Start with the top word. Tap letters to build a new word that is one letter shorter — you can rearrange them in any order, and exactly one letter gets left behind.
Hit Drop ↓ to descend. Keep going until you reach a 3-letter word. Any valid path counts.
Not a word? That's a strike. Stuck in a dead end? Undo — that's free. Fewer strikes is a better score.