Seven letter words change one or two letter to make a new word

[Biffster]

Starkly
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[astorian]

Accords

[Thin_Ice]

cordial

[Blue_Blistering_Barnacle]

laconic

[Thin_Ice]

classic

[bordelond]

How did you all go from “starkly” to “accords”?

[Thin_Ice]

We all didn’t, just astorian, but I should have caught the mistake since I played off accords.
Word in play:

classic

[Elendil_s_Heir]

lassies

[Thin_Ice]

lassoed

[bordelond]

soldier

[Thin_Ice]

slander

[bordelond]

dealers

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Steeler

[Blue_Blistering_Barnacle]

wrestle

[Thin_Ice]

wrested

[bordelond]

destroy

[Annie-Xmas]

deploys

[Thin_Ice]

display

[Annie-Xmas]

replays

[bordelond]

lawyers