# Five letter words - Change NONE of the letters to make the same word

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-none-of-the-letters-to-make-the-same-word/1019301>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [June 7, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-none-of-the-letters-to-make-the-same-word/1019301 "2025-06-07T14:13:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**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:** [March 10, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-none-of-the-letters-to-make-the-same-word/1019301/101 "2026-03-10T23:06:49Z")

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Taots (stoat backing out of the room)

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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:** [March 11, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-none-of-the-letters-to-make-the-same-word/1019301/102 "2026-03-11T20:10:52Z")

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**STOAT.**

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**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-none-of-the-letters-to-make-the-same-word/1019301/103 "2026-03-11T20:57:15Z")

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_stoat_

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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:** [March 11, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-none-of-the-letters-to-make-the-same-word/1019301/104 "2026-03-11T21:29:15Z")

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uh, stoat

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**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-none-of-the-letters-to-make-the-same-word/1019301/105 "2026-03-24T05:24:44Z")

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stoat

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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:** [March 24, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-none-of-the-letters-to-make-the-same-word/1019301/106 "2026-03-24T09:08:59Z")

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Stoatle 142 2/6\*

\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E}\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R}  
\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt S}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt O}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A}\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T}

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**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-none-of-the-letters-to-make-the-same-word/1019301/107 "2026-06-22T22:07:57Z")

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stoat

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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:** [June 23, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-none-of-the-letters-to-make-the-same-word/1019301/108 "2026-06-23T18:06:46Z")

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Wow ! I thought we had exhausted all permutaions, and then @Karen_Lingel swoops  
in with that killer move …

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1. S 

2. T 

3. O 

4. A 

5. T

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