This article is from the Puzzles FAQ, by Chris Cole chris@questrel.questrel.com and Matthew Daly mwdaly@pobox.com with numerous contributions by others.
What are some long near palindromes, i.e., words that except for one
letter would be palindromes?
language/english/spelling/near.palindrome.s
Here are the longest near palindromes in Webster's Ninth Collegiate:
catalatic footstool red pepper detonated locofocos red spider dew-clawed nabataean retreater eisegesis possessor stargrass foolproof ratemeter webmember
 
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