CHAIN WORDS I
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Starting with the word DEUCE, join these twelve words into a chain. The word that follows will do at least one of the following:
1. Rhyme with it
2. Have the same meaning
3. Be an anagram of it
4. Have one different letter
The first and last words will not connect.
For example, the following is a chain:
STATE, GREAT, LARGE, LAGER, LATER

FRAIL       KNACK     SCALE      FLAKE
BLEAR     BAKER      LOOSE      BALER
BREAK     SLACK      DEUCE      FLAIR

Answer:

1. DEUCE
2. LOOSE
3. SLACK
4. KNACK
5. FLAIR
6. FRAIL
7. SCALE
8. FLAKE
9. BREAK
10. BAKER
11. BALER
12. BLEAR