CHANTING
TINGE
INGENUITY





Note:

— Each unit must be indented from the previous unit by at least one letter

— Each unit must extend beyond the previous unit by at least one letter

— Each unit must overlap the previous unit by at least four letters

— Each unit must overlap the previous previous unit by at least one letter



As always, I design my puzzles in such a way that they can be solved using only well-known words, so if you find yourself conjuring up increasingly obscure words, you may be overthinking it.



See if you can construct the following four word trains:



The A Train
-----------
Locomotive: GASLIT
Number of boxcars: 7
Caboose: GINGER



The B-1 Train
-------------
Locomotive: SCRAM
Number of boxcars: 11
Caboose: ESSENCE



The B-2 Train
-------------
Locomotive: SCRAM
Number of boxcars: 12
Caboose: YESTERDAY



The C Train
-----------
Locomotive: CUBIST
Number of boxcars: 14
Caboose: GINGER









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    This reminds me of Bridge Words! :D
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    – user477343
    10 hours ago










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    @user477343 — Cool!
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    – SlowMagic
    9 hours ago










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    Using rot13(pbzcbhaq jbeqf) is definitely a strategy... how many can we use?
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    – user477343
    9 hours ago












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    I'm gonna have to work on this tomorrow. If someone else finds the solutions, I will just try to find another. I spent about an hour doing this brilliant puzzle, and I forgot about one of these rules, I think. Agh! How many solutions are therefor each train, do you know?
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    – user477343
    9 hours ago










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    @user477343 — Regarding your questions: (1) I try to use words which appear only as a single, unbroken word in a standard dictionary, without hyphens, apostrophes, spaces, etc. (2) The solutions can have multiple variants. Some are already known to me (e.g., the B-1 train has several) and some which are new to me will surely be presented in the answers. However, all of the variants I have seen so far differ only by a 3-4 word streak. I'm not yet seeing completely or substantially different paths.
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    – SlowMagic
    7 hours ago
















5












$begingroup$


All aboard the Word Train Express!



Engineering a word train is simple: I'll give you the locomotive (the first word) and the caboose (the last word), and I'll specify the number of boxcars (intermediate words), and then you construct the train.



Like this:



Locomotive:  PORCHES
Number of boxcars: 4
Caboose: STATIONARY


-------------------------------------------

Solution:

PORCHES
ORCHESTRA
ESTRANGE
STRANGEST
GESTATION
STATIONARY





And like this:



Locomotive:  COLONIALIST
Number of boxcars: 5
Caboose: INGENUITY


-------------------------------------------

Solution:

COLONIALIST
LISTEN
STENCH
ENCHANT
CHANTING
TINGE
INGENUITY





Note:

— Each unit must be indented from the previous unit by at least one letter

— Each unit must extend beyond the previous unit by at least one letter

— Each unit must overlap the previous unit by at least four letters

— Each unit must overlap the previous previous unit by at least one letter



As always, I design my puzzles in such a way that they can be solved using only well-known words, so if you find yourself conjuring up increasingly obscure words, you may be overthinking it.



See if you can construct the following four word trains:



The A Train
-----------
Locomotive: GASLIT
Number of boxcars: 7
Caboose: GINGER



The B-1 Train
-------------
Locomotive: SCRAM
Number of boxcars: 11
Caboose: ESSENCE



The B-2 Train
-------------
Locomotive: SCRAM
Number of boxcars: 12
Caboose: YESTERDAY



The C Train
-----------
Locomotive: CUBIST
Number of boxcars: 14
Caboose: GINGER









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  • $begingroup$
    This reminds me of Bridge Words! :D
    $endgroup$
    – user477343
    10 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @user477343 — Cool!
    $endgroup$
    – SlowMagic
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Using rot13(pbzcbhaq jbeqf) is definitely a strategy... how many can we use?
    $endgroup$
    – user477343
    9 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    I'm gonna have to work on this tomorrow. If someone else finds the solutions, I will just try to find another. I spent about an hour doing this brilliant puzzle, and I forgot about one of these rules, I think. Agh! How many solutions are therefor each train, do you know?
    $endgroup$
    – user477343
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @user477343 — Regarding your questions: (1) I try to use words which appear only as a single, unbroken word in a standard dictionary, without hyphens, apostrophes, spaces, etc. (2) The solutions can have multiple variants. Some are already known to me (e.g., the B-1 train has several) and some which are new to me will surely be presented in the answers. However, all of the variants I have seen so far differ only by a 3-4 word streak. I'm not yet seeing completely or substantially different paths.
    $endgroup$
    – SlowMagic
    7 hours ago














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$begingroup$


All aboard the Word Train Express!



Engineering a word train is simple: I'll give you the locomotive (the first word) and the caboose (the last word), and I'll specify the number of boxcars (intermediate words), and then you construct the train.



Like this:



Locomotive:  PORCHES
Number of boxcars: 4
Caboose: STATIONARY


-------------------------------------------

Solution:

PORCHES
ORCHESTRA
ESTRANGE
STRANGEST
GESTATION
STATIONARY





And like this:



Locomotive:  COLONIALIST
Number of boxcars: 5
Caboose: INGENUITY


-------------------------------------------

Solution:

COLONIALIST
LISTEN
STENCH
ENCHANT
CHANTING
TINGE
INGENUITY





Note:

— Each unit must be indented from the previous unit by at least one letter

— Each unit must extend beyond the previous unit by at least one letter

— Each unit must overlap the previous unit by at least four letters

— Each unit must overlap the previous previous unit by at least one letter



As always, I design my puzzles in such a way that they can be solved using only well-known words, so if you find yourself conjuring up increasingly obscure words, you may be overthinking it.



See if you can construct the following four word trains:



The A Train
-----------
Locomotive: GASLIT
Number of boxcars: 7
Caboose: GINGER



The B-1 Train
-------------
Locomotive: SCRAM
Number of boxcars: 11
Caboose: ESSENCE



The B-2 Train
-------------
Locomotive: SCRAM
Number of boxcars: 12
Caboose: YESTERDAY



The C Train
-----------
Locomotive: CUBIST
Number of boxcars: 14
Caboose: GINGER









share|improve this question











$endgroup$




All aboard the Word Train Express!



Engineering a word train is simple: I'll give you the locomotive (the first word) and the caboose (the last word), and I'll specify the number of boxcars (intermediate words), and then you construct the train.



Like this:



Locomotive:  PORCHES
Number of boxcars: 4
Caboose: STATIONARY


-------------------------------------------

Solution:

PORCHES
ORCHESTRA
ESTRANGE
STRANGEST
GESTATION
STATIONARY





And like this:



Locomotive:  COLONIALIST
Number of boxcars: 5
Caboose: INGENUITY


-------------------------------------------

Solution:

COLONIALIST
LISTEN
STENCH
ENCHANT
CHANTING
TINGE
INGENUITY





Note:

— Each unit must be indented from the previous unit by at least one letter

— Each unit must extend beyond the previous unit by at least one letter

— Each unit must overlap the previous unit by at least four letters

— Each unit must overlap the previous previous unit by at least one letter



As always, I design my puzzles in such a way that they can be solved using only well-known words, so if you find yourself conjuring up increasingly obscure words, you may be overthinking it.



See if you can construct the following four word trains:



The A Train
-----------
Locomotive: GASLIT
Number of boxcars: 7
Caboose: GINGER



The B-1 Train
-------------
Locomotive: SCRAM
Number of boxcars: 11
Caboose: ESSENCE



The B-2 Train
-------------
Locomotive: SCRAM
Number of boxcars: 12
Caboose: YESTERDAY



The C Train
-----------
Locomotive: CUBIST
Number of boxcars: 14
Caboose: GINGER






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    This reminds me of Bridge Words! :D
    $endgroup$
    – user477343
    10 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @user477343 — Cool!
    $endgroup$
    – SlowMagic
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Using rot13(pbzcbhaq jbeqf) is definitely a strategy... how many can we use?
    $endgroup$
    – user477343
    9 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    I'm gonna have to work on this tomorrow. If someone else finds the solutions, I will just try to find another. I spent about an hour doing this brilliant puzzle, and I forgot about one of these rules, I think. Agh! How many solutions are therefor each train, do you know?
    $endgroup$
    – user477343
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @user477343 — Regarding your questions: (1) I try to use words which appear only as a single, unbroken word in a standard dictionary, without hyphens, apostrophes, spaces, etc. (2) The solutions can have multiple variants. Some are already known to me (e.g., the B-1 train has several) and some which are new to me will surely be presented in the answers. However, all of the variants I have seen so far differ only by a 3-4 word streak. I'm not yet seeing completely or substantially different paths.
    $endgroup$
    – SlowMagic
    7 hours ago


















  • $begingroup$
    This reminds me of Bridge Words! :D
    $endgroup$
    – user477343
    10 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @user477343 — Cool!
    $endgroup$
    – SlowMagic
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Using rot13(pbzcbhaq jbeqf) is definitely a strategy... how many can we use?
    $endgroup$
    – user477343
    9 hours ago












  • $begingroup$
    I'm gonna have to work on this tomorrow. If someone else finds the solutions, I will just try to find another. I spent about an hour doing this brilliant puzzle, and I forgot about one of these rules, I think. Agh! How many solutions are therefor each train, do you know?
    $endgroup$
    – user477343
    9 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @user477343 — Regarding your questions: (1) I try to use words which appear only as a single, unbroken word in a standard dictionary, without hyphens, apostrophes, spaces, etc. (2) The solutions can have multiple variants. Some are already known to me (e.g., the B-1 train has several) and some which are new to me will surely be presented in the answers. However, all of the variants I have seen so far differ only by a 3-4 word streak. I'm not yet seeing completely or substantially different paths.
    $endgroup$
    – SlowMagic
    7 hours ago
















$begingroup$
This reminds me of Bridge Words! :D
$endgroup$
– user477343
10 hours ago




$begingroup$
This reminds me of Bridge Words! :D
$endgroup$
– user477343
10 hours ago












$begingroup$
@user477343 — Cool!
$endgroup$
– SlowMagic
9 hours ago




$begingroup$
@user477343 — Cool!
$endgroup$
– SlowMagic
9 hours ago












$begingroup$
Using rot13(pbzcbhaq jbeqf) is definitely a strategy... how many can we use?
$endgroup$
– user477343
9 hours ago






$begingroup$
Using rot13(pbzcbhaq jbeqf) is definitely a strategy... how many can we use?
$endgroup$
– user477343
9 hours ago














$begingroup$
I'm gonna have to work on this tomorrow. If someone else finds the solutions, I will just try to find another. I spent about an hour doing this brilliant puzzle, and I forgot about one of these rules, I think. Agh! How many solutions are therefor each train, do you know?
$endgroup$
– user477343
9 hours ago




$begingroup$
I'm gonna have to work on this tomorrow. If someone else finds the solutions, I will just try to find another. I spent about an hour doing this brilliant puzzle, and I forgot about one of these rules, I think. Agh! How many solutions are therefor each train, do you know?
$endgroup$
– user477343
9 hours ago












$begingroup$
@user477343 — Regarding your questions: (1) I try to use words which appear only as a single, unbroken word in a standard dictionary, without hyphens, apostrophes, spaces, etc. (2) The solutions can have multiple variants. Some are already known to me (e.g., the B-1 train has several) and some which are new to me will surely be presented in the answers. However, all of the variants I have seen so far differ only by a 3-4 word streak. I'm not yet seeing completely or substantially different paths.
$endgroup$
– SlowMagic
7 hours ago




$begingroup$
@user477343 — Regarding your questions: (1) I try to use words which appear only as a single, unbroken word in a standard dictionary, without hyphens, apostrophes, spaces, etc. (2) The solutions can have multiple variants. Some are already known to me (e.g., the B-1 train has several) and some which are new to me will surely be presented in the answers. However, all of the variants I have seen so far differ only by a 3-4 word streak. I'm not yet seeing completely or substantially different paths.
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The A-Train




GASLIT
     SLITHER
           THERE
             HEREIN
                  REINVEST
                        INVESTOR
                                STORING
                                        RINGING
                                               GINGER







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    The B-2 Train (10 boxcars)




    SCRAM

      CRAMP

         RAMPANT

                 PANTHER

                         THEREIN

                                REINSURE

                                     INSURES

                                         SUREST

                                              RESTING

                                                   STINGRAY

                                                           GRAYEST

                                                                   YESTERDAY




    The C Train (7 boxcars)




    CUBIST

         BISTRO

             STROLL

                  ROLLOVER

                         LOVERS

                           OVERSLEEP

                                     SLEEPING

                                              PINGING

                                                    GINGER







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      The A-Train




      GASLIT
           SLITHER
                 THERE
                   HEREIN
                        REINVEST
                              INVESTOR
                                      STORING
                                              RINGING
                                                     GINGER







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        GASLIT
             SLITHER
                   THERE
                     HEREIN
                          REINVEST
                                INVESTOR
                                        STORING
                                                RINGING
                                                       GINGER







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          GASLIT
               SLITHER
                     THERE
                       HEREIN
                            REINVEST
                                  INVESTOR
                                          STORING
                                                  RINGING
                                                         GINGER







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          The A-Train




          GASLIT
               SLITHER
                     THERE
                       HEREIN
                            REINVEST
                                  INVESTOR
                                          STORING
                                                  RINGING
                                                         GINGER








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              The B-2 Train (10 boxcars)




              SCRAM

                CRAMP

                   RAMPANT

                           PANTHER

                                   THEREIN

                                          REINSURE

                                               INSURES

                                                   SUREST

                                                        RESTING

                                                             STINGRAY

                                                                     GRAYEST

                                                                             YESTERDAY




              The C Train (7 boxcars)




              CUBIST

                   BISTRO

                       STROLL

                            ROLLOVER

                                   LOVERS

                                     OVERSLEEP

                                               SLEEPING

                                                        PINGING

                                                              GINGER







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                SCRAM

                  CRAMP

                     RAMPANT

                             PANTHER

                                     THEREIN

                                            REINSURE

                                                 INSURES

                                                     SUREST

                                                          RESTING

                                                               STINGRAY

                                                                       GRAYEST

                                                                               YESTERDAY




                The C Train (7 boxcars)




                CUBIST

                     BISTRO

                         STROLL

                              ROLLOVER

                                     LOVERS

                                       OVERSLEEP

                                                 SLEEPING

                                                          PINGING

                                                                GINGER







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                  SCRAM

                    CRAMP

                       RAMPANT

                               PANTHER

                                       THEREIN

                                              REINSURE

                                                   INSURES

                                                       SUREST

                                                            RESTING

                                                                 STINGRAY

                                                                         GRAYEST

                                                                                 YESTERDAY




                  The C Train (7 boxcars)




                  CUBIST

                       BISTRO

                           STROLL

                                ROLLOVER

                                       LOVERS

                                         OVERSLEEP

                                                   SLEEPING

                                                            PINGING

                                                                  GINGER







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                  SCRAM

                    CRAMP

                       RAMPANT

                               PANTHER

                                       THEREIN

                                              REINSURE

                                                   INSURES

                                                       SUREST

                                                            RESTING

                                                                 STINGRAY

                                                                         GRAYEST

                                                                                 YESTERDAY




                  The C Train (7 boxcars)




                  CUBIST

                       BISTRO

                           STROLL

                                ROLLOVER

                                       LOVERS

                                         OVERSLEEP

                                                   SLEEPING

                                                            PINGING

                                                                  GINGER








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