Seven letter words change one or two letter to make a new word

blanche

balance

tranche

Chester

hamster

hammers

amperes

appears

appeals

Sleepy’s

eyefuls

Tranche can’t be made from balance in 2, you need t,r,h.
Sleepy’s can’t be made from appeals, you need an s,e,y.

fluster

truffle

flutter

furtive

nitrite (–apologies for “tranche”)

twitter

fritter

glitter

No need to apologize, CC, we all make mistakes here.

Nitrite can’t be made from furtive - n, i, t
grifter