# Five letter words - Change ALL the letters to make a new word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 7, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083 "2020-01-07T18:26:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/581 "2020-07-08T15:17:31Z")

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skids

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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:** [July 9, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/582 "2020-07-09T14:06:37Z")

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champ

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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:** [July 9, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/583 "2020-07-09T15:07:53Z")

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Deist

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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:** [July 9, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/584 "2020-07-09T16:38:48Z")

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jolly

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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:** [July 9, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/585 "2020-07-09T17:10:03Z")

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Wanda

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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:** [July 9, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/586 "2020-07-09T22:50:28Z")

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Xerox

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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:** [July 9, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/587 "2020-07-09T23:54:47Z")

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silly

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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:** [July 10, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/588 "2020-07-10T08:39:32Z")

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thane

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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:** [July 10, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/589 "2020-07-10T13:17:56Z")

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gourd

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/590 "2020-07-10T13:23:53Z")

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splat

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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:** [July 10, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/591 "2020-07-10T15:11:38Z")

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worry

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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:** [July 10, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/592 "2020-07-10T15:32:27Z")

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abets

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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:** [July 10, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/593 "2020-07-10T17:04:33Z")

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livid

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**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/594 "2020-07-10T20:41:32Z")

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angry

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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:** [July 10, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/595 "2020-07-10T23:38:08Z")

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blues

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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:** [July 11, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/596 "2020-07-11T04:19:26Z")

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kitty

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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:** [July 11, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/597 "2020-07-11T15:53:14Z")

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lance

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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:** [July 11, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/598 "2020-07-11T18:22:50Z")

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dirks

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/599 "2020-07-11T21:27:46Z")

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klutz

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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:** [July 11, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/600 "2020-07-11T22:53:55Z")

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klutz shares a k with dirks, so is inillegible.

Working from dirks:

goofy

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