The Amazing Shrinking Word (Posted on 2003-08-19)

	Submitted by zineera
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These are the nine-letter words that work: abridgers abridges bridges bridge ridge ride rid id I cleansers cleanser cleanse cleans clans cans can an a pilasters plasters pasters pastes paste past pat at a restarted restated restate estate state stat sat at a roadsters roasters rasters raters rates rate rat at a shinglers shingles shingle single singe sing sin in I sparkling sparking sparing spring sprig prig pig pi I splatters splatter platter latter later late ate at a stampeded stampede stamped tamped tamed tame tam am a stampedes stampede stamped tamped tamed tame tam am a starlings starling staring string sting sing sin in I startling starting staring string sting sing sin in I strapping trapping tapping taping aping ping pig pi I stringers stingers singers singer singe sing sin in I stringier stingier stinger singer singe sing sin in I tramplers trampers tampers tamper tamer tame tam am a trampling tramping tamping taping aping ping pin in I trappings trapping tapping taping aping ping pin pi I wrappings wrapping rapping raping aping ping pin pi I Most of these nine-letter words can be deconstructed in other ways, but these are every possible starting word found by Charlie's program.

	Subject	Author	Date
	How to proceed	Danish Ahmed Khan	2012-10-28 03:43:57
	Answer	Math Man	2011-06-25 23:05:07
	solution	K Sengupta	2007-03-05 04:06:15
	solution	Gert	2003-08-23 06:44:40
	re(3): Solution	Becky	2003-08-20 08:17:34
	re: computer search	DuCk	2003-08-19 12:18:36
	re(2): Solution	DuCk	2003-08-19 12:16:01
	re(2): computer search-- the program	Charlie	2003-08-19 09:07:50
	re: computer search-- the program	Charlie	2003-08-19 09:05:00
	computer search	Charlie	2003-08-19 08:59:50
	re: Solution	Becky	2003-08-19 08:22:33
	Solution	DuCk	2003-08-19 07:30:18