Elena Posted 23 years ago
Jokes, Puzzles & Riddles
Letter removal
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?
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?
Top answer
Ok ok -The word means 'very surprising'. 'Alarming' or 'scaring' are similar words. When somebody guess it I have to ask about it because the word is beautiful but I don't know if it's formal and if I can add it to my vocabulary or not.
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Ok ok
-The word means 'very surprising'. 'Alarming' or 'scaring' are similar words.
When somebody guess it I have to ask about it because the word is beautiful but I don't know if it's formal and if I can add it to my vocabulary or not.
-There is no a specific order in removing letters, not from the end or from the beggining.
Some guesses now? [:^)]
-The word means 'very surprising'. 'Alarming' or 'scaring' are similar words.
When somebody guess it I have to ask about it because the word is beautiful but I don't know if it's formal and if I can add it to my vocabulary or not.
-There is no a specific order in removing letters, not from the end or from the beggining.
Some guesses now? [:^)]
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First letter S and last letters -LING
I hadn't seen that word before, but today I saw it in BBC news, talking about understanding between Islam and the West . This is not a clue, just telling the coincidence.
I hadn't seen that word before, but today I saw it in BBC news, talking about understanding between Islam and the West . This is not a clue, just telling the coincidence.
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Easy easy!
Here you are
The base word is Startling
starting - staring - string - sting - sing - sin - in - I
Another possibility:
SPARKLINGSPARKING SPARING- SPRING- SPRIG- PRIG- PIG- PI- I.
Here you are
The base word is Startling
starting - staring - string - sting - sing - sin - in - I
Another possibility:
SPARKLING
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Thats great!!!
Could you tell the meaning of sparing,sprig and prig
sparing = spare+ing?
Could you tell the meaning of sparing,sprig and prig
sparing = spare+ing?
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Sure
SPARING
synonyms: frugal, thrifty, economical
analogous: meager, exiguos, moderate, temperate
SPRIG
a small branch of a plant
small bounch of flowers
PRIG
prudish, puritanical
If any of these meanings is not accurate, let me know.
SPARING
synonyms: frugal, thrifty, economical
analogous: meager, exiguos, moderate, temperate
SPRIG
a small branch of a plant
small bounch of flowers
PRIG
prudish, puritanical
If any of these meanings is not accurate, let me know.
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