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T > P

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(perhaps a change of letters.....)


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POUTING

add M

GUMPTION

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P> M

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U....> I

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...but in honor of the season (or is it defiance of it ?) I offer

O-->S and add an E

SPRINGTIME

...We're almost there !

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parrying,

put the O back in...

RIPOSTING

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a D in , S > D

TRIPODING

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I've eliminated every letter and tried re-arranging.

Perhaps adding an S would help another:


DIVORCINGS

and I am not even sure that is a word.


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Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8
DIVORCINGS

and I am not even sure that is a word.

Sure it is. Don't gossip columnists make a living out of reporting the marryings and divorcings and various other on-carryings of the rich and famous?

And if you add an E, you may yet find yourself DISCOVERING new continuations.

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Way to go, I'm proud of you. "Divorcings" just did not seem
right when I said it. Divorces worked but not the former
word. Hmm. Now we have a new word, thanks, for the help.


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CONSIDERING


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I > A

INORGANIZED






It's time to eliminate some letters: too big.


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INORGANIZE



- down by one letter.


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ORGANZINE

Last edited by Candy; 02/25/2011 10:50 AM. Reason: down one more/ eight to go...
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I am not thinking of eliminating the word altogether,
just getting it down to a more manageable level where
we can add different letters, these take me many
many minutes to play with, and I don't have all that much
time to do it. But I'm game with getting rid of all eight
and putting in new ones....go for it.


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ORGANZINE


Never seen that one before: Thank you.

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Out, out, damned Z --> D

ERODING

That ought to be more manageable.

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IGNORED

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Good by "Z", for now, anyway......

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ORGANDIE


Now we can add a letter, remove a letter and have some
fun: seems just right size to me, at this point.


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Originally Posted By: Candy

IGNORED

Not at all, just trying to accomplish what you want by attrition rather than by excision.

add A --> ORGANDIE
remove I --> GROANED

But be careful...all kinds of negatives on the way down!

DANGER
ANGER
GNAR
RAN
NA
A


Have at it.

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I Like

A

Back at'cha!


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AH

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sounds great.

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Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc

Originally Posted By: Candy

IGNORED

Not at all, just trying to accomplish what you want by attrition rather than by excision.

add A --> ORGANDIE
remove I --> GROANED

But be careful...all kinds of negatives on the way down!

DANGER
ANGER
GNAR
RAN
NA
A


Have at it.



And you did grin (Re....'ignore' I meant nothing personal...just having some fun the words)

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Brach

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