another riddle

[badninja3]

There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?


there it is. i have no idea wat the answer is. lol

 

[~K-Pow~]

I had to ask my mother on this one, but i think this is the answer.

Startling, starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I

I was tempted to Google but i did not. I couldnt' get it but my mom got it pretty easily.

 

[G35x]

Well, atleast now I know the awnser, I wouldve never got it..

 

[~K-Pow~]

Like i said it was all my Mom i had no clue

 

[badninja3]

wow. i never would have even guessed that. thanks.

 

[~K-Pow~]

No problem. My Mom is awesome at stuff like that.

 

[King of Kings1]

lol I could so crack a joke at that last post but id get banned lol

 

[~NeonFire372~]

Well, atleast now I know the awnser, I wouldve never got it..

Yeah, me either

 

[~K-Pow~]

haha King, there's probably a million things that could of been said.

 

[David Lindon]

I had to ask my mother on this one, but i think this is the answer.

Startling, starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I

I was tempted to Google but i did not. I couldnt' get it but my mom got it pretty easily.

That is soo clever.

While we are talking about riddles, does anyone remember in die hard where they have a 3 and a 5 gallon jug and they have to measure out 4 gallons exaclty, how is that done again? I always forget!