josh.py

def load_words():
    with open('words.txt') as word_file:
        valid_words = set(word_file.read().split())
    return valid_words

if __name__ == '__main__':
    english_words = load_words()
    for word in english_words:
        word = word.replace('-', '') 
        if len(word) > 4:
            firsthalf = ""
            secondhalf = ""
            for i, c in enumerate(word): 
                if (i % 2) == 0:
                    firsthalf += c
                else:
                    secondhalf += c        
            if (firsthalf + secondhalf) == word: 
                print (word)