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Posted by: catch22 May 11 2005, 06:35 PM

The title of this Word Game says it all:

Add a LETTER if You Can! - Anywhere in the WORD

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Rules:

1. INSERT a new letter into the previous word, in any position, to form a new word.
2. or INSERT a new letter into the previous word, and REARRANGE all the letters to form a new word.
3. The purpose of each Game is to create the LONGEST word possible.
4. Names, Places or Plural words are permitted, provided all words are found in http://www.m-w.com/
5. In the event of a cross-post (i.e. when multiple posts are sent at the same time) the first RECORDED post on the site will be the new word. All subsequent new words will be based on the FIRST of the cross-post entries. The remaining cross-posts will be ignored and discounted to avoid confusion.
6. The Guide will declare when a word has reached its size-limit & will initiate all NEW word Games.
7. No member should post two CONSECUTIVE solutions, or MULTIPLE solutions within a single post.
8. In case of a conflict, if the word is listed on dictionary.com, then it will be accepted

Thank you.

Now, let the games begin.

Posted by: catch22 May 11 2005, 06:37 PM

RED

Posted by: preety May 11 2005, 11:49 PM

READ

Posted by: KHOBI May 11 2005, 11:56 PM

how about RED ROSE..........although i didn't get the game properly

Posted by: preety May 12 2005, 12:04 AM

khobi you have to put one letter to make a word... like Catch wrote RED i added an A and made it READ now you add a letter to make a new word out of READ....

Posted by: catch22 May 12 2005, 12:15 AM

BREAD

Posted by: preety May 12 2005, 01:01 AM

BREADS

Posted by: catch22 May 12 2005, 08:02 AM

ADVERBS

**'V' has been added & the alphabets rearranged**

Posted by: vikram May 12 2005, 06:15 PM

this word is dead now ...we cant add anything to it ( I think)

Posted by: catch22 May 12 2005, 08:17 PM

This is how it went

RED
READ
BREAD
BREADS
ADVERBS

Let's move on to the next Word

Here are the letters:

E A R

Posted by: preety May 12 2005, 08:19 PM

HEAR

Posted by: catch22 May 12 2005, 08:28 PM

REACH

Posted by: preety May 12 2005, 08:30 PM

PREACH

Posted by: catch22 May 12 2005, 09:16 PM

PARCHED

Posted by: preety May 12 2005, 10:02 PM

PREACHED

Posted by: vikram May 13 2005, 02:35 PM

Again nothing for me to do....

Ok here is a new word

TOP

Posted by: catch22 May 13 2005, 03:37 PM

I thought we will give time so that some smart guy/gal may come out with a long & rare word. Let's say time up & start with your word now.

STOP

Posted by: vikram May 13 2005, 04:02 PM

POETS !!!

Posted by: preety May 13 2005, 06:01 PM

Added R
TOPERS

Posted by: catch22 May 13 2005, 06:11 PM

POTTERS

Posted by: preety May 13 2005, 06:58 PM

PROTESTS

Posted by: kesuma May 13 2005, 07:58 PM

PROTESTORS

Posted by: catch22 May 13 2005, 09:36 PM

The last word by preety was PROTESTS, so you can add one alphabet not two kesuma, so we will continue from protests.

Posted by: catch22 May 13 2005, 10:05 PM

PROSTATES

Posted by: Talaikya May 14 2005, 01:55 AM

Easy this time, but... is it really a word??

PROSTRATES

Posted by: catch22 May 14 2005, 03:04 AM

it is absolutely. what most people do in temples, mosques etc

Posted by: catch22 May 14 2005, 03:34 AM

top
stop
poets
topers
potters
protests
prostates
prostrates

that's very good. Now lets move to next word

CAR

Posted by: Talaikya May 14 2005, 04:21 AM

Yes of course - prostrate, but was wondering about prostrates? How would I use it in a sentence for example?

Posted by: Talaikya May 14 2005, 04:21 AM

CARD

Posted by: preety May 14 2005, 07:56 AM

CARED

Posted by: kesuma May 14 2005, 08:13 AM

ADDED 'S'

SCARED

Posted by: Talaikya May 14 2005, 09:29 AM

SCARRED

Posted by: catch22 May 15 2005, 02:21 AM

No further progress, lets move on to the next word

RAT

Posted by: runnyc May 15 2005, 03:57 AM

RATE

Posted by: Talaikya May 15 2005, 04:02 AM

STARE

Posted by: kesuma May 15 2005, 06:57 AM

ADDED ANOTHER E

EASTER

Posted by: Talaikya May 15 2005, 09:55 AM

Me again??
Ah well... too good to pass up-

AUSTERE

Posted by: zippoo May 15 2005, 10:29 AM

Did someone think they had the last word...

SAUTERNE

Posted by: Talaikya May 15 2005, 10:58 AM

Who me??? Nooooooo
Did you???

DENATURES

Posted by: zippoo May 15 2005, 11:07 AM

Where are those smilies when I need them...

ADVENTURES

Posted by: Talaikya May 15 2005, 11:09 AM

Mahn that was quick!!

ADVENTURERS

(this was a no brainer of course!)

Posted by: zippoo May 15 2005, 11:29 AM

How come that no brain of yours beat this complete brain... NOT FAIR!

Posted by: preety May 15 2005, 12:30 PM

wow!!! enjoyed that T and zippoo kinda like tennis match

Posted by: catch22 May 15 2005, 05:29 PM

This was a real good one, if you observe carefully, except the last word , there is no repeat of any alphabet excepting the vowels. By this way it leaves open many options to prolong the word, unlike the previous one 'Scarred' which may not have left us with many options. This round goes to Tailakya & Zippo
RAT
RATE
STARE
EASTER
AUSTERE
SAUTERNE
DENATURES
ADVENTURES
ADVENTURERS

Now on to the next one
AIR

Posted by: preety May 15 2005, 05:38 PM

FAIR

Posted by: catch22 May 15 2005, 06:48 PM

FLAIR

Posted by: preety May 15 2005, 07:10 PM

FRAZIL

Posted by: Talaikya May 15 2005, 07:39 PM

IGIVEUP over to Zippo ji!

Posted by: zippoo May 15 2005, 08:48 PM

Looks like you guys are enjoying my "FRAZILE" state after I lost the tennis match.

Posted by: preety May 15 2005, 09:59 PM

dont you worry zippoo ji until the game goes on no body lost any match that was just a round you lost....
btw is this round dead too

Posted by: ANT6 May 15 2005, 11:04 PM

Sorry for intruding


FRAZILED

The umpire said Game set and match

Posted by: catch22 May 16 2005, 12:17 AM

I presume you should have been in a 'fragile' state not in a frazile state. Frazil is a collection of loose, randomly oriented ice crystals formed in sea water below 1.8 °C. Frazil ice gives the water a slightly oily ...

Now let's continue from 'FRAZIL'

Posted by: Talaikya May 16 2005, 04:34 AM

Heyyy you have no cause for "Frazility" ... I ended with a no brainer. I thought your Sauterne was brilliant. What are you a Sommelier or a mere enthusiast? Preety good show with Frazil, magar ab kahan jayen hum??

Posted by: preety May 16 2005, 09:16 AM

Catch Frazil is also written as Frazile so cant it be considered the meaning is same for both of them...

Posted by: Talaikya May 16 2005, 09:53 AM

Is it? I looked up some online dictionaries... No Frazile But then I didn't know Frazil either, I thought you'd crossed France with Brazil!!

Posted by: catch22 May 16 2005, 09:55 AM

[/quote]
Catch Frazil is also written as Frazile so cant it be considered the meaning is same for both of them...

[/quote]

There is no 'FRAZILE'. Here are the references:
Merriam-Webster Online- The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the search box to the right.
Suggestions for frazile:

1. frizzle 2. phrasal 3. frazzle 4. free-soil 5. fragile 6. freesias 7. freesia
8. furiously 9. Pharsalia 10. fiercely 11. phrasally

Dictionary.com-No entry found for frazile.
Did you mean frazzle?
Suggestions: frazzle Frizel fragile frizzle Frazier frailer frail frazzled frazzles gracile frails Frizzler facile fraise frizzily razzle Brazil crazily frizzly frail's frails' frazzle's frazzles'

So let's move to the next word: AXE

Posted by: catch22 May 16 2005, 10:13 AM

A little interesting side story, from today's news:

Heard of Sexpeer? Check with Patna university proctor
V.K. Tripathi
Patna, May 15, 2005

Patna University will be conducting workshops in letter writing. No, it isn't introducing a secretarial course. The reason's much simpler: it is tired of the abysmal grammar and spellings on its student applications — some of them even from post-graduate and medical students.

Brief workshops will be organised under the guidance of linguistics teachers to teach students the basics of letter writing.

The university's principals and officials say that as many as 80 per cent of the applications in English and even in Hindi have unpardonable grammatical errors. 'Principal' becomes principle, 'registrar' is 'register' and the poor 'proctor' often ends up as a 'productor', whatever that may be.

Early this week, Patna University pro-vice-chancellor Dr S. Ehteshamuddin refused the application of a student with a masters in surgery who couldn't spell 'controller of examinations'. It is routine for Patna University proctor Dr Kritesh Prasad to correct applications too. Once, annoyed by a flawed application, he asked an English honours student to spell 'Shakespeare', 'principal' and 'sincerely'. What he got was 'Sexpeer', 'principle' and 'seriously'!

"An absolutely correct application is a rarity today," admits B.N. College principal Dr M.P. Sinha. According to him, most applicants mis-spell even simple words like 'university', 'obediently' and 'superintendent'.

With its reputation to consider — Patna University is the seventh oldest university in the country — it's little wonder that it's back to basics.

Posted by: preety May 16 2005, 10:20 AM

ha ha ha i can do it cant i???

Posted by: preety May 16 2005, 10:27 AM

AXEL

Posted by: Talaikya May 16 2005, 11:00 AM

RELAX

Posted by: catch22 May 16 2005, 07:03 PM

All of us are relaxed, no further progress. Let's move
MEN

Posted by: iqbal May 16 2005, 07:13 PM

Mean

Posted by: priya May 16 2005, 08:53 PM

Can I join in?


Meant

Posted by: iqbal May 16 2005, 09:01 PM

Lament

Posted by: Talaikya May 16 2005, 09:23 PM

Ailment

Posted by: zippoo May 16 2005, 09:51 PM

Filament

Posted by: preety May 16 2005, 10:31 PM

FULMINATE

Posted by: catch22 May 16 2005, 11:41 PM

FULMINATES

Posted by: catch22 May 17 2005, 09:51 AM

MEN
MEAN
MEANT
LAMENT
AILMENT
FILAMENT
FULMINATE
FULMINATES

That was a good one with all round contribution. Here's the next word.
LIP

Posted by: Talaikya May 17 2005, 09:55 AM

PILE

... more of the vowels huh?

Posted by: pranavjh May 17 2005, 10:07 AM

PLIED

Posted by: zippoo May 17 2005, 10:09 AM

DIMPLE

Posted by: preety May 17 2005, 10:12 AM

PIMPLED

Posted by: catch22 May 17 2005, 06:30 PM

PLUMIPED

Posted by: catch22 May 18 2005, 12:00 AM

LIP
PILE
PLIED
DIMPLE
PIMPLED
PLUMIPED

Let's go on to the next word: DEN

Posted by: preety May 18 2005, 12:01 AM

DENT

Posted by: catch22 May 18 2005, 12:41 AM

NOTED

Posted by: preety May 18 2005, 12:45 AM

DENOTE

Posted by: catch22 May 18 2005, 02:09 AM

ERODENT

Posted by: iqbal May 18 2005, 01:45 PM

ORIENTED

Posted by: catch22 May 18 2005, 05:12 PM

TERPENOID

Posted by: preety May 18 2005, 08:35 PM

isnt it dead now???

Posted by: catch22 May 19 2005, 12:10 AM

Yes, it sure seems to be dead.
DEN
DENT
NOTED
DENOTE
ERODENT
ORIENTED
TERPENOID

here's the next word, BAN

Posted by: preety May 19 2005, 12:17 AM

BANG

Posted by: catch22 May 19 2005, 07:47 AM

BEGAN

Posted by: iqbal May 19 2005, 02:38 PM

BANGER

Posted by: catch22 May 19 2005, 04:03 PM

BANGERS

Posted by: vikram May 19 2005, 05:34 PM

I added "i"
And rearranged the letters
so now we have

BEARINGS

Posted by: catch22 May 19 2005, 09:13 PM

BREASTING

Posted by: vikram May 19 2005, 10:27 PM

I think we cant add anything else .... thats it for this word.
(Lets other try)

Posted by: ashe May 20 2005, 02:12 AM

BREATHINGS

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 03:45 AM

Welcome Ashe, that's a good one.
ban
bang
began
banger
bangers
bearings
breasting
breathings
All the words starting with a 'B'. That's good. Now to the next one.

SON

Posted by: ANT6 May 20 2005, 04:45 AM

should i have said song.................ok skip that how about

NOSE

Posted by: kesuma May 20 2005, 04:56 AM

STONE

Posted by: preety May 20 2005, 09:45 AM

TONEDS

Posted by: vikram May 20 2005, 11:27 AM

DONATES

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 11:31 AM

Preety, it should be tone/toned, toneds is not listed in the dictionary. So we are back to
'Stone'. Sorry Vikram

Posted by: vikram May 20 2005, 11:37 AM

it can be
STONED ....right

Posted by: kesuma May 20 2005, 11:41 AM

STONER

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 11:44 AM

You are dead right.
DENOTES

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 11:46 AM

Sorry kesuma, vikram was faster so we continued from STONED TO DENOTES. Follow up from here.

Posted by: vikram May 20 2005, 11:56 AM

SOFTENED ..... (Still Alive )

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 12:40 PM

FESTOONED

Posted by: vikram May 20 2005, 01:45 PM

FOOTEDNESS

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 02:37 PM

SON
NOSE
STONE
STONED
DENOTES
SOFTENED
FESTOONED
FOOTEDNESS

That's a good one Vikram. I think that may be the limit.
On to the next word

SEA

Posted by: Bhirgu May 20 2005, 02:41 PM

SEAT

Posted by: Bhirgu May 20 2005, 02:42 PM

FEATS

Posted by: Bhirgu May 20 2005, 02:45 PM

FEASTS

Posted by: Bhirgu May 20 2005, 02:48 PM

Fastest

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 02:48 PM

bhirgu, you should not post consecutively. So SEAT stands. Now
LEAST

Posted by: Bhirgu May 20 2005, 02:51 PM

Not sure what you mean catch. I thought u just add one letter to the previous word and u can rearrange. Thats all I have done.



Anil

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 02:55 PM

add a letter & wait for a response from some one esle. If you read the first page of this thread, the rules are there.

Posted by: Bhirgu May 20 2005, 02:58 PM

oh ok. I got too enthusiastic.




Steals

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 03:05 PM

TASSELS

Posted by: ashe May 20 2005, 05:59 PM

SEATLESS

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 06:05 PM

STATELESS

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 06:35 PM

SEA
SEAT
LEAST
STEALS
TASSELS
SEATLESS
STATELESS
I presume that is the end of the road for this one. On to the next one

BAT

Posted by: ashe May 20 2005, 06:39 PM

BAIT

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 06:53 PM

HABIT

Posted by: ashe May 20 2005, 07:16 PM

habits

Posted by: vikram May 20 2005, 08:01 PM

HABITUS

Posted by: ashe May 20 2005, 09:16 PM

HALIBUTS

Posted by: catch22 May 20 2005, 10:41 PM

BAT
BAIT
HABIT
HABITS
HABITUS
HALIBUTS

Here's the next new word

GUN

Posted by: shergill May 21 2005, 01:16 AM

GNUS

Posted by: ria May 21 2005, 04:49 AM

STUNG

Posted by: Bhirgu May 21 2005, 06:23 AM

STRUNG

Posted by: catch22 May 21 2005, 10:17 AM

RUSTING

Posted by: ashe May 21 2005, 12:27 PM

CRUSTING

Posted by: catch22 May 21 2005, 05:12 PM

CURTSYING

Posted by: ashe May 21 2005, 05:16 PM

CURTSEYING

Posted by: ANT6 May 21 2005, 05:19 PM

COURTSEYING

Posted by: catch22 May 21 2005, 05:23 PM

You beat me to this same word by a whisker

Posted by: catch22 May 21 2005, 05:26 PM

I still beat u to it, the spelling is wrong. this is the right one
COURTESYING

Posted by: ashe May 21 2005, 05:31 PM

curtsying
curtseying
courtesying
All convey the same meaning. WOW this is great

Posted by: catch22 May 21 2005, 06:05 PM

GUN
GNUS
STUNG
STRUNG
RUSTING
CRUSTING
CURTSYING
CURTSEYING
COURTESYING

9 Words, this was really good. We have to bury this & go to the next one.
ELK

Posted by: swatisatish May 21 2005, 06:34 PM

LEAK

Posted by: catch22 May 21 2005, 07:05 PM

LAKES

Posted by: ria May 21 2005, 08:33 PM

SLAKED

Posted by: catch22 May 22 2005, 12:03 AM

STALKED

Posted by: ANT6 May 22 2005, 01:27 AM

DELASTEK......................is it a word not sure

Posted by: catch22 May 22 2005, 01:47 AM

Nopes, it's not a word. We'll continue from STALKED

Posted by: catch22 May 22 2005, 05:18 PM

Seems to be no further progress on this word. Let's move on to the next one.
FIT

Posted by: ashe May 22 2005, 05:27 PM

FIAT

Posted by: catch22 May 22 2005, 05:44 PM

FAINT

Posted by: ashe May 22 2005, 06:00 PM

FAINTS

Posted by: catch22 May 22 2005, 06:55 PM

FUSTIAN

Posted by: ashe May 22 2005, 07:03 PM

FUSTIANS

Posted by: catch22 May 23 2005, 01:04 PM

FIT
FIAT
FAINT
FAINTS
FUSTIAN
FUSTIANS
Seems like no further words are coming thru futher. Here's the next one

TEA

Posted by: gkshyam May 23 2005, 01:20 PM

Before Ashe comes up with "TEAS"....Let me make add a "K" and make it TEAK.........

Posted by: Bhirgu May 23 2005, 01:53 PM

TAKEN

Posted by: ashe May 23 2005, 03:19 PM

Here I am, with all the easy ones
TANKER

Posted by: catch22 May 23 2005, 03:28 PM

TANKERS

Posted by: ashe May 23 2005, 04:50 PM

KERATINS

Posted by: catch22 May 23 2005, 04:59 PM

ANKERITES

Posted by: catch22 May 24 2005, 02:58 PM

TEA
TEAK
TAKEN
TANKER
TANKERS
KERATINS
ANKERITES

Now on to the next word ' FAT'

Posted by: iqbal May 24 2005, 03:17 PM

Fate

Posted by: catch22 May 24 2005, 03:30 PM

FEAST

Posted by: iqbal May 24 2005, 03:36 PM

Feasts

Posted by: catch22 May 24 2005, 04:46 PM

FASTEST

Posted by: ashe May 25 2005, 12:43 AM

STEDFAST

Posted by: catch22 May 25 2005, 12:46 AM

STEADFAST
same meaning as the previous word

Posted by: preety May 25 2005, 01:26 AM

isnt this the wrong spelling previously(i.e in the old english) it was spelled as stedefast but never stedfast just to be sure i checked the online dictionary too…

Posted by: catch22 May 25 2005, 01:30 AM

FAT
FATE
FEAST
FEASTS
FASTEST
STEDFAST
STEADFAST
It may not go longer than this.On to the next word
HER

Posted by: preety May 25 2005, 01:49 AM

HEAR

Posted by: ria May 25 2005, 02:29 AM

HEART

Posted by: Bhirgu May 25 2005, 04:41 AM

HEARTY

Posted by: ria May 25 2005, 06:09 AM

THREADY

Posted by: Talaikya May 25 2005, 08:52 AM

HYDRATED

Posted by: zippoo May 25 2005, 09:23 AM

DEHYDRATE

Posted by: Bhirgu May 25 2005, 09:31 AM

DEHYDRATED

Posted by: catch22 May 25 2005, 06:19 PM

HER
HEAR
HEART
HEARTY
THREADY
HYDRATED
DEHYDRATE
DEHYDRATED

Thats it, on to the next word
SIR

Posted by: Bhirgu May 25 2005, 06:28 PM

RISE

Posted by: iqbal May 25 2005, 06:38 PM

Prise

Posted by: Bhirgu May 25 2005, 07:29 PM

GRIPES

Posted by: iqbal May 25 2005, 07:39 PM

Springe

Posted by: swatisatish May 25 2005, 08:47 PM

PRESSING. I hope springe is valid.

Posted by: iqbal May 25 2005, 08:56 PM

Yup it's valid

2 entries found for Springe.

1. A device for snaring small game, made by attaching a noose to a branch under tension.

2. A trap or snare.



Pressings

Posted by: catch22 May 25 2005, 11:38 PM

Pressings, is not recognised by Merriam &
Webster's. Hence we will continue from Pressing.
PREASSIGN

Posted by: ashe May 25 2005, 11:59 PM

I think Ashe (me) is right. I checked in Merriam-Webster's online dictionary.
Here it is:
One entry found for stedfast.
Main Entry: stedfast
variant of STEADFAST

Posted by: ashe May 26 2005, 12:14 AM

PREASSIGN becomes
PREASSIGNS

Posted by: runnyc May 26 2005, 06:27 AM

TRESPASSING

Posted by: catch22 May 26 2005, 10:57 AM

That's a good one runnyc.

Posted by: catch22 May 26 2005, 01:36 PM

SIR
RISE
PRISE
GRIPES
SPRINGE
PRESSING
PREASSIGN
PREASSIGNS
TRESPASSING

That went 9 steps. On to the next one, MET

Posted by: iqbal May 26 2005, 03:58 PM

Tame

Posted by: iqbal May 26 2005, 04:04 PM

This is what dictionary.com has to say for pressings…



adj.
1. Demanding immediate attention; urgent: a pressing need. See Synonyms at urgent.
2. Very earnest or persistent; insistent: a pressing invitation.

n.
1. The process or an instance of applying pressure by means of a press.
a. A phonograph record pressed from a master mold or matrix.
b. A number of recordings pressed at the same time.
2. Urgent solicitation; insistence.

Posted by: preety May 26 2005, 05:30 PM

MATTE

Posted by: catch22 May 26 2005, 05:38 PM

If you read the rules on the first page of this thread, it is mentioned that, upon a doubt merriam webster's clarification will be the final say. Dictionary.com does list some words which may not be on the lists of others.

Posted by: Bhirgu May 26 2005, 05:46 PM

MATTER

Posted by: catch22 May 26 2005, 05:51 PM

MATTERS

Posted by: preety May 26 2005, 05:52 PM

SMATTERS

Posted by: catch22 May 26 2005, 06:14 PM

MISTREATS

Posted by: ashe May 26 2005, 06:50 PM

ESTIMATORS

Posted by: catch22 May 26 2005, 11:03 PM

MICROSTATES

Posted by: catch22 May 26 2005, 11:25 PM

MET
TAME
MATTE
MATTER
MATTERS
SMATTERS
MISTREATS
ESTIMATORS
MICROSTATES

Here's the next word
LOG

Posted by: Lata May 27 2005, 03:22 AM

GLOW

Posted by: ria May 27 2005, 03:28 AM

AGLOW

Posted by: Lata May 27 2005, 03:55 AM

GALLOW

Posted by: ria May 27 2005, 05:06 AM

GALLOWS

Posted by: catch22 May 27 2005, 12:21 PM

I think this word may not go further. Here's the next one.
NOD

Posted by: preety May 27 2005, 12:24 PM

DONE

Posted by: catch22 May 27 2005, 12:41 PM

DRONE

Posted by: preety May 27 2005, 12:45 PM

IRONED

Posted by: catch22 May 27 2005, 01:52 PM

INDORSE

Posted by: ashe May 27 2005, 07:02 PM

SOURDINE

Posted by: catch22 May 27 2005, 07:11 PM

FOUNDRIES

Posted by: ashe May 27 2005, 07:24 PM

FURANOSIDE

Posted by: catch22 May 27 2005, 07:29 PM

FURANOSIDES

Posted by: catch22 May 27 2005, 08:00 PM

NOD
DONE
DRONE
IRONED
INDORSE
SOURDINE
FOUNDRIES
FURANOSIDE
FURANOSIDES

End of the road for this word. Here's the next one
HAT

Posted by: iqbal May 27 2005, 08:03 PM

Hate

Posted by: Lata May 27 2005, 08:28 PM

THEAT

Dont know if abbreviations r allowed

Posted by: iqbal May 27 2005, 08:30 PM

Threat

Posted by: Lata May 27 2005, 08:55 PM

THEATER

Posted by: catch22 May 27 2005, 08:55 PM

THREAT becomes
THEATER. Both I & Lata posted at the same time, credit to Lata who pipped me to the post.

Posted by: catch22 May 27 2005, 09:00 PM

THEATRES

Posted by: ashe May 27 2005, 09:08 PM

HEARTIEST

Posted by: catch22 May 27 2005, 09:23 PM

STEALTHIER

Posted by: catch22 May 28 2005, 12:51 AM

HAT
THEAT
THREAT
THEATER
THEATRES
HEARTIEST
STEALTHIER
No Progress. Over to the next one
RIP

Posted by: Lata May 28 2005, 01:03 AM

PRIM

Posted by: catch22 May 28 2005, 02:48 AM

PRIME

Posted by: runnyc May 28 2005, 04:53 AM

PERMIT

Posted by: Lata May 28 2005, 06:50 AM

IMPREST

Posted by: preety May 28 2005, 08:06 AM

PRIMMEST

Posted by: catch22 May 28 2005, 06:53 PM

PRESUMMIT

Posted by: catch22 May 29 2005, 12:51 AM

It has got stuck at Presummit, so better to move on . Here's the next word SEA

Posted by: Lata May 29 2005, 02:31 AM

SEAL

Posted by: Chitralekha May 29 2005, 02:38 AM

LEASH

Posted by: runnyc May 29 2005, 02:59 AM

HASSLE

Posted by: Lata May 29 2005, 03:26 AM

ASHLESS

Posted by: kesuma May 29 2005, 08:22 AM

CASHLESS

Posted by: catch22 May 29 2005, 09:50 AM

There are already 3 'S' in the word, hence we may not have much scope to progress further. Here's the next word.
BAR

Posted by: Bhirgu May 29 2005, 01:58 PM

BARE

Posted by: catch22 May 29 2005, 02:07 PM

SABRE

Posted by: asad May 29 2005, 04:10 PM

BRACES

Posted by: catch22 May 29 2005, 06:08 PM

BACKERS

Posted by: kesuma May 29 2005, 06:18 PM

BRACKETS

Posted by: catch22 May 29 2005, 06:41 PM

BACKRESTS

Posted by: runnyc May 29 2005, 09:29 PM

BACKSTRESS

Posted by: catch22 May 30 2005, 12:12 PM

BACKSTRESS may be the last on this stretch. Here's the next word.
AIL


Note: For members convenience I have added rule no 8 on the first page

Posted by: kesuma May 30 2005, 12:58 PM

LIAR

Posted by: Bhirgu May 30 2005, 01:06 PM

TRAIL

Posted by: kesuma May 30 2005, 01:15 PM

TRAILS

Posted by: catch22 May 30 2005, 03:18 PM

TAILORS

Posted by: ashe May 30 2005, 06:47 PM

SOLITARY

Posted by: catch22 May 30 2005, 06:50 PM

ROYALISTS

Posted by: catch22 May 31 2005, 12:28 AM

AIL
LIAR
TRAIL
TRAILS
TAYLORS
SOLITARY
ROYALISTS

That ends there , here is the next one.
OUT

Posted by: asad May 31 2005, 12:35 AM

Gout

Posted by: catch22 May 31 2005, 01:15 AM

TOUGH

Posted by: ashe May 31 2005, 01:17 AM

THOUGH

Posted by: catch22 May 31 2005, 01:19 AM

THOUGHT

Posted by: ashe May 31 2005, 01:21 AM

THOUGHTS

Posted by: catch22 May 31 2005, 01:33 AM

OUT
GOUT
TOUGH
THOUGH
THOUGHT
THOUGHTS

It may not go any further. Here's the next word.
PIE

Posted by: Bhirgu May 31 2005, 04:06 AM

PIER

Posted by: Lata May 31 2005, 04:33 AM

GRIPE

Posted by: kesuma May 31 2005, 05:22 AM

GRIPER

Posted by: Lata May 31 2005, 06:16 AM

GRIPPER

Posted by: catch22 May 31 2005, 09:46 AM

PIE
PIER
GRIPE
GRIPER
GRIPPER ( Noun)
You can add an 's' and make it grippers as it is a noun but does not sound ok, so let's end with gripper. Here's the next word as there may not be further scope on this.
LET

Posted by: kesuma May 31 2005, 10:16 AM

LEST

Posted by: catch22 May 31 2005, 10:36 AM

LEAST

Posted by: kesuma May 31 2005, 11:59 AM

LEASTS

Posted by: catch22 May 31 2005, 01:35 PM

TEASELS

Posted by: ashe May 31 2005, 03:38 PM

TEARLESS

Posted by: catch22 May 31 2005, 05:14 PM

HEARTLESS

Posted by: ashe May 31 2005, 05:19 PM

TREHALOSES

Posted by: catch22 May 31 2005, 05:40 PM

LET
LEST
LEAST
LEASTS
TEASELS
TEARLESS
HEARTLESS
TREHALOSES
That's a good one. Here's the next word
TOE

Posted by: ria May 31 2005, 07:04 PM

VOTE

Posted by: asad May 31 2005, 07:14 PM

TROVE

Posted by: catch22 May 31 2005, 11:36 PM

REVOLT

Posted by: ashe Jun 1 2005, 01:40 AM

OVERTLY

Posted by: Bhirgu Jun 1 2005, 03:47 AM

COVERTLY

Posted by: catch22 Jun 1 2005, 10:11 AM

TOE
VOTE
TROVE
REVOLT
OVERTLY
COVERTLY
It ends here, I suppose. Here's the next word.
ION

Posted by: Chitralekha Jun 1 2005, 10:25 AM

COIN

Posted by: catch22 Jun 1 2005, 11:04 AM

SCION

Posted by: ashe Jun 1 2005, 06:46 PM

TONICS

Posted by: catch22 Jun 1 2005, 11:31 PM

COSTING

Posted by: ashe Jun 1 2005, 11:39 PM

AGNOSTIC

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 12:04 AM

AGONISTIC

Posted by: ashe Jun 2 2005, 12:08 AM

DIAGNOSTIC

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 12:12 AM

DIAGNOSTICS

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 12:20 AM

That was a good one.
ION
COIN
SCION
TONICS
GNOSTIC
AGNOSTIC
AGONISTIC
DIAGNOSTIC
Here is the new word. SAD

Posted by: ria Jun 2 2005, 01:01 AM

SCAD

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 01:52 AM

CARDS

Posted by: kesuma Jun 2 2005, 08:42 AM

CADRES

Posted by: priya Jun 2 2005, 08:55 AM

SCARRED

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 11:00 AM

CRUSADER

Posted by: ashe Jun 2 2005, 12:09 PM

CRUSADERS

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 12:24 PM

SAD
SCAD
CARDS
CADRES
SCARRED
CRUSADER
CRUSADERS

Here's the next word
WIN

Posted by: Bhirgu Jun 2 2005, 12:44 PM

WINE

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 01:56 PM

SWINE

Posted by: Bhirgu Jun 2 2005, 02:21 PM

SINEWY

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 05:03 PM

ANYWISE

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 06:00 PM

WIN
WINE
SWINE
SINEWY
ANYWISE
No progress, here's the next word ALE

Posted by: Mandrake Jun 2 2005, 06:16 PM

ABLE

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 06:35 PM

BLARE

Posted by: priya Jun 2 2005, 06:50 PM

BLEARY

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 08:13 PM

BILAYER

Posted by: ashe Jun 2 2005, 11:23 PM

RELIABLY

Posted by: catch22 Jun 2 2005, 11:37 PM

ALE
ABLE
BLARE
BLEARY
BILAYER
RELIABLY

Posted by: catch22 Jun 3 2005, 12:13 AM

ALE
ABLE
BLARE
BLEARY
BILAYER
RELIABLY
Here's the next word, OAT

Posted by: priya Jun 3 2005, 12:44 AM

TOAD

Posted by: Bhirgu Jun 3 2005, 02:41 AM

TOADY