Word Building Riddle:

[dissolved]

Right off the top, all Scrabble words are allowed. That said, usually the obscure words disappear after a round or two.

- The game starts with picking a two letter word (ie. "it")

- Add a letter, but the letter combination must equal a new word or variation of the last word (ie. "bit")

- Each round is considered to be a level or point (ie. "bits" would equal level 3)

How many levels can you build?

I think I might have thought of the longest one, but I could be wrong. Please be nice and don't ruin it for others - thanks!

The longest one I could think of is 8 levels.

Hint 1 (Starting Word)

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The starting word is "la"

Reveal

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don't spoil it for others now

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1. la, 2. lap, 3. laps, 4. lapse, 5. elapse, 6. relapse, 7. relapses, 8. relapsers

 

[LatFlare]

La to relapsers

 

[Clear Winner]

I appreciate the fact that you trust Sherdoggers, but you went about this the wrong way.

 

[SherdogGoat]

La to relapsers

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Is La even a word though?

 

[TCE]

Let's start again.

"We".

 

[M3t4tr0n]

1 en
2 pen
3 peni
4 penis
5 penises

( I cheated)

 

[gigantalor]

I have you beat (9 levels):

La to Replasters (I added a T to relapsers)

 

[M3t4tr0n]

Let's start again.

"We".

We to relapsers

 

[gigantalor]

I have you beat (9 levels):

La to Replasters (I added a T to relapsers)

And I guess you could take it to 10:

Preplasters

 

[TCE]

I have you beat (9 levels):

La to Replasters (I added a T to relapsers)

That's cool and all, but where does the three letter word come from?

 

[gigantalor]

That's cool and all, but where does the three letter word come from?

See the original post. The 3 letter word is lap.

 

[M3t4tr0n]

And I guess you could take it to 10:

Preplasters

We to preplasters

 

[deise69]

la
alt
tale
slate
latest
slatted
startled
sprattled
splaltered

 

[odog]

Let's start again.

"We".

We
Owe
Ower
Lower
Flower
Flowers

It's late. Best I can do.

 

[dissolved]

See the original post. The 3 letter word is lap.

Thank you . . . I think this is the first legit response in this thread.

 

[dissolved]

We
Owe
Ower
Lower
Flower
Flowers

It's late. Best I can do.

I appreciate the effort! Not bad!

 

[dissolved]

I appreciate the fact that you trust Sherdoggers, but you went about this the wrong way.

I'm a slow learner. In fact I edited the OP several times as it was. It still must have been didactic.

What would your "right way" have been? Not make a thread like this on sherdog lol?

 

[MoparOrNoCar]

I'm a slow learner. In fact I edited the OP several times as it was. It still must have been didactic.

What would your "right way" have been? Not make a thread like this on sherdog lol?

I think he's joking and saying your post is a cryptic way of admitting that you just relapsed.

 

[dissolved]

I think he's joking and saying your post is a cryptic way of admitting that you just relapsed.

Ah, gotcha. Didn't think of that.

 

[Kick Strickland]

preplasters in la