Today's Brain Teaser - 12/29/2007 (13)

[The_Twisted_Ear]

Begin with the word "SPARKLING" and take away one letter so as to leave a new word.

Then take away another letter from the new word and leave a different word.

Continue this, letter by letter, getting a new word every time until you finally leave one word containing only one letter.

You must not disturb the order of the remaining letters after a removal.

 

[Bronwyn]

Sparking
Parking


mmm. stuck

 

[toppick08]

Sparking
Parking


mmm. stuck

Get back to work young lady.........

 

[Bronwyn]

Get back to work young lady.........

Ya gonna make me?

 

[toppick08]

Ya gonna make me?

I guess not..........

 

[Bronwyn]

I guess not..........

only 19 more minutes to go anyway

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Sparkling
Sparking
Parking
Raking
Aking
king
Kin
In
I

 

[nanstime]

sparkling
sparking -l
parking -s
raking -p
aking -r
king -a
kin-g
in-k
i-n

 

[Mikeinsmd]

sparkling
sparking -l
parking -s
raking -p
aking -r
king -a
kin-g
in-k
i-n

Dammitt!! I had left out sparking!

 

[toppick08]

Dammitt!! I had left out sparking!

 

[nanstime]

Dammitt!! I had left out sparking!

something tells me it still isnt right though

 

[Mikeinsmd]

something tells me it still isnt right though

I believe it is. :shrug:

 

[The_Twisted_Ear]

Remember - take away one letter at a time. You can't re-arrange any letters to make a word.

 

[toppick08]

Remember - take away one letter at a time. You can't re-arrange any letters to make a word.

 

[nanstime]

sparkling,sparking,sparing,spring,sping,spin,pin,in,i

 

[The_Twisted_Ear]

sparkling,sparking,sparing,spring,sping,spin,pin,in,i

Correct!

Not exactly the words I was looking for but after checking a few of the words - you are the winner!

I was looking for SPARKLING, SPARKING, SPARING, SPRING, SPRIG, PRIG, PIG, PI and I.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's!

BRAIN TEASER WINNERS
==================
(13) nanstime
(12) Spanky
(11) MightyMouse
(10) MightyMouse
(09) Bronwyn
(08) bfncbs1
(07) nanstime
(06) bfncbs1
(05) Spanky
(04) greenbag13
(03) Joebagel
(02) Spanky
(01) clevalley

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Remember - take away one letter at a time. You can't re-arrange any letters to make a word.

You left that lil tidbit out...

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Correct!

Not exactly the words I was looking for but after checking a few of the words - you are the winner!

I was looking for SPARKLING, SPARKING, SPARING, SPRING, SPRIG, PRIG, PIG, PI and I.

Stay tuned for tomorrow's!

BRAIN TEASER WINNERS
==================
(13) nanstime
(12) Spanky
(11) MightyMouse
(10) MightyMouse
(09) Bronwyn
(08) bfncbs1
(07) nanstime
(06) bfncbs1
(05) Spanky
(04) greenbag13
(03) Joebagel
(02) Spanky
(01) clevalley

Sping is an acronym, not a word....

 

[The_Twisted_Ear]

Sping is an acronym, not a word....

Technically, a[SIZE=-1]n acronym are letters that stands for an actual word. It all depends on how you look at it. I will make sure the next Teaser doesn't put me into this position again. [/SIZE]

Sorry if their was a misunderstanding.

 

[The_Twisted_Ear]

You left that lil tidbit out...

Not really - I said: Then take away another letter from the new word and leave a different word. However, I can understand how one might misunderstand.

Sorry.