Explantion

 

Here's how it works. You're given a word and you can do one of five things to it:
-You can add a letter to it to make a new word. Example: star -> stare
-You can remove a letter from it to make your new word. Example: strangle -> strange
-You can change a letter in the word so it's the new word. Example: mail -> jail
-You can make an anagram of the old word into the new word. Example: rate -> tear
-You can post a word that rhymes with the previous word. (No super long words) Example: hour -> flower

The trick is that you can only do ONE MUTATION AT A TIME to a word. For example, you cannot change the word "cough" to "cougar".

If it gets stuck or you cannot think of an idea, go ahead and put a new word.