neat---team

team ----- meal

meal-----lean

lean ----- cane

cane------cafe

cafe ----- fare

fare----fate

fate------tale

tale----leap

leap ----- pace

pace-----face

face-----lace

lace----race

race--------cart

cart ----- tram

tram----mark

mark ----- rake

pace-----cake

cake----take

take-----tame

tame---came

came-----meal

meal------latse

latse has five letters

meal ----- lean

lean------dean

dean ----- name

name---same

same ----- mean

mean------many

many------main

main ----- nail

nail----mail

mail ----- lair

lair-----hair

hair ----- raid

raid----read

read------ride

ride---tide

tide-----item

item-----team