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WINS
drab
dull/ boring. ... or, a bard in reverse :)
drub
Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight as I have done in LOTP.
drug
drag
the same word got posted twice, some error I suppose, so I changed the word for the second one.
grid
gird
possibly a girl bird
drib
Just a little bit
drip
drop
prod
with pointy stick, naturally
pros
experts at dodging pointy sticks
stop
opts...
...to go somewhere where there are no pointy sticks
pots
poor cousin of the cauldron, of the broth & brews fame ;)
tops
What I just did to win LOTP
pats
... the winner!
swat
...the pests
watt
A question or brilliant idea
tait
A small nocturnal Australian marsupial (Tarsipes rostratus).
fiat
An arbitrary order or decree.
(also an auto that can be used for hauling dashing rocks)
flat
- a tyre on a car that has been carrying too many rocks
- a place to stay whilst waiting for said car to be repaired
frat
rift
raft