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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 | 55,651 |
| Average score | 70.0% |
| Rating | 4.26 |
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FrodoBaggins
+6
Level 73
Dec 20, 2013
Accidentally got "wreath" by misspelling "wrath"... (English is not my mother tongue.)
zack22
+1
Level 67
Jan 13, 2022
I got Wring by misspelling Wrong
Averagegamercat
+5
Level 41
Sep 7, 2023
By mispelling wrong wrong, you got it right
NekroNeko
+7
Level 26
Dec 20, 2013
wrestle, damn. I tried brawl :(
Malbaby
+2
Level 71
May 10, 2017
Good try!
ruudsje
+6
Level 70
May 10, 2017
Sadly, wrong, not wright. 😁
SkyjumperTalon
+1
Level 57
May 11, 2017
i see what you did there...
Nullum
+1
Level 58
Sep 7, 2023
Wow, you did?!
nromero02
+2
Level 66
Sep 7, 2023
Wouldn't just "wrest" work as well?
ebruck02
+1
Level 42
May 18, 2016
wraithe for piteous person as well?
Bonzo007
+4
Level 66
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 75
May 10, 2017
Can't believe I missed answer...
SpacemanSpiff
+7
Level 61
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
+3
Level 70
Jun 22, 2020
It was the last one I got too, ironically. I was tempted to try 'wresult'
redboter
+3
Level 45
May 10, 2017
When you forget that not all words start with w and forget sword and two. :D
Swanbabe
+1
Level 38
May 10, 2017
Hehe i tried to, but then the thought struck me that it need not exclusively be w words
martay
+6
Level 70
Jun 22, 2020
I kept thinking to myself "what kind of sword has a silent W in its name?"
ShnevorSomeone
+1
Level 61
Sep 7, 2023
tried variations of "wrapier" until I realized they didn't have to start with W
dbyeti
+20
Level 66
May 10, 2017
Anyone else tempted to put "wread" for what a literate person can do?!
triviaolivia
+5
Level 61
May 10, 2017
Not me, but I like your style...
ChipOtley
+1
Level 74
May 11, 2017
yes!
david2013
+1
Level 84
Sep 7, 2023
I think it should be an alternate answer. A literate person can both wread and write.
dasubergeek
+2
Level 73
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
+4
Level 58
Oct 27, 2017
I thought that it said “to finish a shooting movie scene”. It messed me up, man. IT MESSED ME UP!
NFLMaster69
+2
Level 24
Feb 6, 2018
It might just be me but i pronounce sword with a w
Malbaby
+4
Level 71
May 19, 2018
Your on your own Cowboy!
stone222
+1
Level 48
Oct 3, 2018
as in s-wored ??
ddddan
+1
Level 80
Jun 22, 2020
I swored you oughta pronounce the w
IsleAuHaulte
+7
Level 88
Oct 27, 2018
Will you accept rong as a spelling variation?
clivey
+9
Level 67
Jun 22, 2020
But that isn't wright
RobNobody
+4
Level 76
Jun 22, 2020
The quiz is about words with a silent "w," not an invisible one.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 88
Sep 9, 2023
I think this went over a lot of people's wheads.
CardinalSin
+5
Level 76
Jan 11, 2020
Never heard of "wrangle" with that meaning on the East side of the pond.
GreenFriday
+3
Level 84
Jun 22, 2020
Never heard it on the West side of the Pacific either
kosdan
+1
Level 43
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
+3
Level 75
Jun 22, 2020
Do you all have Wrangler jeans on your side of the pond? They were named for cowboys who wrangle animals.
Jacktheguy
+5
Level 89
Jun 22, 2020
Oh, THAT kind of grapple. I for some reason was thinking of a grappling hook.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 65
Jun 22, 2020
Same, I blame Zelda/Link
barmanitan
+1
Level 76
Jun 22, 2020
/Smash Bros
blizzrd33
+1
Level 79
Jun 22, 2020
Can't believe on 55% got answer correct!
clivey
+2
Level 67
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
+4
Level 68
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
+2
Level 48
Jun 24, 2020
soooo I misread the instructions and thought the word would have to start with a W *facepalm*
zack22
+1
Level 67
Jan 13, 2022
Today I learned it is Playwright not Playwrite
GoblinOfCooz
+1
Level 70
May 22, 2023
I only realized the correct *answer* to "solution to a problem" after trying "wright answer"...
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 65
May 25, 2023
I got 'wrangle' from a David Bowie song, can you guess which one?
Bonzo65
+1
Level 69
Sep 7, 2023
I now know the difference between a playwright and a scriptwriter. Every day's a school day.
WCTHFan1
+1
Level 19
Sep 7, 2023
Am I the only one who has never heard of wriggle and also tried wiggle for the one about the worm??
sekkeizu
+1
Level 24
Sep 7, 2023
That was bad, I got 5.
Jango
+1
Level 63
Sep 7, 2023
A whole lot two wholesome. Not bawdy enough. Yawn.
doc921
+2
Level 36
Sep 7, 2023
Got in a pattern there, so tempted to write "wranch" for herding livestock.
jonf
+1
Level 69
Sep 7, 2023
"What is a sabre?...It starts with an 's'!"
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