| Instruction | Letters |
| 1) Type 'Tom Sawyer.' This is the starting phrase. | |
| 2) Insert an 'I' before the last letter. | |
| 3) Switch the positions of the second and fifth letters from the left. | |
| 4) Switch the positions of the second and third letters from the left. | |
| 5) Double the last letter. | |
| 6) Eliminate the fifth letter from the left. | |
| 7) Double the third letter from the left. | |
| 8) Switch the fourth letter from the left with the second letter from the right. | |
| 9) Eliminate the last consonant. | |
| 10) Change the first letter to an 'N.' | |