Change a letter change the World

[somethingrandom]

You may do one and only one of the following to make a new word from the word the poster above you posted.
1)Change one existing letter of the word TPAU posted for example you could change the p to an l to turn pending to lending
2)Add one letter to the word TPAU posted for example you could add an s to the start of pending to make spending
3)Remove one letter from the word TPAU posted for example you could remove the p from pending to make ending

While not forbidden adding an s to the end of the word TPAU posted to make it plural for example turning dog into dogs is discouraged.
I would in case you are ninjaed I would recommend quoting the word you are changing
Lastly to avoid loops avoid words that have been used recently.

And the word to start things of is


lump

[Scarlet Knight]

lamp :smallcool:

[Bucky]

lamp :smallcool:

Clamp

(The lengthening begins!)

[JNAProductions]

Clamp

(The lengthening begins!)

Clam. And so it ends :P

[Tom the Mime]

Clam. And so it ends :P

Lets go for Glam.

[Bohandas]

Lets go for Glam.

Glad :)

[Gold Leaf]

Glad :)

Lad. (Who needs lengthening when we have shortening?)

[somethingrandom]

Lad. (Who needs lengthening when we have shortening?)

Sad :(
More letters so I can post

[Bucky]

Sad :(
More letters so I can post

Said

...is what I said next.

[animorte]

Said

...is what I said next.

Raid… the pantry

[Dr.Gunsforhands]

Let's get a move on! Rapid!

[Bohandas]

Let's get a move on! Rapid!

Vapid .

[Personification]

Vapid .
You think I'm....?
Yeah, that's valid.

[Tom the Mime]

Unless I'm missing something, that comes close to killing the chain unless we go for something obscure like Calid.

[Gold Leaf]

Well, if that's our only option, might as well make do. And so, I change it to Canid. (https://www.bing.com/search?q=canid+definition&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=canid+definiti&sc=10-14&sk=&cvid=91375CC64CD44D77A8F2C953C9119661&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=)

[paddyfool]

Well, if we can have the dog family, why not let the pangolin family join the party too? Manid is the word for a member of this family.

[Personification]

Well, if we can have the dog family, why not let the pangolin family join the party too? Manid is the word for a member of this family.

Ah, that takes me back. Remember the short-lived pangolin mania that swept the world?

[Scarlet Knight]

manic :smallfrown:

[Dr.Gunsforhands]

Hey, there's no need to panic! This game's meant to be a challenge sometimes, right?

[Tom the Mime]

The i as the 4th letter of a 5 letter word is really limiting here. I don't think I can change it here but I can make it so the next person can. Panir. Pretty sure Pranic would be a dead end.

[Gold Leaf]

Three may be a crowd, but two's not company - it's a pair. (That should be easier to work with.)

[JNAProductions]

And where do you find this couple? In their lair.

[paddyfool]

Where they just got laid

[Personification]

And now they are applying for federal aid!

[Dr.Gunsforhands]

The program was privatized. Now they have to look around for a low bid.

[JNAProductions]

But they can't find it, putting them in a bind.

[Tom the Mime]

Of course, it was no surprise they couldn't find it. They were blind after all.

[paddyfool]

For the moment at least - you see, they’re trying to set a new record for the world’s longest blink.

[Bucky]

For the moment at least - you see, they’re trying to set a new record for the world’s longest blink.

They're on the brink of succeeding.

[animorte]

Better luck the more they drink.

[Scarlet Knight]

Well, it's cold at the rink.

[Tom the Mime]

A good think too, otherwise it would all turn to water and we'd sink

Also, we had an odd narrative going for the last 10 words - a couple were just finished sleeping together in their lair, before looking for government benefits only to discover the program had been privatised. They start to drink away their sorrows and in their inebriated state, they decide they may as well go for the worlds longest blink.

[animorte]

A good think too, otherwise it would all turn to water and we'd sink

That ice may be the missing link.

[Rogan]

That ice may be the missing link.

Did you write this using Ink?

[paddyfool]

Said the devil with a wink

[Scarlet Knight]

It's Saturday; time for wine!

[animorte]

It's Saturday; time for wine!

I hope it’s with fish, you uncultured swine.

[Tom the Mime]

If it's not, are you going to take a swing at me.

[animorte]

That’s too mean and it would sting.

[Tom the Mime]

I guess they were drinking wine as they were sating their thirst.

Up to 6 letters now,

[paddyfool]

A common result of salting the food a lot.

[Personification]

A common result of salting the food a lot.

Well I'm Halting the word growth

[JNAProductions]

Well I'm Halting the word growth

I’m hating that I’m continuing that trend.

[animorte]

I’m hating that I’m continuing that trend.

Don’t worry, I’m heating it up again.

[paddyfool]

I can go longer again, but I’m not sure if the person after me will be about to continue without cheating.

[Tom the Mime]

This isn't cheating, we're creating a nice chain here.

[animorte]

We’re treating with the respect it deserves.

[Rogan]

We’re treating with the respect it deserves.

I'm threating to to lose control here.

[paddyfool]

I’m fairly sure that’s not a real word, but I’m keen enough on threading together a chain that I’m not going to argue; I mean it could maybe be a vernacular version of threatening, right?

[Personification]

I’m fairly sure that’s not a real word, but I’m keen enough on threading together a chain that I’m not going to argue; I mean it could maybe be a vernacular version of threatening, right?

I could have swarm we'd done it before, but apparently I'm treading new ground.

[enq]

I could have swarm we'd done it before, but apparently I'm treading new ground.
I am relieved to be reading what is probably the only way out of where animorte put us three posts ago.

[animorte]

I am relieved to be reading what is probably the only way out of where animorte put us three posts ago.

Thanks for cleaning up the mess I was dreading.

[enq]

Thanks for cleaning up the mess I was dreading.
I'm still dreaming of the day we finesse our way off of this -ing track.


reaming
teaming
taming
timing
tiring
wiring
wring
ring
rig/rind/rung/...
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOOOM



reaming
rearing
bearing
baring
bring
ring
rig/rind/rung/...

[Tom the Mime]

Showing suggested words for the next post, let alone the next 10 feels like it isn't in the spirit of this so I'm picking a different word, partially out of spite. Creaming

[enq]

Showing suggested words for the next post, let alone the next 10 feels like it isn't in the spirit of this so I'm picking a different word, partially out of spite. Creaming

No need to take it to spite. I'm just trying to avoid us painting ourselves into a corner here.

[Dr.Gunsforhands]

I'm sure it was friendly spite. :smalltongue: A lot of us just like Creating our own path, you know?

[paddyfool]

And some of us like cleating. (I was going to say creatine but I was worried it would be a dead end)

[Rogan]

And some of us like cleating. (I was going to say creatine but I was worried it would be a dead end)

I doubt anybody would have been bleating.

(Sorry about the last word from me. Playing word games in a non-native language is not trivial. And I thought I saw some mentions of it in a quick and dirty search)

[enq]

I'm still keen on beating the -ing out of our words.

[Personification]

It's ok. Our bloating language can be hard to navigate.

[Rogan]

It's ok. Our bloating language can be hard to navigate.

You know what else is hard to navigate? A raft, floating on the ocean.

[Tom the Mime]

How did you end up on a raft? Was your ship flouting standard safety regulations

Edit: Enq might be pleased to know that it's possible to get rid of the ing in just 3 words and just drop a letter each round all the way down to 3 letters if people want to.

[paddyfool]

Perhaps the sailors spent too much time on fluting and other music making rather than essential maintenance?

[Gold Leaf]

They couldn't have been floating, they were too busy flyting with each other.

[Personification]

They couldn't have been floating, they were too busy flyting with each other.

Well, now we're just flying towards a world without a suffix. (I always forget about flyting. Such a good word.)

[Rogan]

Well, now we're just flying towards a world without a suffix. (I always forget about flyting. Such a good word.)

You know what? I'm going to throw another letter away. Or, in another word:
Fling

[enq]

Soon we can sling ourselves out of this...


Edit: Enq might be pleased to know that it's possible to get rid of the ing in just 3 words and just drop a letter each round all the way down to 3 letters if people want to.
Curious how we were gonna get out in three steps from flouting.

[Personification]

Soon we can sling ourselves out of this...


Curious how we were gonna get out in three steps from flouting.

Maybe it involved resorting to slang?

[paddyfool]

Slang contains many excellent words, especially if you want to slag someone off.

[animorte]

Slang contains many excellent words, especially if you want to slag someone off.

Why would I want to do that when I could ride off on a stag?

[Tom the Mime]

Are you riding off so fast because you're playing tag with someone.

@Enq: Flouting fluting fluing flung

[Rogan]

Are you riding off so fast because you're playing tag with someone.

@Enq: Flouting fluting fluing flung

No, I have to hurry cause I'm chased by an evil hag. (Someone please help me!)

[JNAProductions]

How are you talking through your gag?

[Tom the Mime]

Because it's not a proper one? It's just a rag.

[Personification]

Because it's not a proper one? It's just a rag.

You rang? 10

[animorte]

You rang? 10

Only to rant.

[Tom the Mime]

Given I was talking about tag before, it's safe to say I ran.

[animorte]

Given I was talking about tag before, it's safe to say I ran.

Why run when you can walk?

[paddyfool]

Especially if you need a cane to do so

[Rogan]

Especially if you need a cane to do so

Better a cane than a crane.
(Nope, you won't get a bane from me...)

[Tom the Mime]

This thread is blowing up. It's a whole new craze.

[animorte]

This thread is blowing up. It's a whole new craze.

It’s unlocked, finally let out of the crate.

[paddyfool]

A crate that was treated with cerate

[Personification]

A crate that was treated with cerate

Wow, I didn't know that one, and I consider myself to be pretty knowledgeable about obscure words. I guess I should probably rerate myself on that count.

[Rogan]

Wow, I didn't know that one, and I consider myself to be pretty knowledgeable about obscure words. I guess I should probably rerate myself on that count.

Will you feel better if I tell you that I can absolutely relate to this?

[Tom the Mime]

If you took a course or learning obscure words, you may be able to get a rebate.

[paddyfool]

Although that may be up for debate, since there are so many obscure words that it would be a long course indeed that would aim to teach all of them.

[Smoutwortel]

Although that may be up for debate, since there are so many obscure words that it would be a long course indeed that would aim to teach all of them.

That would be a good debute discussion for this thread.

[Persolus]

I'm afraid I'm going to have to refute that statement - we have, in fact, had several discussion already.

[Rogan]

I'm afraid I'm going to have to refute that statement - we have, in fact, had several discussion already.

I refuse to accept this answer! Oh, too late...

[paddyfool]

This is getting so confrontational, I think I may have to recuse myself

[Xihirli]

Don’t you dare! We need everyone here to recurse this properly!



https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/recurse

[Persolus]

I think I need to recurve the arc of this conversation before it ends up going nowhere.

[paddyfool]

Don’t mind me, I’m just stringing my decurve bow

[enq]

So... this is looking unsalvagable. In some gamer circles, decurse is common lingo, but even if accepted, I don't think it'll get us anywhere.

I see a fork in the road if we reverse the game a few words, to recuse. So the question is, do we have to go through that ritual, or can I save us from having to reuse them?

[Dire Moose]

That would be a clever ruse, for sure.

[Rogan]

That would be a clever ruse, for sure.

Could we fuse some more letters to this word?

[paddyfool]

I for one would not make a fuss if you did

[enq]

I was prepared to cuss that we got stuck again, but I see a way out.

[animorte]

Glad to see we continue to make the cuts.

[enq]

I was hoping for cusp, but I guess your answer is still cute.

[somethingrandom]

This post is as
close to a
Cube as I could
make it.

[JNAProductions]

Open the cube. Release the cub!

[Ironsmith]

It's been a while, but I'm back in the club.

[animorte]

I don't have a clue what's going on here.

[enq]

That'd be my cue to inform you that... I don't either.

[Persolus]

I second that - if understanding what was going on here was a game of pool, then I'd have certainly cued the 8-ball early.

[paddyfool]

I think my understanding of what’s going on is so poor that if I tried to explain it might get me sued.

[animorte]

Forget this, it’s snowing. Let’s go sled.

[enq]

It's not snowing here, but there's still a whole slew of things we could do instead.

[paddyfool]

How about we get some slow food?

[Persolus]

Nah, that sounds like slop.

[somethingrandom]

Forget this, it’s snowing. Let’s go sled.

While out sleding I was chased by wolfs so I fled.

[Ironsmith]

In other words, I flew.

[JNAProductions]

To where? Few locations to go to, these days.

[animorte]

There are plenty locations! You must be new.

[Tom the Mime]

I'll go with net.


While out sleding I was chased by wolfs so I fled.
Does it still count as being ninja'ed when it's by over 3 hours?

[Persolus]

I dunno, but it's pretty neat, if you ask me!

[Dire Moose]

Enough talk; I’m hungry! Let’s have some meat!

[paddyfool]

Let’s have a great big barbecue - that can’t be beat!

[animorte]

But not in the forest, might attract a bear!

[enq]

That's just extra meat for us if I can get a bead on it...

[paddyfool]

Did you just pull that gun out of your beard???

[Xihirli]

Apparently he’s a dual class hunter / bard

[animorte]

And probably grew up in a barn.

[enq]

I'm going to have to ban further wild conclusions about my personality and history.

[paddyfool]

Whatever you say, man

[Persolus]

So the main thing to take away from this is, we don't question enq's abilities?

[JNAProductions]

Not unless we have a maid to clean things up afterwards.

[Rogan]

Not unless we have a maid to clean things up afterwards.

So you think he would get mad and throw stuff around?

[enq]

I thought we had just established I have a gun, so throwing things isn't plan A.

[animorte]

You just wait until my dad hears about this.

[Smoutwortel]

You just wait until my dad hears about this.

You guys keep it civil I don't want to clean up any more dead bodies.

[paddyfool]

Yes, let’s not have anyone lose their head now.

[somethingrandom]

Or have it bashed in with lead

[animorte]

I don’t remember things being this violent when I was a lad.

[JNAProductions]

Be glad.

[paddyfool]

You’d better be glad, or I’m getting out the goad.

[Rogan]

You’d better be glad, or I’m getting out the goad.

Is it made of Gold?

[Persolus]

He hasn't quite told us that yet.

[paddyfool]

Hold on, was that an HG Wells reference? Classic.

[Rogan]

Hold on, was that an HG Wells reference? Classic.

I guess I'll have to fold here.

[Persolus]

Bold choice!

[animorte]

Either that or bolt out of here.

[paddyfool]

Riding a colt, perhaps?

[enq]

I have a cult for people exactly like that!

[Persolus]

A cult? A CULT?
DEUS VULT, INFIDELS!!

[Rogan]

A cult? A CULT?
DEUS VULT, INFIDELS!!

Excuse me? Can we use a 2400 Volt electric chair instead of the classic burning on a stake?

[enq]

Would you let me get away with just tar and feathers? I happen to have a bunch of birds who molt a lot...

[paddyfool]

Hold on, before we start lynching people it might yet be possible to rehabilitate and mold these cultists into productive members of society again. The younger ones, at least. Let me get out my brainwashing kit…

[animorte]

That’s a mild response compared to what I was thinking, believe it or not.

[Bucky]

mild

You'd prefer a wild response?

[enq]

It's just a wile by paddyfool to recruit my followers to their cult instead...

[somethingrandom]

I'll file away this evidence for later use.

[animorte]

They may fire you if you don’t do that according to standard.

[paddyfool]

Any accusations that I’m setting up a rival cult will be met with my lawyer’s ire

[Rogan]

Any accusations that I’m setting up a rival cult will be met with my lawyer’s ire

You'd rather be king, so everybody will call you Sire?

[animorte]

I’d rather be knighted. Call me sir.

[enq]

I'll pretend to toast to that, but I won't even sip the wine afterwards.

[Persolus]

Ah, trying to give 'em the slip?

[paddyfool]

Better that than trying to ship them

[Starlit Dragon]

Bet they have a chip on their shoulder after that.

[Rogan]

Bet they have a chip on their shoulder after that.

I think it's time to give this whole topic the chop (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cio6AXVqW4s).

[enq]

And hop over to a new one; in fact, it shall be...

[animorte]

And hop over to a new one; in fact, it shall be...
… a hot topic indeed, probably about…

[enq]

...something you would certainly not expect...

[paddyfool]

… and very worthy of note…

[enq]

...you may indeed find it is second to none...

[Persolus]

...in quite a different tone from what has come before...

[Xihirli]

I think it’s time to finally atone for my misdeeds.

[Smoutwortel]

I think it’s time to finally atone for my misdeeds.

Did you commit them all alone.

[JNAProductions]

Did you commit them all alone.

I was along for the ride, actually.

[enq]

At long last, the story begins!

(I really enjoyed the part where we hyped it up while keeping it unclear, but it seemed to be making the thread slow :smallfrown:)

[animorte]

This story is best told in song.

I also enjoyed that hype!

[paddyfool]

Doh re mi … oh dear, what a pong. Who farted in here?

[enq]

Let us gather in the clear air by the pond and not have the tale interrupted by vulgarities or observations thereof.

[enq]

...is the thread not fond of the current topic?

[paddyfool]

Perhaps we could move the topic to food instead. Anyone tried anything new and exciting recently?

[animorte]

Dancing around the concept of a topic while not having one at all was good enough for me.

[mati2002]

go for king

- - - Updated - - -

Having fun with a playstyle

[Persolus]

Dancing around the concept of a topic while not having one at all was good enough for me.

Ah, but it seems to goad others into action.

[paddyfool]

Ah, but it seems to goad others into action.

Hopefully to find a load more words to add (incidentally, I think goad was our first repeated word, although last used as the noun rather than the verb)

[Xihirli]

My Lord, the people are burning their crops in rebellion ever since we ran out of words to distribute to them!

[JNAProductions]

Ford that river when we get to it.

[paddyfool]

My word, yes. (TPAM: aren’t you glad I didn’t go with fjord ;-) )

[enq]

(incidentally, I think goad was our first repeated word, although last used as the noun rather than the verb)
Creating came before it (used twice on page 2)

Indeed, fjord would have been horrible. I cast a ward to prevent us from ever using that word.

[animorte]

Good idea. You probably just prevented a war.

[Dire Moose]

But that means my pet Warg won’t get anything to eat.

[paddyfool]

Here, have some of the meat from the barbecue! Aw, look at the big floofie wag his tail!

[enq]

Aren't you glad I had a gun to tag that bear?

[animorte]

Yeah, after I lured it through a tar pit.

[enq]

I must admit, I was going to tear you a new one for setting up a tar pit at our barbecue, but it turned out to be exactly what we needed.

[paddyfool]

I must confess, I was surprised when you brought all that gear for the purpose.

[animorte]

I apologize. When I set it up in the rear of the property, I knew I was crossing the line. But it all worked out!

[JNAProductions]

Good-I had fear that it really wouldn't.

[paddyfool]

As a result, in the far future palaeontologists of some sapient species that has yet to evolve will find the preserved remains of a bear with a bullet in it. Also we were able to carry on with the barbecue, and nobody got mauled.

[enq]

According to me, we had spare meat for the warg because we harvested the bear for it after I shot it. Preserved remains, as if! I'm not a fan of your version of the story.

[animorte]

I ran for my life but I also recall extra food.

[paddyfool]

I can assure everyone, but most importantly the warg’s owner, that the meat I fed it was from the barbecue supplies, rather than the tar-soaked carcass of a bear of unknown provenance. For starters, I wouldn’t even know how to begin butchering a bear, although I’ve heard you should avoid the liver as it’s rather poisonous.

[enq]

Who said anything about butchering it? Since there was no ban on it, I threw the entire bear on the grill.

[paddyfool]

And that’s how we started an exceptionally devastating forest fire…

[animorte]

It’ll be over in a few days.

[JNAProductions]

But for now, we bare the sin.

[paddyfool]

Some people said they could hear the fire sing, with a voice that sounded almost like an angry bear

[enq]

It does sting a bit that I forgot how flammable tar is. I had to dump a lot of int to get enough strength to lift a bear.

[Tom the Mime]

If you didn't dump int, you could have lifted it using pulleys and a bunch of string.

[animorte]

Being strong doesn’t have as many uses, that’s true.

[paddyfool]

Although a well-toned physique looks great in a sarong

Although it does allow you to get a powerful bow strung.

[Dire Moose]

I remember; it really stung to get hit by one of those arrows.

[animorte]

That would surely stun me too.

[enq]

So you're saying I should shun my pistol in favor of a bow?

BTW, we were kinda on track to do this in reverse (https://www.republicworld.com/whatsapp-quizzes-and-puzzles/riddles/what-9-letter-word-is-still-a-word-after-removing-one-letter-each-time.html), but I mourn not that we didn't get ourselves stuck in ingland again :biggrin:

[animorte]

The bow allows you to remain stealthy, even in the sun.

Thanks for that bit of trivia!

[enq]

You have spun an odd tale. Bows are larger than pistols.

[JNAProductions]

Spud time, then. Let bygones be bygones… with potatoes.

[enq]

It would be easier to spur me into eating those if they were served with some meat. Did anyone take any with them when they ran from the fire?

[animorte]

I slur my words eve since that traumatic day, if you know what I mean.

[paddyfool]

Oh look, an enormous slug!

[enq]

I'm not that desperate for meat. I'd sooner search the burnt-down forest for slag than eat some slimy invertebrate.

[animorte]

You’re likely to encounter a stag.

[Dire Moose]

Tag! You’re it! (runs away giggling)

[enq]

We could resurrect our barbecue if I caught that stag, but if I go after it instead of chasing one of you lot, I will lag behind so much that I will be "it" forever. :smallsigh:

Of course... if I do catch the stag, you'll have to come close to me to partake. :smallamused:

[animorte]

You could just store some in a bag for later.

[enq]

Would being burdened make it easier to catch you? I'd have to beg you to slow down!

[Dire Moose]

I’m willing to bet they can’t outrun you.

[Rogan]

I’m willing to bet they can’t outrun you.

You'll be in big trouble if you lose this bet.

[animorte]

We don’t take kindly to threats.

[paddyfool]

I remember saying similar things to my future in laws before getting wed.

[enq]

I prefer to weed out potential spouses with aggressive families long before considering marriage.

[5a Violista]

I prefer to weed out potential spouses with aggressive families long before considering marriage.

Does one of the requirements include wedding dress material choice? 'cause I'm going with tweed

[animorte]

They will tweet about that for weeks.

[paddyfool]

Because it would look so sweet

[enq]

It might sweep everyone off their feet and take people's attention away from the couple, so I have my reservations.

[Rogan]

It might sweep everyone off their feet and take people's attention away from the couple, so I have my reservations.

Sorry, I was about to sleep and missed the topic. What's the event you are talking about?

[Smoutwortel]

Sorry, I was about to sleep and missed the topic. What's the event you are talking about?

Yeah the conversation took a steep turn, while you were gone.

[paddyfool]

Feel free to steer it in a new direction again, mind you.

[JNAProductions]

We’d need a seer to find the way!

[animorte]

No, we don’t. Why not just share a beer?

[enq]

Because we brought all our beer to the barbecue and lost it in the forest fire. What rock have you been living under??

[JNAProductions]

The one at the bean farm. Mm, beans.

[Tom the Mime]

Is this where it all began?

[Smoutwortel]

Is this where it all began?

Are you certain you want to begin with that?

[5a Violista]

Are you certain you want to begin with that?

I'm beggin' you to not begin there

[JNAProductions]

Baggin' the core of it, aren't ya?

[Smoutwortel]

Baggin' the core of it, aren't ya?

As long they don't start Braggin' we will probably be fine.

[paddyfool]

You know, I’m sure sticklers for the rules would be raggin’ on us for use of the apostrophe

[Tom the Mime]

Yep. The first one is a "Sigh, if you must" although there were options like Benin if we're including places as well. Every case after that it's a matter of "Why didn't you just use that turn to add the letter on the end and get back to actual words". Ragging

[Dire Moose]

Just bagging up the garbage, nothing suspicious here, please ignore how it looks suspiciously like a dead body.

[paddyfool]

That’s what happens to people who start banging the wrong people’s partners.

[ChrysalisM]

That’s what happens to people who start banging the wrong people’s partners.

Hopefully it doesn't lead to BANNING...

[Smoutwortel]

Hopefully it doesn't lead to BANNING...

Or the more violent meaning of BANGING.