Puzzle Details
Below are thirteen 5 lettered words, each of which has had two of its letters removed. In total these 26 letters are A-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 determine the original words?
CLH
COH
DIR
REA
INE
OKR
AOR
UAL
REE
TOE
SAM
YAT
EBA
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
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CLH + OT >> CLOTH
COH + UG >> COUGH
DIR + AY >> DIARY
REA + FK >> FREAK
INE + DX >> INDEX
OKR + JE >> JOKER
AOR + MN >> MANOR
UAL + QI >> QUAIL
REE + BL >> REBEL
TOE + SV >> STOVE
SAM + WP >> SWAMP
YAT + CH >> YACHT
EBA + ZR >> ZEBRA
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