With two, I exist

Question

Another Tyobrien-style riddle:

With three, I cross a river.
With four, I am a man.
With all five, I am a woman.

Hint:

I didn't say which order I'm adding the letters in.

We have Alconja Puzzles; Riley Riddles; and (excluding some more I am probably unaware of) now we have Tyobrien Riddles, too? :D — Mr Pie, Aug 18 '18 at 12:14

Kevorobin · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-18T03:12:39.363

5

With two, I exist

Am

With three, I cross a river.

Dam

With four, I am a man.

Adam

With all five, I am a woman.

Madam

edited Aug 18 '18 at 03:12

answered Aug 18 '18 at 02:24

Kevorobin

No. All words must be slices of the same 5-letter word. – dan04 Aug 18 '18 at 02:57
@dan04 I only got the last two wrong or all of them? – Kevorobin Aug 18 '18 at 02:59
None of your answers match the one I had in mind. – dan04 Aug 18 '18 at 03:05
@dan04 I've edited my answer. Do I get it this time? – Kevorobin Aug 18 '18 at 03:13
Yes, you got it! – dan04 Aug 18 '18 at 03:13

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