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?
ape
bae
bod
anc
roe
ell
ray
buc
ora
umb
sua
lol
ges
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Answer
ape + pl = apple
bae + rk = brake
bod + xe = boxed
anc + mi = manic
roe + fz = froze
ell + dw = dwell
ray + gv = gravy
buc + nh = bunch
ora + cb = cobra
umb + jo = jumbo
sua + qt = squat
lol + ya = loyal
ges + us = guess
or
ape + ml = maple
bae + rk = brake
bod + xe = boxed
anc + pi = panic
roe + fz = froze
ell + sw = swell
ray + gv = gravy
buc + nh = bunch
ora + cb = cobra
umb + jo = jumbo
sua + qd = squad
lol + ya = loyal
ges + ut = guest
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