hmmmm

[firefighter6]

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?

 

[Kyle]

Startling?

 

[firefighter6]

yup

startling
starting
staring
string
sting
sing
sin
in
I

 

[Kyle]

Originally posted by firefighter6
yup

startling
starting
staring
string
sting
sing
sin
in
I

I kinda cheated anyhow....I seem to remember this from a while back!

 

[sgtsprout]

You all

Have too much time on your hands.

That or I lack basic intelligence.