Thursday brain teaser
Think of a nine letter word which remains a proper word when you take away any one letter at a time until there is only one letter left.
I will let you know the answer in due course
Posted By: Tony Martin on January 22nd 2009 at 15:49:24
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- Thursday brain teaser (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 22, 15:49:24
- does it have to be a word when there is only 1 letter left, or UNTIL there's 1 letter left (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 15:50:42
- when there is one letter left it still needs to be a word (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 22, 15:57:06
- is it take out one letter from anywhere? (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 22, 15:57:54
- yup can take a letter out from anywhere in the word (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 22, 15:59:52
- countdown (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 22, 16:01:29
- ROFL (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 22, 16:03:40
- countdown (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 22, 16:01:29
- actually that's rubbish (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 22, 15:58:46
- acvtually it's not (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 22, 16:00:42
- not bad camcan!! or ..... (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 22, 16:03:08
- strapping also (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 22, 16:26:10
- Yeah but you said any one letter. That is impossible. Hare lut (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 16:07:21
- try again (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 16:07:42
- Startling -> Starting not Statling (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 22, 16:11:34
- You said any one letter. I chose an 'r' (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 16:14:20
- no i didn't (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 22, 16:15:04
- No, but Tony Martin did (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 16:16:52
- what you on about i remove the one letter l first time to get starting (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 22, 17:11:52
- No, but Tony Martin did (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 16:16:52
- no i didn't (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 22, 16:15:04
- You said any one letter. I chose an 'r' (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 16:14:20
- Startling -> Starting not Statling (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 22, 16:11:34
- try again (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 16:07:42
- not bad camcan!! or ..... (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 22, 16:03:08
- acvtually it's not (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 22, 16:00:42
- yup can take a letter out from anywhere in the word (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 22, 15:59:52
- is it take out one letter from anywhere? (General Chat) - camcan, Jan 22, 15:57:54
- when there is one letter left it still needs to be a word (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 22, 15:57:06
- does it have to be a word when there is only 1 letter left, or UNTIL there's 1 letter left (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 22, 15:50:42
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