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Silent letters: spelling bee words
Words with a letter you write but never say: the k in knee, the w in write, the b in thumb, the t in castle, the gh in night.
Silent letters
A silent letter is written but not said, so say the word the way it is spelled in your head: k-nee, w-rite.
- night
- light
- right“Raise your right hand.”
- bright
- could
- writing
- brightness
- eight“A spider has eight legs.”
- write“Please write your answer on the line.”
- knew“She knew the answer right away.”
- know“Do you know the way home?”
- writer
- mightyvery strong and powerful“The mighty river carved the canyon.”
- delightedvery pleased and happy“We were delighted to see the rainbow.”
- knee
- knife
- knock
- knot
- knight
- wrong
- wrist
- wrap
- wreck
- wren
- lamb
- thumb
- climb
- comb
- crumb
- limb
- plumber
- sign
- design
- gnat
- gnaw
- reign
- listen
- castle
- whistle
- fasten
- often
- soften
- glistenshine because something is wet“Dewdrops glisten on the grass.”
- hustle
- wrestle
- thistle
- rustle
- moisten
- thought
- bought
- brought
- fought
- ought
- sought
- caught
- taught
- daughter
- naughty
- weight
- freight
- eighty
- eighteen
- rhythm
- rhyme
- rhino
- rhubarb
- rhombus
- rhetoric
- pseudonym
- pterodactyl
- pterosaur
- psychology
- sight“The rainbow was a beautiful sight.”
- playwright
- rhetorical
- sovereign