# Seven letter words change one or two letter to make a new word **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 3, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716 "2014-03-03T01:04:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1118
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22345 "2019-08-04T10:37:23Z")
lowball ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22346 "2019-08-04T12:21:05Z")
balloon ---
**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:** [August 4, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22347 "2019-08-04T14:08:57Z")
salloon ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22348 "2019-08-04T14:24:00Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > salloon Sorry, saloon only has one L and six letters. WIP: balloon ---
**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:** [August 4, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22349 "2019-08-04T15:07:15Z")
Shit, this isn’t my day. saloons ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22350 "2019-08-04T15:26:51Z")
loosens ---
**Author:** ![Taesahnim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taesahnim/32/84_2.png) [@Taesahnim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taesahnim)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22351 "2019-08-04T16:24:33Z")
soonest ---
**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:** [August 4, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22352 "2019-08-04T16:48:09Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22353 "2019-08-04T17:39:20Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > nm Nm is short five letters—nah, just yanking your chain! soonish [https://www.amazon.ca/Soonish-Emerging-Technologies-Improve-Everything/dp/0399563822](https://www.amazon.ca/Soonish-Emerging-Technologies-Improve-Everything/dp/0399563822) ---
**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:** [August 4, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22354 "2019-08-04T18:12:24Z")
noonish ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22355 "2019-08-04T18:50:12Z")
Moorish ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22356 "2019-08-04T19:20:29Z")
boorish ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22357 "2019-08-05T22:31:36Z")
boobies ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22358 "2019-08-05T23:18:58Z")
hobbies ---
**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:** [August 6, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22359 "2019-08-06T00:55:48Z")
hobnobs ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22360 "2019-08-06T02:13:30Z")
bonobos ---
**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:** [August 6, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22361 "2019-08-06T10:53:31Z")
noobies ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22362 "2019-08-06T11:40:27Z")
boonies ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2019, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22363 "2019-08-06T12:17:26Z")
Sooners ---
**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:** [August 6, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/22364 "2019-08-06T12:56:28Z")
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