Pairs of words which end with the same group of letters have their common letter group removed so that the remaining letters form a word

Thorpe, Susan

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REMOVING COMMON ENDINGS TO MAKE WORDS    SUSAN THORPE Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England    thorpeds@hotmail.com   Pairs of words which end with the same group of letters have their common letter group removed (eg. TER in PETER and TER in ALTER) so that the remaining letters (PE and AL) form a word.    Examples in which there are 3 or more words which end with the same group of letters are underlined.  Each heading indicates the terminal common letter group  AIL  BAIL ENTAIL  =  BENT BAIL   RETAIL  =   BRET GAIL ENTAIL   =   GENT  PAIL ENTAIL  =  PENT RAIL   ENTAIL  =   RENT SAIL ENTAIL   =   SENT  WAIL    ENTAIL  =  WENT  AIN  BRAIN    AGAIN  =   BRAG DRAIN   AGAIN  =   DRAG LAIN AGAIN  =   LAG   RAIN     AGAIN   =   RAG STAIN  AGAIN  =  STAG WAIN AGAIN  =  WAG  ATE  BERATE   GATE  =  BERG   BORATE  GATE   =  BORG   CRATE   AGATE  =  CRAG  CREATE  ELATE   =  CREEL ELATE  FATE  =   ELF ELATE  MATE  =   ELM  FATE     AGATE  =   FAG FATE   ORATE   MATE   =    FORM  LATE      AGATE  =  LAG LATE   ORATE     DATE  =  LORD  NATE     ORATE    MATE   =   NORM             SATE    TATE   ORATE    MATE  =  STORM  STATE   AGATE  =  STAG STATE   IRATE   =  STIR          TATE  ORATE   NATE  =  TORN  DER                                           ALDER   BADER   =  ALBA CODER  ALDER   =  COAL ORDER  ALDER   =  ORAL  RENDER   ALDER  = RENAL RIDER   ALDER   =  RIAL SENDER  ORDER   = SENOR  END  SEND LEND      AMEND   =  SLAM  TEND REND     AMEND     SEND   =    TRAMS             ENT  SENT     PARENT    KENT  =   SPARK  GER  EAGER    MONGER   =  EAMON        HUGER   MANGER   =   HUMAN  ICE  MORICE  ALICE  =  MORAL OFFICE   ALICE  =   OFFAL VICE ALICE  =  VAL  IDE  BIDE     OXIDE   =  BOX           GUIDE    SIDE   =    GUS         GUIDE    TIDE   =   GUT  HALIDE    TIDE  =  HALT        BESIDE    TIDE   =   BEST        RESIDE    TIDE  =   REST  WIDE     ASIDE   =  WAS  IGHT  ALIGHT FIGHT  =  ALF HEIGHT  ALIGHT  =  HEAL HEIGHT   MIGHT  =   HEM  HEIGHT RIGHT  =   HER      TIGHT   ALIGHT   EIGHT   SIGHT    =    TALES  TIGHT EIGHT    NIGHT  =  TEN  and, using the same words  NIGHT   EIGHT  TIGHT   =   NET                                                                        in reverse order    IN  BRAIN   GIN   =   BRAG BRAIN   TIN   =   BRAT    CAIN   BIN   =   CAB  CAIN PIN   =   CAP CHAIN    PIN   =  CHAP CHAIN    TIN   =   CHAT  COIN PIN   =   COP DRAIN    TIN   =   DRAT GAIN  GIN   =   GAG  GAIN  SIN    =  GAS GAIN    PIN    =   GAP GRAIN   BIN   =   GRAB  GROIN WIN   =   GROW SIN    LATIN   ERIN  =  SLATER    LOIN   PIN   =    LOP  MAIN   TIN  =   MAT PIN    ERIN    TIN   =  PERT PUTIN    SIN  =   PUTS   RAIN       PIN   =    RAP RAIN    TIN  =   RAT RESIN    TIN   =  REST    ROBIN    SIN  =  ROBS RODIN   SIN   =    RODS SPAIN    SIN  =  SPAS   SPAIN    TIN   =   SPAT STAIN    BIN   =  STAB STAIN    GIN   =    STAG   SWAIN   BIN   =    SWAB SWAIN   GIN  =   SWAG           SWAIN   PIN  =   SWAP   SWAIN    TIN  =   SWAT THIN     EMIN  =  THEM    TRAIN    PIN   =   TRAP  INE  AMINE     PINE   =   AMP   and  vv  PINE   AMINE  =   PAM      URINE     NINE   =   URN  LAND  BLAND   ELAND  =  BE         BLAND   INLAND   =  BIN    FINLAND   ELAND   =  FINE  POLAND  ELAND   =   POE     ROLAND   BLAND  =  ROB    ROLAND   ELAND   =   ROE          ONE  BONE  ATONE  HONE = BATH     CONE   ATONE  = CAT       DRONE   ATONE   =  DRAT  GONE  ALONE  =  GAL             HONE  ALONE  TONE = HALT        HONE   ATONE  =    HAT   MALONE   TONE  =  MALT    NONE  ATONE  =  NAT PRONE  ATONE  =   PRAT                                                                                                 ORE               BORE ADORE  =   BAD BORE   RESTORE  =  BREST CHORE   ADORE  =  CHAD  CORE   ADORE  =    CAD CORE   ASHORE   =  CASH CORE RESTORE  = CREST  FORE    ADORE  =   FAD FORE   LORE   YORE  =  FLY GORE   ADORE   =    GAD   GORE    ASHORE  =  GASH SORE   IGNORE  =  SIGN  LORE  ADORE  YORE = LADY     LORE  ASHORE  =  LASH MORE   ADORE   =   MAD MORE   ASHORE  =  MASH    MORE  YORE  =  MY PORE  ADORE  SORE = PADS RESTORE   SORE  =  RESTS  SHORE  YORE  =  SHY SORE    ADORE  =  SAD SORE  ASHORE  =  SASH   SORE  LORE  ASHORE = SLASH   SORE   LORE  YORE  =  SLY    SORE  MORE  ASHORE = SMASH    SORE   PORE  YORE = SPY*    SORE  TORE  YORE  =  STY SPORE  YORE  =  SPY* STORE   ASHORE  =  STASH  STORE  ENCORE   =  STEN STORE  YORE  =  STY TORE    ADORE  =  TAD   WHORE  YORE  =  WHY WORE   ADORE  =   WAD  WORE  ASHORE  =  WASH      OUT        BOUT    RAGOUT  =  BRAG   CROUT   ABOUT   =  CRAB FLOUT    ABOUT   =  FLAB  GOUT   ABOUT  =    GAB  GROUT  ABOUT  =  GRAB LOUT  ABOUT   =    LAB   SCOUT  ABOUT  =  SCAB STOUT   ABOUT   =  STAB TOUT    ABOUT  =  TAB  SH  ASH    DOSH  =  ADO BASH   LASH  =  BALA  BOSH   ASH  =  BOA  BOSH   RASH  =   BORA COSH   RASH   =   CORA CASH   MESH  =  CAME  COSH    BRASH  =  COBRA COSH  MESH  =  COME DASH   MESH    =  DAME   DASH   NASH  =   DANA DISH   MESH  =  DIME  DISH    DOSH    =   DIDO  DOSH    MESH   =  DOME DOSH    RASH  =  DORA FISH    DOSH   =   FIDO  FLESH    ASH  =  FLEA FRESH   DASH  =   FREDA GASH   MESH  =   GAME   LASH    MESH   =   LAME LUSH    DOSH   =  LUDO  NASH   MESH   =   NAME        NOSH    RASH   =   NORA POSH   GOSH  =   POGO   PUSH   MASH  =  PUMA  RASH   GASH   =  RAGA RUSH    LASH  = RULA  SASH   GASH   =  SAGA   SASH   MESH   =  SAME SASH   RASH   =  SARA TOSH   MESH   =   TOME  SS                                                                                ASS BLESS   =   ABLE ASS    CHESS   =  ACHE ASS CRESS   =   ACRE  ASS LESS   =   ALE ASS   MISS  NESS   = AMINE ASS   TESS    =   ATE   BASS   LESS   =   BALE BASS   NESS   =  BANE BASS   TESS    =    BATE   BOSS   LESS   =  BOLE CRASS  TESS   =   CRATE CRESS   TESS  =  CRETE   DOSS   LESS    =   DOLE   DOSS   MESS   =  DOME   DOSS    NESS   =   DONE   DOSS   TESS  =   DOTE GRASS   BLESS =  GRABLE  GRASS  TESS  =   GRATE                                                                                            (Betty) LASS   MESS   =  LAME LASS   TESS   =   LATE LESS ASS    =   LEA   LOSS   NESS    =  LONE MASS    LESS   =   MALE MASS   NESS   =  MANE  MASS    TESS   =   MATE MISS    ASS   =   MIA MISS LESS   =   MILE   MISS   NESS    =   MINE MISS   TESS   =   MITE MISS TRESS    =   MITRE  MOSS   ASS   =   MOA MOSS   LESS    =   MOLE PISS LESS    =    PILE   PASS   DRESS   =  PADRE PASS    LESS   =   PALE           PUSS   MASS    =   PUMA   ROSS   LESS    =   ROLE RUSS   LESS   =   RULE TESS    ASS  =   TEA   TOSS  MESS  =  TOME TOSS   NESS  =  TONE      TED           ACTED  CRATED  = ACCRA ACTED   RESTED  =  ACRES   BATED  RESTED  =  BARES  CARTED MELTED = CARMEL  CARTED PETTED = CARPET   CRATED VENTED = CRAVEN                                                                                   FITTED  STED  =  FITS GATED    STED  =  GAS GRATED   TINTED  =  GRATIN  HATED   RESTED  =  HARES  HATED   STED  =  HAS HUNTED STED   =  HUNS  MELTED  BATED = MELBA PETTED   STED  =  PETS RUSTED STED   =  RUSS  SEATED   STED  =  SEAS SPOTTED   STED  =   SPOTS STED   CARTED  =  SCAR   STED   WANTED =  SWAN     TARTED SALTED = TARSAL  TROTTED  STED  =  TROTS  TER           CATER   INTER  =  CAIN and, using the same 2 words,   INTER   CATER   =   INCA  ALTER   BANTER  =  ALBAN  ALTER  LISTER  =  ALLIS CATER  PETER  =  CAPE         DETER  ALTER   =   DEAL  GRATER   PETER  =  GRAPE LATER  METER  =  LAME   LITER   MATER   =   LIMA   MATER    INTER  =  MAIN MATER   LITER  =  MALI   METER ALTER   =   MEAL PATER  INTER   =   PAIN PETER  ALTER  =  PEAL   RATER  INTER  =   RAIN      WALTER  LISTER = WALLIS   WATER INTER  =  WAIN     

Removing Common Endings to Make Words

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Removing Common Endings to Make Words

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