A letter + or -

Originally posted by @handyandy
Thanks. Instructions were vague.

It appears one line can branch off into two or more lines. Right now we have SWOOPERS and PROTEST to work with.
Having two or more lines helps in keeping the action going if one line turns into a dead end.

Originally posted by @lemon-lime
It appears one line can branch off into two or more lines. Right now we have SWOOPERS and PROTEST to work with.
Having two or more lines helps in keeping the action going if one line turns into a dead end.

SWOOPERS has already become SWOOPER. Can't see anywhere that one can go.

PROTEST
-t TOPERS

Originally posted by @kewpie
SWOOPERS has already become SWOOPER. Can't see anywhere that one can go.

PROTEST
-t TOPERS

-s TROPE

Originally posted by @js357
-s

SWOOPER

(I know, not very creative)

-p WOOERS

( ??? )

Originally posted by @lemon-lime
-p WOOERS

( ??? )

TROPE WOOERS
-e PORT
-o SWORE

maybe we could even manage 3 ...

Originally posted by @kewpie
TROPE WOOERS
-e PORT
-o SWORE

maybe we could even manage 3 ...

PORT +s SPORT

I suppose the two lines can cross. Two lines were created when two people made two different words from the same word. It was an unintentional divergence, but I like to think of it as a tree with branches, and the branches can branch off into other... branches.

If someone changes PORT into something other than SPORT then we'll have sprouted a new branch.

Originally posted by @kewpie
TROPE WOOERS
-e PORT
-o SWORE

maybe we could even manage 3 ...

SWORE +n WORSEN

Originally posted by @lemon-lime
SWORE +n WORSEN

sport & worsen
+e POSTER
-s OWNER

Originally posted by @kewpie
sport & worsen
+e POSTER
-s OWNER

poster & owner
+s REPOSTS
+t TOWNER

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
+t POSTER

(Ignore this post.)

Originally posted by @lemon-lime
poster & owner
+s REPOSTS
+t TOWNER

TOWNER
-w TONER

Two at a time can slow things down... I don't know what to do with 'reposts' except for going back to 'poster'.

Originally posted by @kewpie
SWOOPERS has already become SWOOPER. Can't see anywhere that one can go.

PROTEST
-t TOPERS

Can swooper - o = powers? Can two branches from a node recombine?

Originally posted by @lemon-lime
Two at a time can slow things down... I don't know what to do with 'reposts' except for going back to 'poster'.

presto?

Originally posted by @js357
Can swooper - o = powers? Can two branches from a node recombine?

I thought of STORES (from REPOSTS) but that would be a repeat. POWERS would be a repeat too... but as far as I know there's no rule saying words may not be repeated.

Originally posted by @handyandy
presto?

I think it's a musical term, so yeah...