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?
-e-rd
-u-et
wa-t-
-um-y
-e-er
a-o-e
mi--d
-hew-
hu-i-
-abi-
co--h
ho--e
arg--
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Answers
-e-rd = beard (BA)
-u-et = quiet (QI)
wa-t- = waltz (LZ)
-um-y = jumpy (JP)
-e-er = fever (FV)
a-o-e = awoke (WK)
mi--d = mixed (XE)
-hew- = chewy (CY)
hu-i- = humid (MD)
-abi- = habit (HT)
co--h = cough (UG)
ho--e = horse (RS)
arg-- = argon (ON)
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