Master
Malign
mantis
mantra
(had to change one quickly to something i liked better...)
maundy, maungy
None got it.
Next letter is S.
M A S _ _ _.
Fourth word, 6 letters, starts with MAS, 1 pt.
mascot
masked
How about mashed?
Yarrow is on the board with "mascot" (1 pt). I'm from Colorado and admit to some bias, but this is cool...
Fifth word, 9 letters, starts with P, 3 points:P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Parachute
Nope!
Platitude
These word games are devilish. I'm going with pitchfork.
Next letter is A.
P A _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5th word, 9 letters, starts with PA, 3 pts
pachyderm, pacifiers.
Paramount
Pantaloon
Next letter is R.
P A R _ _ _ _ _ _
5th word, 9 letters, starts with PAR, 2 pts
How about partridge or maybe pear tree?
parachute
Particles
Master
Malign