Below are thirteen 5-letter words, each of which has had two of its letters removed.
In total, these 26 letters are A to Z.
The remaining letters in each word are in the correct order.
There are no words that are spelled differently based on location (favour / favor, etc) and there are no plurals.
Can you find the original words?
-e-rd
-u-et
wa-t-
-um-y
-e-er
a-o-e
mi--d
-hew-
hu-i-
-abi-
co--h
ho--e
arg--
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Answer
-e-rd + ba = beard
-u-et + qi = quiet
wa-t- + lz = waltz
-um-y + jp = jumpy
-e-er + fv = fever
a-o-e + wk = awoke
mi--d + xe = mixed
-hew- + cy = chewy
hu-i- + md = humid
-abi- + ht = habit
co--h + ug = cough
ho--e + rs = horse
arg-- + on = argon
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