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Here is a brain teaser for you!

What if this was the only question on the exam to pass high school English and earn your diploma. Would you graduate?!?!?!?!?  Hmmm . . . let’s see . . .

What nine letter word in the English language is still a word when one of the nine letters is removed one by one?

Take a few minutes to try and come up with a nine-letter word that fits the bill, then scroll down for the answer → → →

HEY, NO PEEKING until you try to come up with the word!  :-)

 

 

GIVE UP?!

 

 

 

 

Okay, here it is!  Drum roll please ♦ ♦ ♦

 

 

STARTLING

Look at how this word changes from one to the next:

STARTING 

STARING

STRING

STING

SING

SIN

IN

I

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