What is a silent letter?
A silent letter is a letter that, in a particular word, does not correspond to any sound in the word’s pronunciation. One of the noted difficulties of English spelling is a high number of silent letters, they make the spelling of words different from their pronunciation.
Are you looking for words with silent letters from A-Z?
There are a lot of silent letters in English, and they create problems for both native and non-native speakers of English because they make it more difficult to guess the spelling of many spoken words or the pronunciation of many written words.
Words With Silent Letters
Here’s a list of common words with silent letters in English.
Words with Silent Letter A
- Artistically
- Logically
- Musically
- Physically
- Critically
Words with Silent Letter B
- Aplomb
- Bomb
- Climb
- Comb
- Coulomb
- Crumb
- Debt
- Doubt
- Dumb
- Jamb
- Lamb
- Limb
- Numb
- Plumber
- Subtle
- Succumb
- Thumb
- Tomb
- Womb
Words with Silent Letter C
- Abscess
- Ascend
- Ascent
- Conscience
- Conscious
- Crescent
- Descend
- Disciple
- Evanesce
- Fascinate
- Fluorescent
- Muscle
- Obscene
- Resuscitate
- Scenario
- Scene
- Scent
- Science
- Scissors
- Transcend
Words with Silent Letter D
- Badge
- Edge
- Handkerchief
- Handsome
- Hedge
- Sandwich
- Wedge
- Wednesday
Words with Silent Letter E
- Age
- Breathe
- Bridge
- Change
- Clothes
- Gene
- Hate
- Like
- Love
- Please
- Vegetable
Words with Silent Letter G
- Align
- Assign
- Benign
- Campaign
- Champagne
- Cologne
- Consign
- Design
- Feign
- Foreign
- Gnarl
- Gnarly
- Gnome
- Reign
- Resign
- Sign
Words with Silent Letter H
- Ache
- Anchor
- Archaeology
- Architect
- Chaos
- Character
- Charisma
- Chemical
- Chlorine
- Choir
- Chord
- Choreograph
- Chrome
- Echo
- Ghost
- Honest
- Hour
- Mechanic
- Monarchy
- Orchestra
- Psychic
- Rhythm
- Scheme
- School
- Stomach
- Tech
- What
- When
- Where
- Whether
- Which
- While
- White
- Why
Words with Silent Letter I
- Business
- Parliament
Words with Silent Letter K
- Knack
- Knead
- Knee
- Kneel
- Knew
- Knickers
- Knife
- Knight
- Knitting
- Knob
- Knock
- Knot
- Know
- Knowledge
- Knuckle
Words with Silent Letter L
- Almond
- Balm
- Calf
- Calm
- Chalk
- Could
- Folk
- Half
- Palm
- Salmon
- Should
- Talk
- Walk
- Would
- Yolk
Words with Silent Letter N
- Autumn
- Column
- Damn
- Hymn
Words with Silent Letter P
- Coup
- Cupboard
- Pneumonia
- Pseudo
- Psychiatrist
- Psychic
- Psychology
- Psychotherapy
- Psychotic
- Raspberry
- Receipt
Words with Silent Letter S
- Aisle
- Debris
- Island
- Isle
- Patios
- Viscount
Words with Silent Letter T
- Apostle
- Bristle
- Bustle
- Butcher
- Castle
- Christmas
- Fasten
- Glisten
- Hustle
- Listen
- Match
- Moisten
- Mortgage
- Nestle
- Often
- Rustle
- Scratch
- Soften
- Thistle
- Watch
- Whistle
- Witch
- Wrestle
Words with Silent Letter U
- Baguette
- Biscuit
- Building
- Circuit
- Disguise
- Guard
- Guess
- Guest
- Guild
- Guile
- Guilt
- Guitar
- Rogue
- Silhouette
- Tongue
- Vogue
Words with Silent Letter W
- Answer
- Awry
- Playwright
- Sword
- Two
- Whole
- Wrack
- Wrap
- Wrapper
- Wrath
- Wreath
- Wreck
- Wreckage
- Wren
- Wrench
- Wrestling
- Wretched
- Wriggle
- Wring
- Wrinkle
- Wrist
- Wrong
- Wrote
