READS
If 0, ????Y because READY was 1 and the only difference between READS and READY is the whole S-Y thing.
If 2, ????S because READY was 1 and the only difference between READS and READY is the whole S-Y thing.
DRESSED
If 0, P?????? because PRESSED was 1 and the only difference between PRESSED and DRESSED is the whole P-D thing.
If 2, D?????? because PRESSED was 1 and the only difference between PRESSED and DRESSED is the whole P-D thing.
PRESSER
If 0, ??????D because PRESSED was 1 and the only difference between PRESSER and PRESSED is the whole R-D thing.
If 2, ??????R because PRESSED was 1 and the only difference between PRESSER and PRESSED is the whole R-D thing.
MikeD= -74.02898028
TheCube= -866.081613
MikeD, you're up!
(also, make sure you use equal marks instead of hyphens so they're not confused with negative scores )