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Vocabulary Words Ending in Silent T

Guess these English words (most of which are also French words) which end in a silent "t".
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Definition
Word
Snail meat
Escargot
A stereotypically French hat
Beret
A method of fabric-making, similar to knitting, using a hook
Crochet
A type of Swiss mountain cottage
Chalet
A person employed to park cars
Valet
A type of choreographed dancing, supposed to be very graceful
Ballet
A fleshy, boneless cut of meat from an animal's loins or ribs
Fillet
A person who appreciates fine food
Gourmet
Having the respect of others (e.g. a valued brand name)
Cachet
A relationship involving mutual understanding
Rapport
A nickname
Sobriquet
An arranged bunch of flowers
Bouquet
A lawn game where balls are struck with mallets and driven through wickets
Croquet
A type of playing card used for fortune-telling
Tarot
The reestablishment of good relations (e.g. between two countries)
Rapprochement
The final part of a play, in which the plotlines are resolved
Denouement
A dark blue wine grape used in Bordeaux
Merlot
A method of serving meals where diners get up and serve themselves
Buffet
The first public appearance of a person or show
Debut
A place for storing large amounts of equipment
Depot
A type of entertainment where the audience sit at tables and eat
Cabaret
Baltimorean
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Level 67
May 14, 2013
And perhaps entrepôt would also be acceptable for a place for warehousing goods.
ThirdParty
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Level 45
May 14, 2013
Okay, I've added that as an alternate answer for "depot".
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Jun 18, 2013
couldn't spell denouement. But I learned that word watching The Tick.
burntfrost
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Level 48
Apr 21, 2014
I got rapprochement! :D
Mogysht
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Level 50
May 9, 2014
Me too :)
vermiciousknid
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Level 88
Nov 14, 2019
Thanks to this quiz I realized I've been pronouncing that word wrong for my entire life. Luckily I haven't had much reason to use it.
fuanacdc
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Level 84
Jun 29, 2018
I somehow knew denouement, but there was no chance I was going to spell it correctly.
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 89
Jul 31, 2019
Well that wraps up the comment section.
TurkeyCookTime
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Level 76
Mar 3, 2020
Never knew that the t at the end of Tarot was silent
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Apr 30, 2020
Somehow I thought I needed to think about a swiss cottage cheese... the only word that kept coming up was hüttenkäse
weirdali
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Level 51
Oct 21, 2020
Please accept bucket for the arrangement of flowers! ;)
AlexThirkell
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Level 75
Mar 24, 2024
OK Hyacinth :)
Tootles
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Level 55
Oct 6, 2021
Pinot?
rocamorar
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Level 78
Nov 22, 2021
It's also blueish, but it's not typical from the Bordeaux region.
Berney
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Level 80
Oct 25, 2021
The T in Fillet is not silent in British English (or in Australia I believe) so it may be better to change the work or specify that this is US only.
FadKrashmor
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Level 71
Jun 30, 2022
Valet is also quite usually pronounced with the final "t" in Britain
Dimby
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Level 77
Feb 24, 2023
Valet is definitely pronounced as “val-lay” in Canada. The British should really change their pronunciation on that one.
Alexquiz17
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Level 88
Mar 1, 2023
It depends on usage: A Val-Ay might Val-Et a car at work. Only when used as a verb does the T get pronounced.

Likewise, Filet only has one L, whereas a Fillet is pronounced with a T. As for the difference between filet and fillet, well, the former is just a bit more French!

mrputter
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Level 81
Sep 27, 2023
Huh. I'd never actually heard "valet" being used as a verb until now. Unsure whether that's a regional thing (I'm also Canadian) or just me being ignorant...
Shannanygans
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Level 59
Feb 19, 2024
Actually, I believe a person who parks cars is a val-ay (no t sound) whereas a person who is employed as a gentleman's manservant is a val-et (t sound.)

See Archer.

Ibn
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Level 58
Aug 4, 2022
I thought a person who enjoys fine food was a gourmand, and the food itself was gourmet.
AlexThirkell
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Level 75
Mar 24, 2024
A gourmand is just someone who eats a lot of food, while a gourmet is someone who appreciates fine food. Gourmet as an adjective can also mean 'high quality' when referring to food.
Koopa
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Level 77
Nov 19, 2022
The audience eats, not eat.
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