what english word is nine letters long,and can remain an english word at each step as you remove?

Question

What English word is nine letters long, and can remain an English word at each step as you remove one letter at a time, right down to a single letter. List the letter you remove each time and the words that result at each step.

Answer 1

Startling:

Remove "l",starting

Remove"t", staring

Remove "a", string

Remove "r", sting

Remove "t, sing

Remove "g", sin

Remove "s", in

Remove "n", i

Answer 2

startling, Remove the L for...

starting, Remove the T for...

staring, Remove the A for...

string, Remove the R for...

sting, Remove the T for...

sing, Remove the G for...

sin, Remove the S for...

in, Remove the N for...

I



stringier, Remove the R for...

stingier, Remove the I for...

stinger, Remove the T for...

singer, Remove the R for...

singe, Remove the G for...

sine, Remove the E for...

sin, Remove the S for...

in, Remove the N for...

I



sparkling, Remove the L for...

sparking, Remove the K for...

sparing, Remove the A for...

spring, Remove the N for...

sprig, Remove the S for...

prig, Remove the R for...

pig, Remove the G for...

pi, Remove the P for...

I



splatters, Remove the S for...

splatter, Remove the other S for...

platter, Remove the P for...

latter, Remove either T for...

later, Remove the T for...

late, Remove the L for...

ate, Remove the E for...

at, Remove the T for...

a



splitting, Remove the P for...

slitting, Remove the L for...

sitting, Remove the T for...

siting, Remove the I for...

sting, Remove the T for...

sing, Remove the G for...

sin, Remove the S for...

in, Remove the N for...

I



Others that could probably be done the same with:

cleansers

drownings

wrappings

starvings

trappings

discusses

scrapping

strapping

Answer 3

Please promise to tell us if no one gets it!?! I'm not even going to try as I know I have no hope but I'd really love to know.



Green eyed: Add Startling to the top of your list and you've got a nine letter word!

Answer 4

one name i no is the name spelt bacwards is the name hannah

Answer 5

A

AT

ATE

LATE

ELATE

ELATED

RELATED

Shoot. That's only seven.

Lol. Oh well. I tried.

Answer 6

a

an

can

cans

clans

cleans

cleanse

cleanser

cleansers

Answer 7

startling

starting

staring

string

sting

sing

sin

in

I







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