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oroboros commented on the word letter subtraction
In wordplay, to delete all copies of a letter in a word to form another word: worldliness --> wordiness with the 'l's removed.
--Chris Cole, Wordplay
May 23, 2008
mollusque commented on the word letter subtraction
What about changing all copies of a letter in a word to another letter to form a new word?
asthma -> isthmi
quacksalver -> quicksilver
May 24, 2008