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For each letter, what word contains that letter silent?

language/english/pronunciation/silent.letter

Problem

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.