Word fun!

Well, for y'all at least. Me? I have to get back to work.

Here is today's Brain Bender from the handy dandy discount MENSA calendar...

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Each of the words below begins and ends with the same letters. Fill in the blanks to complete the words.

RE _ _ _ _ _ _ RE
DE _ _ _ DE
AL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AL

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And hey - bonus points if you can use them in a sentence! Like always, the answers will be found in the comments later. See you then!