Answers for Daily #10

First moves

20 words are one letter away from SAP.

CAP

noun A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.

GAP

noun An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.

LAP

noun The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.

MAP

noun A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.

NAP

verb To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

PAP

noun Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.

Also: RAP, TAP, YAP, ZAP, SIP, SOP, SUP, SAC, SAD, SAG, SAT, SAW, SAX, SAY

Quickest dead end

SAP → SAY → SKY → SKI

Once the words before it are used, nobody can change SKI: a dead end, worth 3 extra points.

The golden word

Every Daily hides one golden word a few moves from the start. This one was BIT.