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?
bag
ded
dia
uoa
ide
oel
ums
pyy
gou
nal
cra
umb
dty
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Answer
bag + de = badge
ded + az = dazed
dia + ry = diary
uoa + qt = quota
ide + nx = index
oel + vw = vowel
ums + bp = bumps
pyy + gm = pygmy
gou + hl = ghoul
nal + fi = final
cra + ck = crack
umb + jo = jumbo
dty + us = dusty
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