Riddle #4
There is a common English word that is seven letters long.
Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains a common English word – from seven letters right on down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing a letter at a time?
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February 9, 2004 - 9:12 pm
This riddle has many solutions, one of which is:
related, elated, elate, late, ate, at, a
Can you think of another?
February 9, 2004 - 9:57 pm
That’s not true Dew..
“a” is not a word. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains a common English word.
It doesn’t have to be removing the letters inorder. kapish!
February 10, 2004 - 12:28 pm
Another answer to the riddle is:
Snowing, Sowing, Swing, Sing, Sin, In, I
Or is “I” not a word also?!?!
LOL
February 10, 2004 - 1:09 pm
Good one
February 10, 2004 - 4:33 pm
windows window widow snow win in I ……hahaha I know it was a good one!
February 10, 2004 - 4:34 pm
hahaha I totally messed that one up!!
it’s the thought that counts….whoa don’t ask me where the snow one came from..
February 10, 2004 - 4:36 pm
Take the snow word out and put wind!! Yes, much better!
February 10, 2004 - 4:57 pm
Rewrite writer write wite wit it I
February 10, 2004 - 5:01 pm
~ Kendra thanks for clarifing where the wind and snow goes