Can I transfer a twink from main account (wod) to an alternative bnet (no wod)?

Full WoD acc, want to transfer a twink (Below 20) to another bnet license, which is not upgraded to WoD.

Have tried a starter edition, but said: The target Battle.net account has no valid World of Warcraft licenses to transfer to. Currently upgrading to MoP, have to wait a few hours for the process to be complete.

Would technically work, wouldnt it?