tori (shrine gate, Japanese)
Wait, no, that’s a torii.
Oh, I can still play torii. That’s convenient.
tori (shrine gate, Japanese)
Wait, no, that’s a torii.
Oh, I can still play torii. That’s convenient.
Torri (towers, Italian)
Torry
Sorry
worry
Wormy
worms (note that worm is gone)
Works
woks
Wok
Woke
Poke
Wake
rake
Bake
sake
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spake
Early Modern English version of spoke, which has stuck around in the public consciousness due to the King James Bible.
Here’s a KJV quote from Wiktionary (Genesis 8:15-16):
And God ſpake vnto Noah, ſaying, / Goe foorth of the Arke, thou, and thy wife, and thy ſonnes, and thy ſonnes wiues with thee
Space
spice
Spicy
spiny