From 3882036aa2423d03d9b6c4d31fce2cb8cef263a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zachary Vance Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 19:13:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Fix --- posts/word-sequences.md | 31 ++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/posts/word-sequences.md b/posts/word-sequences.md index 56c4207..78e01d3 100644 --- a/posts/word-sequences.md +++ b/posts/word-sequences.md @@ -10,20 +10,7 @@ title: 'Word Sequences' What's the longest sequence of words you can make, beginning with any word and adding one letter at a time, if each step must also be a word? -If you add can add letters on either end, I found this 10-letter sequence with a computer search: - - I - in - tin - ting - sting - siting - sitting - slitting - splitting - splittings - -If you can add them only at the beginning my search outputs the dubious: +If you can add them only at the end, a computer search outputs the dubious: co com @@ -34,7 +21,7 @@ If you can add them only at the beginning my search outputs the dubious: composer composers -Or for only at the end, see the equally doubtful: +Adding letters only at the beginning I get the equally doubtful: es hes @@ -44,6 +31,20 @@ Or for only at the end, see the equally doubtful: plashes splashes + +If you add can add letters on either end, I found this valid 10-letter sequence: + + I + in + tin + ting + sting + siting + sitting + slitting + splitting + splittings + My personal favorite, allowing rearranging letters, yields this whopping 15-letter series: I -- 2.47.3