Fill in the blanks with the same three letters in the same order to complete common words.

1. _ _ _ LATE

2. B _ _ _ SE

3. R _ _ _DA

4. D _ _ _ RE

5. F _ _ _ R

Answers:

The missing letters are EMU:

 

1. EMULATE

2. BEMUSE

3. REMUDA* 

4. DEMURE

5. FEMUR  

 

*A remuda is a herd of working horses from which cowboys select their mounts for the day.