For each letter, what word contains that letter silent?
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For each letter, what word contains that letter silent?
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at beginning in middle at end
aisle liar parmigiana
bdellium debt comb
czar indict en banc
djinni handsome sangfroid
eider twitched borne
halfpenny roman a` clef
gnaw phlegm bourg
hour ghost myrrh
ius business hegari
justitiae rijsttafel Bitolj [10C]
know blackguard Perak [10C]
talk fauteuil
mnemonic panmnesia
Ngo [CMU] monsieur autumn
oedipal people
psyche sapphire coup
cinq-cents
Rzeszow [10C] forecastle foyer
viscount apropos
tsunami apostle rapport
plaque nunchaku
fivepence
write two tow
fauxbourg doux
yean prayer day
rendezvous oyez
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Unless noted otherwise, all words occur in Webster's Third New
International Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Springfield, MA, 1961.