S T A R T L I N G
It is possible to remove a single letter at a time, forming a new word each time, until you have formed a total of 9 words (including the starting word). The letters cannot be rearranged. Each time one letter is removed, a new word must be formed.
What are the words?
[Adapted from Martin Gardner, though I don't think he originated it]
4 comments:
startling
starling
staring
string
sting
sing
sin
in
i
Funny, I had the most trouble going from sting to sing.
startling
starting
staring
string
sting
sing
sin
in
i
Is another valid one
A third solution:
startling
starling
staring
string
sting
ting
tin
in
i
All good solutions. I solved it with the first answer, my daughter solved it with the second, and I never even considered the third. "Ting" is obscure but completely valid. It's not even a proper noun, so it would be allowable in Scrabble.
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