When winter ice turns back into liquid water, this four-letter word describes the change. Swap my first letter 'M' for an 'F', and I become a fuzzy craft fabric. What word am I?
Melt
The correct term is melt, the thermal process of ice turning into water as winter warms. Replacing the initial letter 'M' with 'F' forms 'felt', a soft matted textile used in crafting. Identifying simple four-letter word pairs that differ by only their head letter helps solve word-substitution riddles.
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