New Game....Word Change

HI GANG, THIS IS MY ATTEMPT TO START A GAME. I HOPE IT GOES WELL!!!!

CHANGE ONE LETTER OF THE LAST WORD POSTED AND SEE WHO GETS STUCK AND CAN'T CONTINUE!

Rules:
YOU CANNOT ADD LETTERS
YOU CANNOT USE FOREIGN LANGUAGES
YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE ONE LETTER

EXAMPLE: IF I START WITH THE WORD BOAT......THE NEXT PERSON CAN CHANGE 1 LETTER TO MAKE A DIFFERENT WORD SUCH AS BOUT..........AND SO ON

SO I WILL JUST START WITH BOUT....

 

POUT

 

port

 

PERT

 

tarp

 

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PEST

 

PAST

 

PART

 

FART

 

FARE

 

Mare

 

HARE

 

Rare

 

CARE

 

CARP

 

TARP (Linda's word)

 

TART

 

TORT

 

TOUT