Words with a Silent W
Based on the definitions, guess these words that have a silent W.
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| First submitted | August 19, 2013 |
| Times taken | 34,547 |
| Rating | 4.28 |
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FrodoBaggins
+3
Level 68
Dec 20, 2013
Accidentally got "wreath" by misspelling "wrath"... (English is not my mother tongue.)
NekroNeko
+5
Level 25
Dec 20, 2013
wrestle, damn. I tried brawl :(
Malbaby
+1
Level 70
May 10, 2017
Good try!
ruudsje
+6
Level 73
May 10, 2017
Sadly, wrong, not wright. 😁
SkyjumperTalon
+1
Level 43
May 11, 2017
i see what you did there...
NickR
+1
Level 24
Dec 24, 2013
20/20 good quiz
ebruck02
+1
Level 44
May 18, 2016
wraithe for piteous person as well?
Bonzo007
+1
Level 65
Jun 22, 2020
A wraith is a visible spirit or apparition of a living person, supposedly to predict their death. I suppose they'd be feeling pretty piteous if they saw it, but not the answer you're looking for.
Tramp
+2
Level 70
May 10, 2017
Can't believe I missed answer...
SpacemanSpiff
+5
Level 58
May 10, 2017
Last one I got......took a while until the "answer" hit me......did you see what I did there? Did ya? High Five!
Ian1979
+2
Level 53
Jun 22, 2020
It was the last one I got too, ironically. I was tempted to try 'wresult'
redboter
+1
Level 37
May 10, 2017
When you forget that not all words start with w and forget sword and two. :D
Swanbabe
+1
Level 43
May 10, 2017
Hehe i tried to, but then the thought struck me that it need not exclusively be w words
martay
+1
Level 63
Jun 22, 2020
I kept thinking to myself "what kind of sword has a silent W in its name?"
dbyeti
+14
Level 63
May 10, 2017
Anyone else tempted to put "wread" for what a literate person can do?!
triviaolivia
+3
Level 58
May 10, 2017
Not me, but I like your style...
ChipOtley
+1
Level 75
May 11, 2017
yes!
dasubergeek
+2
Level 69
May 10, 2017
I tried "wrack" for "writhe" about eleventy times before the caffeine kicked in and I realized it was no longer the year 1632.
Insaniot
+3
Level 47
Oct 27, 2017
I thought that it said “to finish a shooting movie scene”. It messed me up, man. IT MESSED ME UP!
Hatarantula
+1
Level 25
Oct 28, 2017
All I could think of was "Cut!"
NFLMaster69
+2
Level 19
Feb 6, 2018
It might just be me but i pronounce sword with a w
Malbaby
+3
Level 70
May 19, 2018
Your on your own Cowboy!
stone222
+1
Level 52
Oct 3, 2018
as in s-wored ??
ddddan
+1
Level 74
Jun 22, 2020
I swored you oughta pronounce the w
someone2018
+3
Level 81
Oct 27, 2018
Will you accept rong as a spelling variation?
clivey
+4
Level 58
Jun 22, 2020
But that isn't wright
MarlowePI
+3
Level 67
Jun 22, 2020
The quiz is about words with a silent "w," not an invisible one.
CardinalSin
+3
Level 70
Jan 11, 2020
Never heard of "wrangle" with that meaning on the East side of the pond.
GreenFriday
+2
Level 78
Jun 22, 2020
Never heard it on the West side of the Pacific either
kosdan
+1
Level 39
Jun 22, 2020
Yeah apparently it's an American thing. I'm from Australia and hadn't heard the term. I ran through a few guesses and got there though.
ander217
+1
Level 78
Jun 22, 2020
Do you all have Wrangler jeans on your side of the pond? They were named for cowboys who wrangle animals.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 82
Jun 22, 2020
Oh, THAT kind of grapple. I for some reason was thinking of a grappling hook.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Jun 22, 2020
Same, I blame Zelda/Link
barmanitan
+1
Level 49
Jun 22, 2020
/Smash Bros
blizzrd33
+1
Level 73
Jun 22, 2020
Can't believe on 55% got answer correct!
clivey
+1
Level 58
Jun 22, 2020
I made the mistake of thinking all words started with W, then with 20 seconds left when I figures out sword, I quickly managed answer and two
kiwiquizzer
+3
Level 63
Jun 22, 2020
When you're concentrating so hard to get the last one - the solution to the problem, and you think, for ages, what could be the answer?
foxyfab
+1
Level 46
Jun 24, 2020
soooo I misread the instructions and thought the word would have to start with a W *facepalm*
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