Chain Gang

Join these thirteen words into a chain. Pick one word to start. The word that follows will do at least one of the following: (a) rhyme with it, (b) be an anagram of it, (c) have the same meaning, or (d) have one letter different. Work forward and backward to complete the chain. The first and last words will not connect. For example: state, great, large, lager, later

buddy sonic dirty irony topic dusty optic crony ditty tonic irons icons study

optic, topic,tonic, sonic, icons,irons ,irony, crony, buddy,study dusty, dirty, ditty

That's correct, Sondi!