Reconcilable Differences

Eight words have split up into two sets because one set has changed and the other has not. To reunite them, change one letter of each of the words in the first set. While the result may not make a word, it will pair up with a word in the second group, either before or after it, to make a whole new word. When finished, anagram the eight replacement letters into a new word. As you may have guessed, all eight words belong to the same category. Can you name the words and, lastly, the category?

-1. tom
-2. farm
-3. lone
-4. gel
-5. kilt
-6. tec
-7. ale
-8. gum

-a. bus
-b. par
-c. fat
-d. lea
-e. can
-f. fur
-g. ton
-h. day

b.7. parade

Nice puzzle Sue.

Thanks Remi. Try again.

d.4. league

Try again, OB. You and your brother get points for diving in first.

F3 furlong

c.1. fathom

Still a nice puzzle(lol)

a.4. - bushel

b6. parsec

d8. league

Now we're cooking!

e7. candle

Yes!

5g. kiloton

2h faraday

Very good. What's the final word?

hogshead All measures

Excellent!