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Seven Letter Word
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?
Answer
The original word is "Snowing". It decomposes to:sowing, swing, sing, sin, in, and I.
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thas great
'Sowing' isn't a very common English word.
missie sowing is common as in sowing a shirt or sowing machine
missie, sowing might not be a common AMERICAN word, but it is a common ENGLISH word.
Actually "sowing" means planting, as in sowing seeds.
that's right, mending a shirt is sewing
The problem with describing words as 'common' is that not everyone has the same perception of what is common. Now the argument in the comments is over whether a word is common. That aside, my answer is: hearths, hearth, heart, heat, hat, at, a.
I liked it. the word "snowing" is a common english word, and thats what the author meant.
i like hearths i knew there would be another answer.
I got STARTED
STARTED,STARED,STARE,STAR,TAR,TA,A
STARTED,STARED,STARE,STAR,TAR,TA,A
i wouldnt agree with TA, but...
Oranges
Orange (or Ranges)
Range
Rang
Ran
An
A
Oranges
Orange (or Ranges)
Range
Rang
Ran
An
A
I came up with:
1. flatter
2. latter
3. later
4. late
5. ate
6. at
7. a
1. flatter
2. latter
3. later
4. late
5. ate
6. at
7. a
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