Brainteaser

Here is a brain teaser for you.

What if this was the only question on the exam to pass high school English and earn your diploma. Would you graduate?

What nine letter word in the English language is still a word every time you remove a letter - one by one? To get the answer scroll down.














































































































































Startling
become starting
becomes staring
becomes string
becomes sting
becomes sing
becomes sin
becomes in
becomes i

isn't it startling?