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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.
B
BE
BEE
BEET
BETEL
BEETLE
BEETLES
©Tony Stagnitta & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
N
AN
TAN
NATS
STAIN
TAINTS
DISTANT
©Kathy Myers & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
a
an
tan
rant
grant
rating
granite
rerating
retearing
retreating
interrogate
©Clint Keay & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
a
at
rat
rate
rated
trades
traders
roadster
reroasted
preroasted
©Clint Keay & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AN
NAG
RANG
GRANT
RATING
TEARING
CREATING
RETRACING
CHARTERING
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AT
MAT
TEAM
STEAM
A
AS
SAD
SAID
DAISY
I
IS
SIN
SING
STING
STINGY
©Igshan Bodiat & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
a
as
asp
pass
spats
stapes
staples
plasters
splatters
©Lois Reborne & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
a
at
rat
rate
grate
target
targets
©Chuck Dymer & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AS
ASP
PASS
SPATS
STAPES
STAPLES
PLASTERS
©Chuck Dymer & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AN
AND
SAND
STAND
I
IT
BIT
BITE
TRIBE
©Igshan Bodiat & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
I
ID
DIP
DRIP
PRIDE
SPIDER
DESPAIR
PARADISE
APPRAISED
DISAPPEARS
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
I
IT
PIT
SPIT
TRIPS
STRIPE
PIRATES
PERTAINS
TRANSPIRE
TRANSPIRED
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
E
HE
HER
HERE
THERE
EITHER
HERETIC
HERETICS
©Tony Stagnitta & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AN
RAN
RANG
RANGE
RANGER
ARRANGE
ARRANGER
REARRANGE
REARRANGED
PREARRANGED
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
I
IT
TIE
TIRE
IRATE
RETAIN
TRAINER
RESTRAIN
RETAINERS
RESTRAINER
REARRESTING
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AT
ACT
COAT
ACTOR
FACTOR
FACTORS
FORECAST
FACTORIES
FACTORISED
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AT
CAT
COAT
COAST
MASCOT
STOMACH
CHAOTISM
©Jukka Kukkonen & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AT
ATE
GATE
AGENT
NEGATE
REAGENT
GENERATE
GENERATED
DEGENERATE
REGENERATED
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AN
TAN
RANT
TRAIN
RETAIN
CERTAIN
CREATION
ACCRETION
ACCRETIONS
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AM
RAM
CRAM
CREAM
SCREAM
SCREAMS
MASSACRE
MASSACRED
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AN
CAN
CANE
CANED
CANDLE
CANDLES
©Tony Stagnitta & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AN
CAN
CANT
ANTIC
ACTION
FACTION
FRACTION
FRACTIONS
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AN
RAN
RAIN
TRAIN
RATION
ORATION
ROTATION
ROTATIONS
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
I
PI
RIP
RIPE
PRICE
PRICES
PRINCES
PRINCESS
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AN
RAN
RAIN
GRAIN
AIRING
RAINING
TRAINING
RETAINING
RETRAINING
RESTRAINING
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AN
RAN
RAIN
GRAIN
RATING
TEARING
TREATING
INTEGRATE
RETREATING
REINTEGRATE
REINTEGRATED
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
A
AT
RAT
TEAR
IRATE
TIRADE
TIRADES
ASTEROID
NOTARISED
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
a
at
ate
tear
crate
create
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
a
at
apt
prat
traps
satrap
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
e
me
met
tome
metro
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
e
me
met
team
steam
stream
masters
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
e
me
elm
mile
smile
simple
simpler
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
g
go
log
long
along
slogan
slogans
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
o
or
orb
boar
broad
abroad
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
p
po
pot
plot
pilot
polite
politic
politics
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
s
is
sit
site
tides
stride
strides
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
P
PO
TOP
PORT
PROST
POSTER
REPORTS
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
F
OF
FOR
FORT
FORTE
EFFORT
EFFORTS
©Magda Szekely & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
I
IN
GIN
SING
GAINS
EASING
SEALING
PLEASING
RELAPSING
PLASTERING
©Adam Pirani & Edward de Bono Creative Team 1997
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