bonanova Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 Can you write down a 9-letter word that permits you to erase it, one letter at a time, such that after each erasure a valid (English) word remains? (As implied, the letter order remains the same throughout.) Clue: Spoiler the word contains an "A" or an "I" or both... Example: Spoiler SCANT SCA T CA T A T A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Tylerj21 Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 Have to admit, I've seen this riddle before...here's one of two solutions I'm aware of: Spoiler STARTLING -L..STARTING -T..STARING -A..STRING -R..STING -T..SING -G..SIN -S..IN -N..I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 DejMar Posted March 23, 2018 Report Share Posted March 23, 2018 Spoiler ATROPHIES: wasting aways - A => TROPHIES: awards - E => TROPHIS: a tropical American tree genus - S => TROPHI: the mouthparts of an arthropod - R => TOPHI: a deposit of urates in tissues - H => TOPI: a pith helmet - I => TOP: uppermost - T => OP: operation - P => O: oh other possible final sequences: ...>TOI>TO>O; ...> TOI>TI>I'; ...>TOI>OI>I; ...>TOI>OI>O; ...>TOP>TO>O TOI = the mountain cabbage tree; TO = toward; TI = a musical note; OI = a type of punk music/oy; I = me There are many possible solutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 DejMar Posted March 24, 2018 Report Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) Two of the many other possible solutions -- the second of which begins with a 12-letter word, and the first having only the beginning or ending letters being erased, thus not forming words with additional white space within the word. Spoiler 9) prelatesS: (archaic) a female prelate or wife of a prelate8) Prelates: a ecclesiatic of high order7) relateS: gives an account of; establishes a connection 6) Relate: to give an account of; to establish a connection5) Elate: to make very happy or proud4) Late: tardy3) atE: consumed2) aT: preposition used to indate a location or position1) a: indefinite article 12) abranchiateS : an organism without branchiae 11) Abranchiate: without branchiae 10) branchiaTe: having branchiae 9) branchiaE: plural of branchia8) braNchia: a gill or other organ having the same function7) brachIa: plural of brachium, the part of the arm from shoulder to elbow6) brachA: (in Judaism) blessing5) braCh: (archaic) a hound4) Brah: a brother; a male friend or buddy3) Rah: (interjection) used as an exclamation of encouragement to a team or player 2) aH: (interjection) an exclamation expressing pleasure, pain, sympathy, etc.1) a: indefinite article Edited March 24, 2018 by DejMar formatting to remove invisible line breaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Can you write down a 9-letter word that permits you to erase it, one letter at a time, such that after each erasure a valid (English) word remains? (As implied, the letter order remains the same throughout.)
Clue:
the word contains an "A" or an "I" or both...
Example:
SCANT
SCA T
CA T
A T
A
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