{"id":4389,"date":"2022-08-27T12:15:49","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T12:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>A silent letter is a letter that, in a particular word, does not correspond to any sound in the word\u2019s pronunciation.\u00a0One of the noted difficulties of English spelling is a high number of silent letters, they\u00a0make the spelling"},"modified":"2022-08-27T12:15:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T12:15:59","slug":"silent-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/silent-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent Letters: A Huge List of Spelling Words with Silent Letters in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-3555882612\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><br>A silent letter is a letter that, in a particular word, does not correspond to any sound in the word\u2019s pronunciation.\u00a0One of the noted difficulties of English spelling is a high number of silent letters, they\u00a0make the spelling of words different from their pronunciation.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Silent Letters from A-Z<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Silent Letters A<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>a<\/strong>rtistically, logic<strong>a<\/strong>lly,&nbsp; music<strong>a<\/strong>lly, romantic<strong>a<\/strong>lly, stoic<strong>a<\/strong>lly<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Silent Letters B<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>aplom<strong>b<\/strong>, bom<strong>b<\/strong>, clim<strong>b<\/strong>, com<strong>b<\/strong>, coulom<strong>b<\/strong>, crum<strong>b<\/strong>, de<strong>b<\/strong>t, dou<strong>b<\/strong>t, dum<strong>b<\/strong>, jam<strong>b<\/strong>, lam<strong>b<\/strong>, lim<strong>b<\/strong>, num<strong>b<\/strong>, plum<strong>b<\/strong>, su<strong>b<\/strong>tle, succum<strong>b<\/strong>, thum<strong>b<\/strong>, tom<strong>b<\/strong>, wom<strong>b<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>C<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>abs<strong>c<\/strong>ess, abs<strong>c<\/strong>end, as<strong>c<\/strong>ent, cons<strong>c<\/strong>ience, cons<strong>c<\/strong>ious, cres<strong>c<\/strong>ent, des<strong>c<\/strong>end, des<strong>c<\/strong>ent, dis<strong>c<\/strong>iple, evanes<strong>c<\/strong>e, fas<strong>c<\/strong>inate, fluores<strong>c<\/strong>ent, mus<strong>c<\/strong>le, obs<strong>c<\/strong>ene, resus<strong>c<\/strong>itate, s<strong>c<\/strong>enario, s<strong>c<\/strong>ience, s<strong>c<\/strong>ene, s<strong>c<\/strong>issors<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>D<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>bri<strong>d<\/strong>ge, e<strong>d<\/strong>ge, han<strong>d<\/strong>kerchief, han<strong>d<\/strong>some, han<strong>d<\/strong>ful, gran<strong>d<\/strong>son, le<strong>d<\/strong>ger, san<strong>d<\/strong>wich, We<strong>d<\/strong>nesday<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong>  E<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>plaqu<strong>e<\/strong>, veg<strong>e<\/strong>table, bridg<strong>e<\/strong>, cloth<strong>e<\/strong>s, hat<strong>e<\/strong>, name, lik<strong>e<\/strong>, breath<strong>e<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> G<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>ali<strong>g<\/strong>n, assi<strong>g<\/strong>n, beni<strong>g<\/strong>n, champa<strong>g<\/strong>ne, colo<strong>g<\/strong>ne, consi<strong>g<\/strong>n, desi<strong>g<\/strong>n, fei<strong>g<\/strong>n, forei<strong>g<\/strong>n,&nbsp;<strong>g<\/strong>narly,&nbsp;<strong>g<\/strong>nash,&nbsp;<strong>g<\/strong>nat,&nbsp;<strong>g<\/strong>naw,&nbsp;<strong>g<\/strong>nome,&nbsp;<strong>g<\/strong>nomic, hi<strong>g<\/strong>h, li<strong>g<\/strong>ht, rei<strong>g<\/strong>n, resi<strong>g<\/strong>n, si<strong>g<\/strong>n<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> H<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>anc<strong>h<\/strong>or, arc<strong>h<\/strong>eology, arc<strong>h<\/strong>itect, arc<strong>h<\/strong>ives, c<strong>h<\/strong>aos, c<strong>h<\/strong>aracter, c<strong>h<\/strong>aracteristic, c<strong>h<\/strong>arisma, c<strong>h<\/strong>emical, c<strong>h<\/strong>oreograph, c<strong>h<\/strong>orus, C<strong>h<\/strong>ristian, C<strong>h<\/strong>ristmas, ec<strong>h<\/strong>o,&nbsp;<strong>h<\/strong>our, g<strong>h<\/strong>ost, w<strong>h<\/strong>en, w<strong>h<\/strong>ere, w<strong>h<\/strong>ether, w<strong>h<\/strong>ich, w<strong>h<\/strong>ile, w<strong>h<\/strong>ite, w<strong>h<\/strong>y<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> K<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>k<\/strong>nack,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>nave,<strong>&nbsp;k<\/strong>nead,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>nee,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>neel,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>neel,<strong>&nbsp;k<\/strong>new,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>nickers,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>nife,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>night,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>nit,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>nob,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>nock,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>noll,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>not,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>now,<strong>&nbsp;k<\/strong>nowledge,&nbsp;<strong>k<\/strong>nuckle<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> L<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>wou<strong>l<\/strong>d, shou<strong>l<\/strong>d, ca<strong>l<\/strong>f, ha<strong>l<\/strong>f, sa<strong>l<\/strong>mon, ta<strong>l<\/strong>k, yo<strong>l<\/strong>k<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> P<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>p<\/strong>sychology,&nbsp;<strong>p<\/strong>neumonia,&nbsp;<strong>p<\/strong>seudo,&nbsp;<strong>p<\/strong>sychiatrist,&nbsp;<strong>p<\/strong>sychiatry,&nbsp;<strong>p<\/strong>sychotherapy,&nbsp;<strong>p<\/strong>sychotic, recei<strong>p<\/strong>t, cor<strong>p<\/strong>s, cou<strong>p<\/strong>, cu<strong>p<\/strong>board,&nbsp;<strong>p<\/strong>salm, ras<strong>p<\/strong>berry<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> S<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>ai<strong>s<\/strong>le, i<strong>s<\/strong>land, debri<strong>s<\/strong>, i<strong>s<\/strong>le, patio<strong>s<\/strong>, vi<strong>s<\/strong>count<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> T<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>apos<strong>t<\/strong>le, bris<strong>t<\/strong>le, bus<strong>t<\/strong>le, cas<strong>t<\/strong>le, fas<strong>t<\/strong>en, glis<strong>t<\/strong>en, hus<strong>t<\/strong>le, lis<strong>t<\/strong>en, mois<strong>t<\/strong>en, of<strong>t<\/strong>en<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> N<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>autum<strong>n<\/strong>, colum<strong>n<\/strong>, condem<strong>n<\/strong>, dam<strong>n<\/strong>, hym<strong>n<\/strong>, solem<strong>n<\/strong>, chim<strong>n<\/strong>ey, gover<strong>n<\/strong>ment<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> U<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>bag<strong>u<\/strong>ette, bisc<strong>u<\/strong>it, b<strong>u<\/strong>ild, circ<strong>u<\/strong>it, disg<strong>u<\/strong>ise, g<strong>u<\/strong>ess, g<strong>u<\/strong>est, g<strong>u<\/strong>ide, g<strong>u<\/strong>ild, g<strong>u<\/strong>ilt, g<strong>u<\/strong>ise, g<strong>u<\/strong>itar, rog<strong>u<\/strong>e<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Silent <strong>Letters<\/strong><\/strong> W<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>a<strong>w<\/strong>ry, play<strong>w<\/strong>right, s<strong>w<\/strong>ord,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rack,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rangle,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rap,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rapper,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rath,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>reak,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>reath,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>reck,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>restle,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>riggle,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>ring,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rinkle,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rist,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rit,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rite,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rong,\u00a0<strong>w<\/strong>rote<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2022\/06\/Words-with-Silent-Letters-from-A-Z-wordscoach.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Words with Silent Letters from A-Z - wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-4386\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read More<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/words-with-silent-letters-from-a-z\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Words with Silent Letters from A-Z<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/prepositional-phrases-list-and-examples\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Prepositional Phrases List and Examples<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/50-sentences-with-has\/\">50+ Sentences with HAS<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/slang-words\/\">Slang Words | Slang Dictionary<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" 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