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Tatmtt2120
November 14th, 2003, 21:03
There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?
.Psycho
November 14th, 2003, 22:53
splatters?splatters splatter platter latter later late ate at a
Panda
November 15th, 2003, 02:03
sparkling sparking sparing spring sprig prig pig pi I
cleansers cleanser cleanse cleans clans cans can an a
trappings trapping tapping taping aping ping pin pi I
wrappings wrapping rapping raping aping ping pin pi I
roadsters roasters rasters raters rates rate rat at a
restarted restated restate estate state stat sat at a
strapping trapping tapping taping aping ping pig pi I
stampeded stampede stamped tamped tamed tame tam am a
stampedes stampede stamped tamped tamed tame tam am a
trampling tramping tamping taping aping ping pin in I
tramplers trampers tampers tamper tamer tame tam am a
I'm sure there's more....
Tatmtt2120
November 15th, 2003, 02:13
Well, it looks like that would work, but the answer I have is a different one. I have
The base word is Startling - starting - staring - string - sting - sing - sin - in - I
Good Job.
blanding
November 21st, 2003, 17:24
wow thats pretty interesting :)
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