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March 29, 2006
A Wintry Delete
Elvis typed the word SNOWING on his computer. Then he deleted the letter N, which left SOWING. He continued to delete one letter at a time, always creating a new word, until only one letter was left, and that, too, was a word. In what order did Elvis delete the letters?
Adapted from Visual Brainstorms, a brainteaser game from ThinkFun (www.thinkfun.com).
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Delete "O".
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Elvis deleted the letters in the following order: O (SWING), W (SING), G (SIN), S (IN), N (I).
Another answer (thanks to Billy, 8, Portland, ME; Daniel, 13, Morrison, CO; Kyle, Avon, IN; Jonathan, 12, Los Angelos, CA):
O (SWING), S (WING), G (WIN), W (IN), N (I).
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