"Change, Add or Drop One Letter" Word Game

In this game I will start with a word, then each follow-up post has to change ONE LETTER to make it another word OR add a letter either at the beginning or end of the word OR drop a letter anywhere in the word without adding letters. I will periodically start a new word if the existing trail is stalling.

Example:
word
(changes to)
work
(changes to)
fork
(changes to)
for
(changes to)
form
(changes to)
forms

I get to start the first word which is:
game