‘Starting’ is one of the longest English words which can still form a word if you keep removing one letter at a time. Starting Staring String Sting Sing Sin In I - ThreadSky

merriam-webster.com • 91 days ago

‘Starting’ is one of the longest English words which can still form a word if you keep removing one letter at a time.

Starting
Staring
String
Sting
Sing
Sin
In
I

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davidorlo.bsky.social•91 days ago

Starting
Tarting
Tartin
Tarin
Tari
Tar
Ta
A

merzipan.bsky.social•91 days ago

This brings me great nerdy joy.

Was always a bit of an OED snob but I'm changing my bookmark to M-W. This is huge at my house. Will report back on family reaction.

aaronr.bsky.social•91 days ago

how startling

lizlitpolitics.bsky.social•91 days ago

I’ve often done this with my students except used “starling.” They love it. Same with “queue” cross out every letter you don’t hear and end up with “q.”

anthonykphotos.bsky.social•91 days ago

I becomes nothing

therealottawasteph.bsky.social•91 days ago

This is pretty how my brain works when I'm doing puzzles or just starting into space... oops!😉

katasutra.bsky.social•91 days ago

I’m either too high or not high enough for this but am def here for it. Well played.

absintheofcolor.bsky.social•91 days ago

that’s startling

gyllenkorp.bsky.social•91 days ago

I came to say the same thing!

clowncone.bsky.social•91 days ago

“Fine, but what’s the longest?”

“Buy our book!”

progressgirlie.bsky.social•91 days ago

tar

killerquinn.bsky.social•91 days ago

by default then “startingy” also works! that’s my favorite word ever!

iamthetoph.bsky.social•91 days ago

What’s the definition?

killerquinn.bsky.social•91 days ago

uhh… “akin to the process of starting” or something idk

iamthetoph.bsky.social•91 days ago

We hadn’t actually left the house yet but the mood was very startingy.

devilsadv0cate.bsky.social•91 days ago

Sharting
Sharing
Hang
Ring
I

helenangel.bsky.social•91 days ago

Very cool!

michael-a-martin.bsky.social•91 days ago

I meant to say, “Startling.” Now you can add a letter, for a new “starting” point.

michael-a-martin.bsky.social•91 days ago

saraharneson.bsky.social•91 days ago

So what is the longest?

falshitto.bsky.social•91 days ago

How about “startling”?

bradross-mac.bsky.social•91 days ago

Or starlings.

tiagobenti.bsky.social•91 days ago

Are you hiring linguists?

johnquijote.bsky.social•91 days ago

"Startling" would work, too.

scottgrabo.bsky.social•91 days ago

Okay, that's cool.

yjhowler.bsky.social•91 days ago

#poem

slack2thefuture.bsky.social•91 days ago

You got bored today, didn’t you, Dictionary?

tomadzo.bsky.social•91 days ago

I get the feeling you lead a very solitary life

stevenericscribner.bsky.social•91 days ago

"Startling" is one letter longer. I suppose "startlings" is a possible word too.

kuponinja.bsky.social•91 days ago

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recursiverealms.com•91 days ago

using the scrabble official master word list... personally I don't think "o" should be a word

CHOREOLOGIES ->
CHOROLOGIES ->
HOROLOGIES ->
OROLOGIES ->
OOLOGIES ->
OLOGIES ->
LOGIES ->
LOGES ->
LOGE ->
LOG ->
LO ->
O