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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
7278 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
3435 plays
3 Triple Decker XXVI
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
Today!
165 plays
4 Up and Down the Letter Ladder
I will give you a clue for the first one and you must give an answer that fits. Then, drop a letter each time to get the next answer that fits the clue. When I tell you, start adding letters. The final answer will be an Indian city like the first answer.
Easy
10 Q
shahzy1022
Nov 23 09
285 plays
5 Word Melt 10 - The Final Melt
This is it. The final Word Melt. I'm going all out here with a 25 question quiz - a melting extravaganza! Usual rules apply: change one letter at a time until you reach the final word. The first and last words in each chain are related. Good luck!
Easy
25 Q
eburge
Nov 21 09
399 plays
6 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.
Easy
15 Q
barrywlj
Nov 19 09
252 plays
7 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
300 plays
8 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
744 plays
9 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
288 plays
10 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
351 plays
11 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
441 plays
12 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
444 plays
13 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
378 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
2904 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
2241 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
4680 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
2100 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
2517 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
4800 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 - 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
22 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
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
4716 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
5232 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
7224 plays
26 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
3459 plays
27 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
3519 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
4197 plays
30 Step Down, Step Up - 11
There are 14 steps between two name of makers of sports cars. 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
Aug 06 07
2352 plays
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