Breakfast Teaser

[Jeanette]

Which English 9 letter word will give you a new word every time you remove one letter right down to the last.


Jx

 

[old git]

Every nine letter English word will give you a different word each time you remove a letter, even if it is nonsensical.

 

[jonf]

Startling. Thinking about splitting.

 

[Jeanette]

That didn't last long did it;}

Jx

 

[Fraser Jarvis]

Saxophone

 

[Bigtwin]

What are tartlings??

 

[navarro]

How about obnokshis as spelled by the average A level student. N.

 

[Fraser Jarvis]

Splitters & Exclusive....

 

[Fraser Jarvis]

Cleveland...well almost

 

[Colin the Bear]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9MytO0O_q0

 

[Jeanette]

For anyone still wondering

Startling
Starling
Staring
String
Sting
Sing
Sin
In
I


Jx

 

[jonf]

Or

splitting,
slitting,
sitting,
siting,
sting,
sing,
sin,
in,
I

 

[Bigtwin]

Or, "Greetings" (In Liverpool).

Aaaaaaaaa
Aaaaaaaa
Aaaaaaa
Aaaaaa
Aaaaa
Aaaa
Aaa
Aa
A

 

[Sinne]

Every nine letter English word will give you a different word each time you remove a letter, even if it is nonsensical.

you're wrong: 'nonsensical' is 11 letters.

(sorry)

 

[old git]

you're wrong: 'nonsensical' is 11 letters.

(sorry)

But one letter is a triple. Take away the two repeats and it becomes a word with only nine letters.

(sorry)

 

[Sinne]

But one letter is a triple. Take away the two repeats and it becomes a word with only nine letters.

(sorry)

'nosesical'? .... XD

 

[Targa]

Or, "Greetings" (In Liverpool).

Aaaaaaaaa
Aaaaaaaa
Aaaaaaa
Aaaaaa
Aaaaa
Aaaa
Aaa
Aa
A

I don't understand that, maybe Trimmy can explain it.

 

[trimmy]

I don't understand that, maybe Trimmy can explain it.

Nope, I'm as flumexed as you are

 

[Tenor Viol]

I think that also works with splitting, spitting etc

 

[Fraser Jarvis]

Think i misunderstood the OP, i thought to remove each letter in sequence starting with the first and finishing with the last, hence Saxophone.