Change my first letter from 'M' to 'K', and this warm winter hand covering turns into a playful young cat. What am I?
Mitten
The answer is a mitten, a garment worn on your hands to protect against winter cold. Swapping the starting letter 'M' for a 'K' alters the word into 'kitten', which refers to a young cat. Letter-substitution riddles rely on finding pairs of words that differ by only their initial consonant.
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