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

tighten

scorers

Tighten and scorers have only one letter in common so it’s an invalid play.

Playing off tighten:

whittle

littler

bitters

flighty

frights

freight

weights

Oops, I was on the wrong page. :rolleyes:

eighths

thistle

gristle

epistle

apostle

pustule

pursuit

suitors

Too many letters changed.

In play:

sorties

shorted

retouch