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Below are thirteen 5 lettered, everyday 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 which are spelled differently based upon location (favour/favor, etc) and there are no plurals.

Can you determine the original words?

APE
BAE
BOD
ANC
ROE
ARF
RAY
BUC
ORA
UMB
SUA
LOL
GES

[Ref: ZLIA] © Kevin Stone

APE + P + L >> APPLE
BAE + R + K >> BRAKE
BOD + X + E >> BOXED
ANC + M + I >> MANIC
ROE + F + Z >> FROZE
ARF + D + W >> DWARF
RAY + G + V >> GRAVY
BUC + N + H >> BUNCH
ORA + C + B >> COBRA
UMB + J + O >> JUMBO
SUA + Q + T >> SQUAT
LOL + Y + A >> LOYAL
GES + U + S >> GUESS

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