# Eight-letter words - change zero to two letters to make a new word **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [October 20, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862 "2023-10-20T22:34:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 96
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1902 "2026-06-26T17:59:04Z")
thumbing ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1903 "2026-06-27T00:59:44Z")
tumbling ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1904 "2026-06-27T11:22:29Z")
building ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1905 "2026-07-30T00:35:18Z")
diligent ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1906 "2026-08-01T03:17:25Z")
Gentiles ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1907 "2026-08-06T22:32:39Z")
entities ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1908 "2026-08-07T14:33:23Z")
Tithings ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1909 "2026-08-09T15:31:14Z")
anything ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1910 "2026-08-09T16:14:57Z")
Try again. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1911 "2026-08-10T23:19:18Z")
hitching ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1912 "2026-08-11T16:36:50Z")
latching ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1913 "2026-08-12T00:48:08Z")
laughing ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1914 "2026-08-12T01:49:56Z")
gargling ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1915 "2026-08-12T23:27:44Z")
No letter change + connection: Parental, Paternal, and Prenatal ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1916 "2026-08-24T01:12:03Z")
alphabet ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1917 "2026-08-25T01:53:47Z")
Weren’t we working off gargling? Want to go off of “darkling”? ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1918 "2026-08-25T03:42:05Z")
starling ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1919 "2026-08-25T12:20:43Z")
Was trying to be inclusive with post #1914 (“alphabet” come from there), but wherever you want to go, well, there you are. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1920 "2026-08-25T19:54:22Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > starling gristley ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-letter-words-change-zero-to-two-letters-to-make-a-new-word/991862/1921 "2026-09-03T23:16:24Z")
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