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Originally Posted By: The Pook
I believe the only possible word is the most obvious one, namely adding S to form the plural. You can't make any others by adding, changing or deleting any letters I think?

Change W --> U
GROWNUP --> UNGROUP

following your lead
GROWNUPS --> UNGROUPS

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Wait a minute. Let's go back to GROWNUP.

Change G to E and get UNPOWER.

It can be the obsolete Piers Plowman noun, or the verb for what you do when you remove the outboard motor from your boat...

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UNPOWER

P ---> D

REWOUND

Pick whichever meaning you like! :0)

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Lot of unning going on. rewound --> U to D DROWNED

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D to F

FROWNED

---after 9 inches of snow, and shoveling it, it is hard to see.


----please, draw me a sheep----
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...tried to change N to L and make "FLOWER'D" but onelook.com says no go.

Guess I'll have to settle for dropping the W to make

FONDER.

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Put the W back and drop the F

WONDER


----please, draw me a sheep----
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No one in particular, (or all) just to change course,
N to I -- WEIRDO

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Back to the Valentines Day theme -

add S

DOWRIES

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drop I- DOWERS- D to L LOWERS -add F FLOWERS
that what you mean?

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