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Date Posted: 11:24:20 12/23/03 Tue
Author: RiddleMaster
Subject: Now for Riddle #2

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?

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[> Ohhhh, a good one, RM -- LaneyLounge, 17:44:11 12/23/03 Tue [1]

I have absolutely NO idea what it is, but I'll bet ya it has an A or an I in it. :-)

I'll tax my brian and see if I can figure it out.


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[> [> OK, Riddler -- LL, 00:04:38 12/24/03 Wed [1]

You've got to narrow it down for me at least a bit. What letter does it start with?


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[> [> [> and ends in g..hehehe -- PMD, 14:13:45 12/24/03 Wed [1]


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[> It starts with the letter "S" -- RiddleMaster, 05:20:43 12/24/03 Wed [1]


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[> [> By jove, I've got it! -- LaneyLounge, 03:42:42 12/25/03 Thu [1]

Sasquatch = A furry beast from the Northernmost region.

Saquatch = A bizarre combo... something between a breakfast burrito and a sandwich.

Aquatch = A swimming move, one that involves acrobatics.

Quatch = Something just plain vulgar.

Quath = A unit of space and time.

Quat = A fruit, without the cum... (note: not an obscene reference)

Qat = According to the Scrabble Players Dictionary... n pl. -S kat

Which therein leads us to -

At - While Laney was AT the store buying scotch, she then stumbled upon some wine, tripped over a case of beer and decided upon some Kahlua.

In turn this leads us to -

A - To entertain the masses, Laney once made an A... in Absolut. :-)


And dang it, if it's not that, then it's just GOT to be Shittake (mushrooms), 'cause Lord knows you could make a buttload of words out of that one. ;-)


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[> [> [> Close, but not quite the answer that I have. -- RiddleMaster, 09:14:03 12/25/03 Thu [1]

The base word is.....

Startling-L=
starting-T=
staring-A=
string-R=
sting-T=
sing-G=
sin-S=
in-N=
I

Now, for those of you who really love a challenge....

L T A R T G S N I

Other than the original word, see how many 4+ letter words can you come up with?????


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[> [> [> [> Re: Close, but not quite the answer that I have. -- whig, 12:00:59 01/04/04 Sun [1]

fifty two.


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