# 6-Letter Word-Change one or two letters make a new word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838>\
**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\
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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:** [June 13, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19003 "2019-06-13T11:58:08Z")

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singes

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19004 "2019-06-13T12:27:32Z")

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assign

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19005 "2019-06-13T12:33:53Z")

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asking

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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:** [June 14, 2019, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19006 "2019-06-14T02:55:57Z")

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kingly

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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:** [June 14, 2019, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19007 "2019-06-14T11:56:22Z")

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knight

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19008 "2019-06-14T12:11:22Z")

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nights

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19009 "2019-06-14T13:55:40Z")

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ghosts

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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:** [June 14, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19010 "2019-06-14T14:22:20Z")

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hosted

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19011 "2019-06-14T17:33:09Z")

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halted

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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:** [June 14, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19012 "2019-06-14T18:23:41Z")

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hatred

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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:** [June 15, 2019, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19013 "2019-06-15T05:32:42Z")

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Hatter

> **[Hatter (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatter_(Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland))**
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> The Hatter is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's 1865 book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He is very often referred to as the Mad Hatter, though this term was never used by Carroll. The phrase "mad as a hatter" pre-dates Carroll's works. The Hatter and the March Hare are referred to as "both mad" by the Cheshire Cat, in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in the sixth chapter titled "Pig and Pepper".
> The Hatter character, alongside all the o...

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19014 "2019-06-15T11:03:52Z")

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thread

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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:** [June 15, 2019, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19015 "2019-06-15T12:12:39Z")

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reader

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19016 "2019-06-15T12:31:30Z")

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reaper

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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:** [June 15, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19017 "2019-06-15T13:15:00Z")

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repeal

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19018 "2019-06-15T14:03:16Z")

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eaters

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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:** [June 15, 2019, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19019 "2019-06-15T14:17:12Z")

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rested

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19020 "2019-06-15T14:45:21Z")

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tiered

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**Post date:** [June 15, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19021 "2019-06-15T15:24:12Z")

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teared

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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:** [June 15, 2019, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-letter-word-change-one-or-two-letters-make-a-new-word/681838/19022 "2019-06-15T15:51:52Z")

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petard

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