Try askew.
askew
hears, ear
Starting
Start is a synonym for tee off in the golf sense.
sense, fence, tense… off the top of my head
swordwords - take a letter off > word
I dunno type on google "9 letter word that is still a word after taking off each letter one by one from the start to the end of the word
lop
the word is chose
You cannot. You must play off at least 1 letter from an already established word on the board, whether it is crossing the word or adding to the word. The only time you do not have to play off an existing word is when playing the first word of the game, which must cross the center star space.
off, out
living high off the hog