260 language/english/pronunciation/silent.most.p
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260 language/english/pronunciation/silent.most.p
What word has the most silent letters in a row?
language/english/pronunciation/silent.most.s
BROUGHAM (4, UGHA)
for each letter AISLE, COMB, INDICT,
HANDSOME, TWITCHED, HALFPENNY, GNOME, MYRRH, BUSINESS, MARIJUANA, KNOCK,
TALK, MNEMONIC, AUTUMN, PEOPLE, PSYCHE, CINQCENTS, FORECASTLE, VISCOUNT,
HAUTBOY, PLAQUE, FIVEPENCE, WRITE, TABLEAUX, PRAYER, RENDEZVOUS
homophones, for each letter O(A)R, LAM(B), S(C)ENT,
LE(D)GER, DO(E), WAF(F), REI(G)N, (H)OUR, WA(I)VE, HAJ(J)I, (K)NOT, HA(L)VE,
PRIM(M)ER, DAM(N), J(O)UST, (P)SALTER, ?, CAR(R)IES, (S)CENT, TARO(T),
B(U)Y, ?, T(W)O, ?, RE(Y), BIZ(Z)
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Unless noted otherwise, all words occur in Webster's Third New International
Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Springfield, MA, 1961.
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