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These are puzzles in which each answer is derived from another answer that has one letter dropped from it.
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1 Drop A Letter Cascade 11
Start with a six letter word and I'll give you a clue to its meaning. The second word will be one letter less and will need to be unscrambled. Good Luck!
Average
10 Q
Soozy_woozy
Jun 03 07
7242 plays
2 Drop A Letter Cascade 18
Start with a 7 letter word and I'll give you a clue to its meaning. The next word will be one letter less and may need unscrambling. Good Luck!
Average
10 Q
soozy_woozy
Aug 14 07
3414 plays
3 Triple Decker XXIV
Work out the starting three words from the clues given. Then drop a letter from one of the words each turn. Write three words each time. No anagrams needed.
Average
15 Q
barrywlj
Nov 15 09
270 plays
4 Word Melt 9
The penultimate quiz. Starting with one word, simply change one letter at a time until you reach the final word. The first and last words in each chain are related. I will tell you when there is a new chain.
Easy
15 Q
eburge
Nov 11 09
696 plays
5 Triple Decker XXIII
Work out the starting three words from the clues given. Then drop a letter from one of the words each turn. Write three words each time. No anagrams needed.
Average
15 Q
barrywlj
Nov 10 09
270 plays
6 Ten-To-One Drop A Letter Ladder #16
Start with a ten letter word or phrase and I'll give you a clue to its meaning. The next word or phrase will have one letter less and may need unscrambling. Good Luck!
Average
10 Q
Soozy_Woozy
Nov 08 09
324 plays
7 Triple Decker XXII
Work out the starting three words from the clues given. Then drop a letter from one of the words each turn. Write three words each time. No anagrams needed.
Average
15 Q
barrywlj
Nov 06 09
426 plays
8 Eleven to Two
Start with an eleven letter word, remove one letter and rearrange, to get the next word, until you are left with a two letter word. If you get stuck on a word, try the next one and work back.
Average
10 Q
delboy22
Nov 05 09
417 plays
9 Triple Decker XXI
Work out the starting three words from the clues given. Then drop a letter from one of the words each turn. Write three words each time. No anagrams needed.
Average
15 Q
barrywlj
Nov 03 09
363 plays
10 And Then There Was One
Start with a ten letter word, remove one letter and rearrange, to get the next word, until you are left with a one letter word. If you get stuck on a word, try the next one and work back.
Average
10 Q
delboy22
Nov 02 09
567 plays
11 Triple Decker XX
Work out the starting three words from the clues given. Then drop a letter from one of the words each turn. Write three words each time. No anagrams needed.
Average
15 Q
barrywlj
Nov 01 09
294 plays
12 Word Melt 8
Quiz number 8 and still going strong! Starting with one word, simply change one letter at a time until you reach the final word. The first and last words in each chain are related. I will tell you when there is a new chain.
Easy
15 Q
eburge
Nov 01 09
588 plays
13 Triple Decker XXV
Work out the starting three words from the clues given. Then drop a letter from one of the words each turn. Write three words each time. No anagrams needed. Do not use capitals.
Not Rated
15 Q
barrywlj
Today!
0 plays
14 Step Down, Step Up - 5
There are 13 steps between two European capitals (both start with B). Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
Average
15 Q
minch
Jun 08 07
2898 plays
15 Step Down, Step Up - 18
There are 13 steps between two musical instruments. Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
Average
15 Q
minch
Nov 30 07
2238 plays
16 Letter Landslide 4
Beginning with an animal name, drop a letter for each clue, and then work your way back up to a different animal name. Enjoy!
Easy
10 Q
zh1322
Aug 14 07
4674 plays
17 Step Down, Step Up - 20
There are 14 steps between the names of two fishes. Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
Average
15 Q
minch
Jan 12 08
2097 plays
18 Step Down, Step Up - 8
There are 14 steps between two bones of the human body. Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
Average
15 Q
minch
Jul 06 07
2514 plays
19 Letter Landslide 2
Beginning with an animal name, drop a letter for each clue, and then work your way back up to a different animal name.
Easy
10 Q
zh1322
Jul 28 07
4788 plays
20 Step Down, Step Up - 3
There are 15 steps from one Shakespearean heroine to another. Start with a eight letter word, drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
Average
15 Q
minch
Apr 29 07
2532 plays
21 Step Down, Step Up - 2
Start with the name of one of Shakespeare's tragic characters and end with another. Drop a letter, rearrange the letters left to get the next answer. From #7 on add a letter.
Average
10 Q
minch
Apr 25 07
3045 plays
22 Step Down, Step Up - 4
There are 14 steps between two west coast cities! Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
Average
15 Q
minch
May 25 07
2982 plays
23 Letter Landslide 3
Beginning with an animal name, drop a letter for each clue, and then work your way back up to a different animal name. Enjoy!
Easy
10 Q
zh1322
Aug 04 07
4698 plays
24 Letter Landslide
Beginning with an animal name, drop a letter for each clue, and then work your way back up to a different animal name.
Average
10 Q
zh1322
Apr 07 07
4998 plays
25 Up and Down the Word Ladder: Part 2
A clue is given for each one word answer. The next word is a rearrangement of the letters in the previous word plus one new letter. From the half-way point the answers are reduced by one letter.
Easy
10 Q
musicmonkeyman
May 15 06
7218 plays
26 Telescope Words - VI
Each answer is one word containing two other words. The other two words are found by dropping the first letter, and then the second letter.
Average
10 Q
minch
Mar 17 05
3498 plays
27 Step Down, Step Up - 1
Start with a six letter word, drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to two letters, then make steps up again.
Average
10 Q
minch
Apr 13 07
3453 plays
28 Step Down, Step Up - 19
There are 13 steps between two British Prime Ministers, who were in power before 1900. Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
Average
15 Q
minch
Dec 10 07
1488 plays
29 Telescope Words - II
This quiz could also be called 3 in 1, as the answer is a word containing two other words. The other two words are found by dropping the first letter, and then the second letter. Example: Beverage - place to skate - pen's need = drink
Average
10 Q
minch
Dec 10 04
4182 plays
30 Telescope Words - I
This quiz could also be called 3 in 1, as the answer is a word containing two other words. Most answer words have 5 letters (#8 has 6). The other two words are found by dropping the first letter, and then the second letter.
Average
10 Q
minch
Dec 04 04
3123 plays
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