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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
AS
GAS
SAGE
RAGES
GREASY
GYRATES
STRATEGY
ŠAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

A
AT
ART
STAR
TARTS
TREATS
NATTERS
NITRATES
REINSTATE
REINSTATED
ŠAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

A
AN
RAN
RAIN
GRAIN
FARING
RAFTING
FARTHING
FATHERING
FEATHERING
ŠAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

I
IT
SIT
SLIT
TAILS
TRAILS
SALTIER
RETRIALS
RETAILERS
ŠAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

I
IS
SIT
SUIT
SUITE
DUTIES
OUTSIDE
OUTSIDER
OUTSIDERS
ŠAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

A
AD
PAD
PAID
RAPID
PAIRED
PARRIED
REPAIRED
ŠAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

A
AD
CAD
CARD
RACED
SCARED
CREASED
DECREASE
DECREASED
ŠAdam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997

 

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