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?
--ust
-ue-n
o-o-e
--and
-a-er
id-o-
-uc-y
e-i-t
hea--
tou--
-rie-
-ry-t
h-m-n
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Answer
--ust + jo = joust
-ue-n + qe = queen
o-o-e + zn = ozone
--and + br = brand
-a-er + wt = water
id-o- + im = idiom
-uc-y + lk = lucky
e-i-t + xs = exist
hea-- + vy = heavy
tou-- + gh = tough
-rie- + fd = fried
-ry-t + cp = crypt
h-m-n + ua = human
or
--ust + jo = joust
-ue-n + qe = queen
o-o-e + zn = ozone
--and + br = brand
-a-er + wf = wafer
id-o- + im = idiom
-uc-y + lk = lucky
e-i-t + xs = exist
hea-- + vy = heavy
tou-- + gh = tough
-rie- + td = tried
-ry-t + cp = crypt
h-m-n + ua = human
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