# 6-Letter Word-Change one or two letters make a new word **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 21, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838 "2014-02-21T02:01:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 319
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/6362 "2015-10-25T13:14:46Z")
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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/6365 "2015-10-25T15:20:56Z")
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/6366 "2015-10-25T17:49:45Z")
bunyip > **[Bunyip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunyip)** > > The bunyip is a creature from the aboriginal mythology of southeastern Australia, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. > The origin of the word bunyip has been traced to the Wemba-Wemba or Wergaia language of the Aboriginal people of Victoria, in South-Eastern Australia. > The word bunyip is usually translated by Aboriginal Australians today as "devil" or "evil spirit". This contemporary translation may not accurately represent the role of the bunyip in pre-cont... ---
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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/6369 "2015-10-26T14:20:52Z")
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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/6377 "2015-10-26T21:42:56Z")
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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/6378 "2015-10-26T21:45:33Z")
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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/6379 "2015-10-26T21:57:11Z")
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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/6380 "2015-10-26T22:11:44Z")
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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/6381 "2015-10-26T23:06:13Z")
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