What is the only eight letter word in the English languange that by removing one letter at a time will still leave a word right down to the last letter?

Answer 1

startling, stringier, and splitting

Example:

STARTLING

STARTING

STARING

STRING

STING

SING

SIN

IN

I

The word is: STARTLING

Take away the 2nd t = STARLING

Take away the l = STARING

Take away the a = STRING

Take away the r = STING

Take away the t = SING

Take away the g = SIN

Take away the s = IN

Take away the n = I

Starlings

Starling

Staring

String

Sting

Sing

Sin

In

I

Also, you can start with Startling as the 9 letter word.

There are actually several words in the English language that can be broken down character by character into smaller words. The most common to this questions is the word, "Startling." Original word: Startling

Take away the.... L- Starting

T- Staring

A- String

R- Sting

T- Sing

G- Sin

S- In

N- I

Startling - "l" = Starting

Starting - "T" = Staring

Staring - "A" = String

String - "R" = Sting

Sting - "T" = Sing

Sing - "G" = Sin

Sin - "S" = In

In - "N" = I If one can rearrange the letters occasionally.... # i # it # sit # site # tires # insert # tinders # inserted # president If plural "s" is allowed, these words are also nine letters : cleansers, splatters, drownings, wrappings, starvings and trappings.

Answer 2

startling has nine letters in it and when you take away one letter its still a word eg. 1. startling 2. starting 3. staring 4. string 5. sting 6. sing 7. sin 8. in 9.i

Answer 3

startling

starling