Six-letter words - change zero to two letters make a new word (Part 1)

Baylor

(University and used as a last name)

notary

notate

rotate

mutate

taters

It’s a recognized word

satyrs

stress

streak

steaks

skates

states

stated

Picking the low hanging fruit. :wink:

tasted

detest

retest

street

struts

trucks

tricks