Change one letter #3

[BartholomewB]

responds

sounders
…

 

[upant]

founders

 

[Beryllos]

flounder
…

 

[Donkey]

Floured …

 

[Beryllos]

Loured
…

 

[upant]

poured

 

[BartholomewB]

poured

grouped
…

 

[Autumn-Smoke]

grouped

grouted …

 

[BartholomewB]

grouted

roughed
…

 

[Beryllos]

roughed

…
roughen

 

[F_Marturana]

Toughen
…

 

[BartholomewB]

Toughen

Tongues
…

 

[Beryllos]

Tongues

…
youngest

 

[BartholomewB]

youngest

toughens

[The only other word I found was youngster, and I suspect that would bring us to a dead end]

 

[Beryllos]

[The only other word I found was youngster, and I suspect that would bring us to a dead end]

Not quite – sturgeon – but I’m happier with this path:

toughens

Inspired by the Gun Blessing thread…

shotgun

 

[BartholomewB]

shotgun

shogun
…

 

[upant]

hounds

 

[BartholomewB]

hounds

donuts

 

[Donkey]

Pounds…

 

[Beryllos]

unipod
…