9-Step Solution
-----CHAIRCHAIR: install in office
-----CHAISCHAIS: chai: spiced tea with honey and milk
-----CHALSCHALS: chal: a male human being
-----COALSCOALS: coal: supply with coal (a carbon fuel)
-----COLLSCOLLS: coll: clasp tightly in the arms
-----CALLSCALLS: call: order to appear
-----CARLSCARLS: carl: a person of inferior social rank
-----CARLECARLE: a person of inferior social rank
-----CABLECABLE: fasten with a cable (a heavy rope)
-----TABLETABLE: place on a table (a piece of furniture having a flat upper surface)
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15-Step Solution
-----CHAIRCHAIR: CHAIN, CHAIS, CHARR, CHOIR
-----CHARRCHARR: a small-scaled trout
-----CHARSCHARS: char: burn slightly
-----CHATSCHATS: chat: converse informally
-----COATSCOATS: coat: cover with a layer of paint or similar material
-----BOATSBOATS: boat: travel by boat (watercraft)
-----BOOTSBOOTS: boot: load a program into a computer
-----BOOTYBOOTY: a rich gain or prize
-----BOOBYBOOBY: a stupid person
-----BOBBYBOBBY: a police officer
-----NOBBYNOBBY: tastefully opulent
-----NOBLYNOBLY: in a noble manner
-----NOBLENOBLE: possessing qualities of excellence / a person of high birth, rank, or title
-----COBLECOBLE: a small fishing boat
-----CABLECABLE: fasten with a cable (a heavy rope)
-----TABLETABLE: CABLE, FABLE, GABLE, HABLE, SABLE, TABLA
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