Question

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
ELL
RAY
BUC
ORA
UMB
SUA
LOL
GES

Give it a try :)

Answer 1

APPLE

BRAKE

BOXED

MANIC

FROZE

DWELL

GRAVY

BUNCH

COBRA

JUMBO

SQUAT

LOYAL

GUESS

Answer 2

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

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