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Doubly Truncated Words

Each word below begins and ends with the same two letters (in the same order), but those letters have been chopped off!
How many can you figure out?
eg. __timat__ = Estimates
The single-letter version can be found here (Truncated Words)
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Last updated: August 8, 2019
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First submittedApril 9, 2017
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__light__
Enlighten
__trono__
Metronome
__acqui__
Reacquire
__ellfi__
Shellfish
__adac__
Headache
__capad__
Escapades
__irtie__
Thirtieth
__chorm__
Anchorman
__upide__
Stupidest
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__ystro__
Keystroke
__ucat__
Educated
__onogra__
Phonograph
__affin__
Chaffinch
__rical__
Lyrically
__ckli__
Neckline
__bl__
Emblem
__risco__
Periscope
__ahor__
Seahorse
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__ctari__
Nectarine
__ur__
Church
__gib__
Legible
__eadfa__
Steadfast
__mpla__
Template
__on__
Iconic
__alg__
Amalgam
__range__
Strangest
__ma__
Tomato
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7 Comments
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Level 94
Apr 10, 2017
That was hard. Thanks!
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Level 80
Apr 10, 2017
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Level 76
Aug 27, 2019
tough~! Only got 13, but it is above average (9) so I'll take it :) and was halfway headache when time was up. Never heard of chaffinch, will have to look that up.
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Level 92
Jan 29, 2021
It's funny that chaffinch was answered more than iconic.
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Level 72
Oct 30, 2024
Well, it took me 58 years to encounter this word chaffinch. Unless I go birding in Europe (not quite my thing), I doubt I’ll ever find an occasion to slip it into conversation. Aside from that darn bird, I loved this quiz!
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Level 78
Jan 17, 2025
Loved this! Managed to get them all, but still satisfyingly difficult :)
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Level 49
May 26, 2025
great job on this quiz, really good