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Word Extensions Input form

Take a letter. Add one more letter. Then add another letter. At every stage the letters must form a normal word (no acronyms, slang or proper names).

Example:
A
AT
CAT
COAT
ACTOR
FACTOR
FACTORY

You may be able to extend the above example even further. Otherwise see if you can beat the seven stages illustrated with an example of your own.


 

A
AT
ATE
LATE
ELATE
RELATE
RELATED
İAmin Jetha & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

A
AT
CAT
CHAT
TEACH
CHEATS
TEACHES
CHEATERS
İLucas Gonzalez Santa Cruz & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

I
PI
RIP
PRIM
PRIME
PRIMES
IMPRESS
PREMISES
IMPRESSED
İAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

A
AM
MAT
MAST
STEAM
MASTER
STEAMER
MASSETER
STREAMERS
STAMMERERS
İGuy Hooper & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

A
AM
MAT
MAST
STEAM
MASTER
STEAMER
TEAMSTER
İGuy Hooper & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

I
IN
GIN
GAIN
APING
PAYING
PRAYING
REPAYING
REPLAYING
REAPPLYING
İAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

A
AS
SAD
SAND
DARNS
SNARED
REMANDS
RANSOMED
RANDOMISE
HARMONISED
İAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

I
IS
SIR
RISE
SHIRE
SHIVER
DERVISH
RAVISHED
VARNISHED
İAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

(in Spanish)
A
AS
ASI
SIDA
DIOSA
ASEDIO
ODISEAS
TEDIOSAS
SEDATIVOS
E
ES
ESO
PESO
PELOS
POLEAS
PELOTAS
PLATEROS
PELOTERAS
REPLANTEOS
PLACENTEROS
E
RE
REO
RENO
REINO
DINERO
RENDIOS
SINDROME
SINDROMES
A
LA
LAR
LIAR
PILAR
GRIPAL
PELIGRA
GRIPALES
E
RE
ERA
CERA
CERCA
CANCER
CERCANO
CERCANOS
CANCEROSO
CANCEROSOS
A
LA
LAR
REAL
LEGAR
REGALO
REGALOS
REGLADOS
REGALADOS
ARREGLADOS
İLucas Gonzalez Santa Cruz & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

 

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