Silent Letter Words Many words in English have silent letters. Silent letters are letters that you can't hear when you say the word, but that are there when you write the word.
Silent B
aplomb bomb climb comb crumb debt doubt dumb jamb lamb limb numb plumb subtle succumb thumb tomb womb
Silent C
abscess ascend ascent conscience conscious crescent descend descent disciple fascinate fluorescent incandescent isosceles luminescent miscellaneous muscle obscene resuscitate scenario scene scent scissors
Silent D
handkerchief sandwich # Wednesday
Silent Galign assign benign campaign champagne cologne consign design feign foreign gnarl gnash gnat gnaw gnome gnu reign resign sign
Silent H
ache anchor archeology architect archives chaos character characteristic charisma chemical chemist chemotherapy chlorine choir cholera chord choreograph chorus Christian Christmas chrome echo leprechaun loch mechanical melancholy monarch monochrome orchestra orchid psychic scheme school stomach technical technique technology
Silent K
knack knapsack knave knead knee kneel knell knew knickers knife knight knit knob knock knoll knot know knowledge knuckle
Silent N
autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn
Silent P
psychology pneumonia pseudo psychiatrist psychiatry psychotherapy psychotic receipt
Silent T
apostle bristle bustle castle fasten glisten hustle jostle listen moisten mortgage often * nestle rustle soften * thistle trestle whistle wrestle
Silent U
baguette biscuit build built circuit disguise guess guest guide guild guile guillotine guilt guilty guise guitar rogue silhouette

Silent W
awry playwright sword wrack wrangle wrap wrapper wrath wreak wreath wreck wreckage wren wrench wrest wrestle wretch wretched wriggle wring wrinkle wrist writ write writhe wrong wrote wrought wrung wry
* Note: These words can be pronounced with or without the silent letter /t/ # Note: This word can be pronunced with or without the silent letter /d/

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