# 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")\
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**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/621 "2020-07-16T12:31:12Z")

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groan

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**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/623 "2020-07-16T18:23:47Z")

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_bubbe_

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**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/624 "2020-07-17T08:54:27Z")

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crank

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**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/625 "2020-07-17T12:50:28Z")

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blobs

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**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/626 "2020-07-17T15:15:48Z")

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> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#):
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> klutz shares a k with dirks, so is inillegible.

😟  
I had to check the times to see if anyone had snuck a new post in…but no.  
I checked 28 times.  
Must have been stoned.

I’ll try again …

raven

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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 17, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/627 "2020-07-17T15:47:13Z")

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prawn

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**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/628 "2020-07-17T19:29:27Z")

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Looks like EH was ninja’d. Working from “raven”:

puppy

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**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/629 "2020-07-17T20:24:26Z")

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straw

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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 20, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/630 "2020-07-20T16:14:05Z")

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plebe

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**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/631 "2020-07-20T16:45:47Z")

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anima

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**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/632 "2020-07-20T22:06:20Z")

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brows

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**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/633 "2020-07-20T23:40:08Z")

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queue

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**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/634 "2020-07-21T03:03:46Z")

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vital

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**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/635 "2020-07-21T09:49:44Z")

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wrong

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**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/636 "2020-07-21T13:32:13Z")

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flesh

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**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/637 "2020-07-21T15:12:38Z")

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Tonka

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**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/638 "2020-07-21T15:58:18Z")

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lurid

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**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/639 "2020-07-21T16:07:52Z")

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chase

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**Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083/640 "2020-07-21T16:24:09Z")

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droid

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