Here's a new thread for all of you who like playing "word association." Here's how it works: Change one letter in the last word posted, and we'll see who posts the last word for which no one else can think of a new one.

Here are the rules:
YOU CANNOT ADD LETTERS
YOU CANNOT USE FOREIGN LANGUAGES
YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE ONE LETTER PER VISIT

Okay gang, here's the first word:

WORD

work

york

yore

sore

sire

sure

cure

care

core

cork

cord

And you can't repeat a word, right King?

lord

loud

finally got rid of the r.

lout