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    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?

    Question #60505. Asked by Tamarind_Ja.

    TabbyTom

    Startling
    Starting
    Staring
    String
    Sting
    Sing
    Sin
    In
    I


    Nov 11 05, 4:56 PM
    kaka006

    When I mailed this question to one of my friends, she actually found another word, and it is

    'Splitting'

    splitting
    spitting
    sitting
    siting
    sting
    ting
    tin
    in
    I

    Feb 08 07, 5:04 AM

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