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Bobdown


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AMAZING ONE WORD RIDDLE. > Never in  a million years would I have come up with the answer. > What if this was  the only question on the exam paper to pass your English Exam. Would you  pass? > What nine letter word in the English language is still a word when  eight letters are removed one by one? > Take a few minutes to try and come  up with a nine letter word that fits > The bill, then watch the attached  video... > Well, just watch the video....because you're never going to  figure it out.

A bit of Fun.....cheers Bob



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dorian


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Here's one possibility:

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The secret was to work backwards. I found heaps of 8-letter solutions before I found this one.

 

 



-- Edited by dorian on Wednesday 25th of November 2020 04:49:31 PM

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As always Bob, can not open your attachments. Any clues as to where we can find the answer? Ta.

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Don't click on either of the following links if you don't want to see the answer:

https://www.google.com/search?q=What%20nine%20letter%20word%20in%20the%20English%20language%20is%20still%20a%20word%20when%20%C2%A0eight%20letters%20are%20removed%20one%20by%20one%3F

If you want to work it out for yourself, start with a 1-letter word and add letters to it.

There are plenty of other solutions:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nine-letters-puzzle/



-- Edited by dorian on Thursday 26th of November 2020 07:55:13 AM

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