A random substitution cypher has been used to list five common 6-letter words. The words are listed alphabetically by their original plaintext. As a start: G stands for W and H stands for N. What were the original words?

• ZQEGHC
• PHZJEG
• QXHGMK
• GMJHXB
• GPHBQK

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From Mensa Puzzle Calendar 2018 by Fraser Simpson, Workman Publishing, New York. Puzzle for October 29.

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