Journal Chacham's Journal: Puzzle: Longest word by adding letters to existing words 8
Quick question I've been toying with. Starting with one letter, make a word. Then add a letter to make another word, and continue until there are no more words to make. What is the longest word you can make through this method?
For example. Start with "A".
a
ad
mad
made
Alternatively, start with a word.
UPDATE: When starting with a word, it is to find the longest chain of words. Not the longest word.
start with a word? (Score:1)
You asked for it:
Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypo t ri mmatosilphiopar aomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperiste ralektryonopteke phalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygo n
Which then becomes:
Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypot ri mmatosilphiopar aomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperiste ralektryonopteke phalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygo ns
Re:start with a word? (Score:2)
Re:start with a word? (Score:1)
here's a couple minutes of playing the game (Score:1)
in
sin
sine
shine
shiner
shriner
shriner
if i get a notion i'll try another one.
Re:here's a couple minutes of playing the game (Score:2)
Also, I am looking for letters on the begining and the end, not the middle. Although, that may be another game.
a
at
bat
bath
bathe
bather
bathers
i
in
win
wine
swine
swines
Re:here's a couple minutes of playing the game (Score:1)
"swines" is not a word. the plural of swine is swine.
but it's an interesting passtime.
Re:here's a couple minutes of playing the game (Score:2)
Oops?
Re:here's a couple minutes of playing the game (Score:1)
(all lies)