Change one letter

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Better late than never, let’s go over the rules:

Change One Letter — The Rules of the Game

Change one word into another by changing exactly one letter.
  • Addition
    word → world
  • Removal
    read → red
  • Substitution
    told → fold
  • Any of the above plus rearrangement
    real → lake ( r → k, then rearrange)
  • No limit on word length
    at → a
  • Rearrangement alone is not allowed
    deal → lead
  • Proper nouns are not allowed
    tease → Texas
    (allowed, however, if it is also a regular noun, e.g., eve, mike, rob, …)
  • Single words only (even if two words normally go together)
  • If we reach a dead end (consensus that no new word can be found), go back to the most recent word that offers a way forward. (Dead ends are extremely rare. Be patient; usually someone will find an unexpected way out.)
 
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boldlygo said:
‘texas’ is allowed, since is the ancient Reholean word for ‘armpit’…
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Didn’t know that. 🤔

Whether we should restrict ourselves to standard English words is another question. And what about contractions: paint → ain’t? That might be all right.

Now back to the game:

Lectern
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Eternal
 
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One More Rule
Have fun. The object of the game is to change one letter, but the purpose of the game is to have fun together. Be charitable if someone doesn’t play the game like you expect.
Ah, where were we?

Previous word:

Banter
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Bunter
 
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