Head to Tail Word Ladder

Riddle:

Can you transform the word HEAD into TAIL, changing only one letter at a time, with each step being a valid English word?

You get 5 steps to make the full transformation.

HEAD

  1. HEAL (D → L)

  2. TEAL (H → T)

  3. TELL (A → L)

  4. TALL (E → A)

  5. TAIL (L → I)

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