Use the letters to build a stair steps of words so that each word contains all the letters of the word above it plus one additional letter from the letter pile. I've started you out with the first word and first letter for each stair step word.



Starting Letter Pile: A A A A A D D D D D E E G G I I I I I I N N N N R R R R

Remaining Letter Pile:

= 1. A
= 2. A D
= 3. A I D
= 4. A R I D
= 5. D R A I N
= 6. D A R I N G
= 7. R E A D I N G
= 8. G A R D E N I A

2. aN

my guess for 2. aD
since there are only 4 N's and there are 5 D's

is ad a word

Good question Nikki. In North America it is used as an abbrieviation for "advertisement" and also in tennis for "advantage".

3. And

Bernie

ManXman has correctly solved #2

Curly and Bernie ... possible choices but not to get all the pieces correctly placed

3. adD???

3. Aid (perhaps?)

Bernie

I think Bernie is right, so,

4.aRid??

5. drain

6. daring

7. raiding?

OK...Bernie got us going on #3 with Aid and then Curly ManXman and Gail on 4, 5 and 6

We need another solution for #7 Flo

7. reading