This is a Simple and Straightforward Riddle !

There is an eight letter English word.

If we remove one of the letters it becomes a seven letter word.

If we remove one more of the letters it becomes a six letter word.

If we remove one more of the letters it becomes a five letter word.

If we remove one more of the letters it becomes a four letter word.

If we remove one more of the letters it becomes a three letter word.

If we remove one more of the letters it becomes a two letter word.

If we remove one more of the letters it becomes a one letter word.

What is this word ?

I guess there can be more than one answers !

I found some words: https://www.bestwordlist.com/8letterwords.htm

The Solution to this Puzzle is :

STARTING 

And it goes as :

S T A R T I N G

S T A R I N G

S T R I N G

S T I N G

S I N G

S I N

I N

I

...................

There must be other Solutions which need to be found out !

There are two modes

Mode 1 :

Just like in STARTING every time a letter is removed the remaining letters are in the same order as before

Mode 2 :

When a letter is removed and the rest of the letters form a word the order can be jumbled up !

For example If T A B L E is the five letter word and one letter is removed

It can be T A L E as per Mode 1 and can be L A T E in the Mode 2

Therefore Let us find all POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS !

 

I also think so that Starting is the correct answer to this game.