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

[Thin_Ice]

thicket

[Bayaker]

hotcake

[Thin_Ice]

hackled

[CharmaChameleon]

tackles

[burpo_the_wonder_mutt]

slacker

[Thin_Ice]

stalker

[Bayaker]

ratlike

[Thin_Ice]

Ratlike needs a hyphen.

trailer

[Bayaker]

@Thin_Ice

Ratlike needs a hyphen.

I just checked some online dictionaries, including Merriam Webster and Collins, and they all have it as one word.

[Annie-Xmas]

rafters

[Biffster]

starred

[Thin_Ice]

Okay.

started

[CharmaChameleon]

stutter

[Bayaker]

twitter

[Thin_Ice]

swifter

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

fighter

[Annie-Xmas]

relight

[Bayaker]

ringlet

[Annie-Xmas]

tingles

[Thin_Ice]

elegant