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Four letter words--Change 0 to 1 letter to make a new word

Prof.Pepperwinkle January 17, 2021, 11:08pm 6002

calm.

Elendil_s_Heir January 18, 2021, 6:26pm 6003

palm

MissTake January 18, 2021, 7:59pm 6004

slum.

Prof.Pepperwinkle January 18, 2021, 9:22pm 6005

slam

Elendil_s_Heir January 20, 2021, 4:09am 6006

You had to change two letters to get from “palm” to “slum.”

Playing off “palm”:

plan

MissTake January 20, 2021, 5:52am 6007

Good gravy, I’m dumb. Thank you for correcting me.

Lamp

Prof.Pepperwinkle January 20, 2021, 11:28pm 6008

meal

Elendil_s_Heir January 21, 2021, 9:46pm 6009

real

Prof.Pepperwinkle January 22, 2021, 1:32am 6010

read

Elendil_s_Heir January 22, 2021, 3:42pm 6011

dead

Prof.Pepperwinkle January 22, 2021, 8:14pm 6012

daze

Elendil_s_Heir January 24, 2021, 7:39pm 6013

maze

Prof.Pepperwinkle January 25, 2021, 10:37pm 6014

make

Elendil_s_Heir January 26, 2021, 5:11am 6015

fake

Prof.Pepperwinkle January 26, 2021, 3:29pm 6016

cake

Elendil_s_Heir January 27, 2021, 4:34pm 6017

take

Elendil_s_Heir January 28, 2021, 9:17pm 6018

sake

Prof.Pepperwinkle January 29, 2021, 12:07am 6019

seam

Ignatz January 29, 2021, 2:00am 6020

mace.

Prof.Pepperwinkle January 29, 2021, 2:38am 6021

acme