Word puzzle!

There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?

Also, This one's a tuffy! There is a common English word that is seven letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains a common English word - from seven letters right on down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing a letter at a time?

Two different words. 😀

Originally posted by Cheshire Cat
There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?

Also, This one's a tuffy! There is a common English word that is s ...[text shortened]... what are the words that it becomes after removing a letter at a time?

Two different words. 😀

I assume you aren't allowed to change the position of the letters?

Originally posted by Fiathahel
I assume you aren't allowed to change the position of the letters?

No, no swapping letters around. 😵

planets
planes
plane
plan
pan
an
a

Originally posted by TheMaster37
planets
planes
plane
plan
pan
an
a

Not the one I was looking for; but, a correct answer. What about the 9 letter word, TheMaster37?

Here's another 3 7-letter words:

friends
fiends
fiend
find
fin
in
I

singers
singer
singe
sing
sin
in
I

strands
strand
stand
sand
and
an
a

I still can't think of the 9-letter word though.

Originally posted by Acolyte
Here's another 3 7-letter words:

friends
fiends
fiend
find
fin
in
I

singers
singer
singe
sing
sin
in
I

strands
strand
stand
sand
and
an
a

I still can't think of the 9-letter word though.

Very good answers....Tha one I have is:

snowing
sowing
swing
sing
sin
in
I

The nine letter answer will be posted in a few days if no one gets. it. 😀

Originally posted by Cheshire Cat
Very good answers....Tha one I have is:

snowing
sowing
swing
sing
sin
in
I

The nine letter answer will be posted in a few days if no one gets. it. 😀

Very
i in sin sing using musing amusing!

😀

I believe the word is : startling

startling
starling
staring
string
sting
sing
sin
in
I

😀

Originally posted by Reaper69
I believe the word is : startling

startling
starling
staring
string
sting
sing
sin
in
I

😀

Did you google that or work it out? Its pretty easy to google. (Sorry if the accusation is unjust and congrats! 😀😀😀)

Originally posted by Reaper69
I believe the word is : startling

startling
starling
staring
string
sting
sing
sin
in
I

😀

Very good. 😀