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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
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26 Comments
Baltimorean
+3
Level 66
May 14, 2013
And perhaps entrepôt would also be acceptable for a place for warehousing goods.
ThirdParty
+1
Level 44
May 14, 2013
Okay, I've added that as an alternate answer for "depot".
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Jun 18, 2013
couldn't spell denouement. But I learned that word watching The Tick.
burntfrost
+1
Level 47
Apr 21, 2014
I got rapprochement! :D
Mogysht
+1
Level 49
May 9, 2014
Me too :)
vermiciousknid
+2
Level 91
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
+1
Level 89
Jun 29, 2018
I somehow knew denouement, but there was no chance I was going to spell it correctly.
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 92
Jul 31, 2019
Well that wraps up the comment section.
TurkeyCookTime
+4
Level 85
Mar 3, 2020
Never knew that the t at the end of Tarot was silent
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
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
+1
Level 51
Oct 21, 2020
Please accept bucket for the arrangement of flowers! ;)
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 74
Mar 24, 2024
OK Hyacinth :)
Tootles
+1
Level 53
Oct 6, 2021
Pinot?
rocamorar
+2
Level 80
Nov 22, 2021
It's also blueish, but it's not typical from the Bordeaux region.
Berney
+3
Level 84
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
+1
Level 70
Jun 30, 2022
Valet is also quite usually pronounced with the final "t" in Britain
Dimby
+2
Level 83
Feb 24, 2023
Valet is definitely pronounced as “val-lay” in Canada. The British should really change their pronunciation on that one.
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 94
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
+1
Level 89
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
+3
Level 68
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
+3
Level 58
Aug 4, 2022
I thought a person who enjoys fine food was a gourmand, and the food itself was gourmet.
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
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
+1
Level 88
Nov 19, 2022
The audience eats, not eat.
userlalala
+1
Level 61
Jan 28, 2026
This is basically a French language quiz.
Quizzer314
+1
Level 63
Jan 31, 2026
Is the T in Rapprochement silent?
ScrabnDan
+1
Level 57
Mar 11, 2026
Yikes, I only got 10. I knew most of them but I completely failed to comb through my mental catalogue!
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