Sorry platyhiker, but the word is hundredth.

Do we need to play backwards to get out of this nine-letter, double h, double d, two-vowel situation? Going from nine letters to less than eight does not work.

I really can't seem to type accurately today. :(

hundredth ... thundered

I think that Sewsation is right that need to back up to get away from the inflexible letter combination we got into.

thundered ... rehaunted

(acceptable word?)

rehaunted ... adherent

adherent ... rethread

rethread ... racheted

racheted ----- reached

reached ... cheater

cheater .. chapter