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 that are spelled differently based on location (favour / favor, etc) and there are no plurals.
Can you determine the original words?
APE
BAE
BOD
ANC
ROE
ELL
RAY
BUC
ORA
UMB
SUA
LOL
GES
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Answer
APE + P + L >> APPLE
BAE + R + K >> BRAKE
BOD + X + E >> BOXED
ANC + M + I >> MANIC
ROE + F + Z >> FROZE
ELL + D + W >> DWELL
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
or
APE + M + L = MAPLE
BAE + R + K = BRAKE
BOD + X + E = BOXED
ANC + P + I = PANIC
ROE + F + Z = FROZE
ELL + S + W = SWELL
RAY + G + V = GRAVY
BUC + N + H = BUNCH
ORA + C + B = COBRA
UMB + J + O = JUMBO
SUA + Q + D = SQUAD
LOL + Y + A = LOYAL
GES + U + T = GUEST
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