# 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:** 443
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8843 "2016-07-01T21:45:53Z")
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**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:** [July 1, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8844 "2016-07-01T22:52:18Z")
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**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8845 "2016-07-02T00:07:50Z")
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**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:** [July 2, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8846 "2016-07-02T00:20:19Z")
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**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8847 "2016-07-02T01:21:53Z")
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**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:** [July 2, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8848 "2016-07-02T01:57:09Z")
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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8849 "2016-07-02T03:12:43Z")
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**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:** [July 2, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8850 "2016-07-02T11:54:44Z")
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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8851 "2016-07-02T12:24:26Z")
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**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:** [July 2, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8852 "2016-07-02T13:10:02Z")
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8853 "2016-07-02T14:21:11Z")
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**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8854 "2016-07-02T15:39:08Z")
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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8855 "2016-07-02T15:57:36Z")
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**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:** [July 2, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8856 "2016-07-02T17:41:37Z")
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8857 "2016-07-02T18:50:06Z")
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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8858 "2016-07-02T21:53:34Z")
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**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:** [July 2, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8859 "2016-07-02T22:41:11Z")
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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 3, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8860 "2016-07-03T03:41:59Z")
Assizes > **[Assizes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assizes)** > > The courts of assize, or assizes (/əˈsaɪzɪz/), were periodic courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the quarter sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court. The assizes exercised both civil and criminal jurisdiction, though most of their work was on the criminal side. The assizes heard the most serious cases, most notably those subject to capital punishment or later life imprisonment. Other serious cases were d ---
**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:** [July 3, 2016, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8861 "2016-07-03T12:57:59Z")
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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 3, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seven-letter-words-change-one-or-two-letter-to-make-a-new-word/682716/8862 "2016-07-03T13:00:32Z")
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