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?
-ai-e
s-ua-
-e-el
-o-ed
-na-e
fog--
c--mp
b--jo
-r-it
-re-t
-av-n
mu--c
mou--
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Hint
The first word begins with the letter M.
Answer
-ai-e + mz = maize
s-ua- + qd = squad
-e-el + jw = jewel
-o-ed + fx = foxed
-na-e + kv = knave
fog-- + gy = foggy
c--mp + lu = clump
b--jo + an = banjo
-r-it + ob = orbit
-re-t + cp = crept
-av-n + re = raven
mu--c + si = music
mou-- + th = mouth
The solution above uses common words, the solution below uses the less common word CLOMP.
-ai-e + mz = maize
s-ua- + qd = squad
-e-el + jw = jewel
-o-ed + bx = boxed
-na-e + kv = knave
fog-- + gy = foggy
c--mp + lo = clomp
b--jo + an = banjo
-r-it + fu = fruit
-re-t + cp = crept
-av-n + re = raven
mu--c + si = music
mou-- + th = mouth