One word Riddle:ANSWER-Startling

[Hedgehog]

AMAZING ONE WORD RIDDLE

Here is a brain teaser for you.



What if this was the only question on the exam to pass high school English and earn your diploma. Would you graduate?



What nine letter word in the English language is still a word when eight letters are removed one by one?



Take a few minutes to try and come up with a nine letter word that fits the bill,

 

[Breaklight]

Man, thats a head scratcher

Be honest, try not to google the answer

 

[Hedgehog]

Yes it would be good if members just used there own brain to work this one out, not a trick, a real word

 

[AirborneBob]

Well it starts with an A or I......

 

[AirborneBob]

....second lettter N, S or T

 

[Hedgehog]

Well it starts with an A or I......

No that is wrong

 

[Hedgehog]

....second lettter N, S or T

Second letter is T

 

[Rico]

This is quite a brainteaser indeed.... I suspect some of the words along the way are pretty obscure?

 

[Sempai]

I suppose I haven´t enough language skill to solve that one. But I´ve a few questions since I´ll try myself nevertheless.

1.) Has the remaining/new built word after every deleting of one letter still to have a sense? Or only the nine letter thing and the one letter thing have a sense???
2.) The new sense is still part of the english language or is/are the new emerging meaning(s) part(s) of other language(s)???
3.) How is it meant the remaining last letter is still a word - in that way as "I/i" stand for my own person and "a" for an indefinite article? Or in that way as "U/u" stand for the word "You" and "r" for "are"???

Greetings

 

[Hedgehog]

I suppose I haven´t enough language skill to solve that one. But I´ve a few questions since I´ll try myself nevertheless.

1.) Has the remaining/new built word after every deleting of one letter still to have a sense? Or only the nine letter thing and the one letter thing have a sense???
2.) The new sense is still part of the english language or is/are the new emerging meaning(s) part(s) of other language(s)???
3.) How is it meant the remaining last letter is still a word - in that way as "I/i" stand for my own person and "a" for an indefinite article? Or in that way as "U/u" stand for the word "You" and "r" for "are"???

Greetings

As you take one letter away each time a proper word is left, no tricks straight forward English

 

[AirborneBob]

So as the eighth letter is removed, leaving only 1, it s still a word....and not an "A" or "I"? Are the letters removed from the end to the beginning?

 

[Bootie]

No the letters are removed from anywhere in the word leaving the remaining letters forming a new word. For example.... brat... take away the r leaves bat... take away the b leaves at... take away the t leaves a.

 

[Hedgehog]

OK let's put you all out of your brain searching........The word STARTLING

Move - L -STARTING
Move -T - STARING
Move -A - STRING
Move -R - STING
Move -T - SING
Move -G - SIN
Move - S - IN
MOVE - N - I

 

[ACSpectre]

That is startling!!!

 

[Hedgehog]

That is startling!!!

Thought you would like it........LOL