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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 submittedAugust 19, 2013
Times taken59,576
Average score70.0%
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Definition
Word
Long bladed weapon
Sword
To grapple
Wrestle
Skin crease caused by age
Wrinkle
Where the hand meets the arm
Wrist
Incorrect
Wrong
To twist and squeeze the liquid out of
Wring
Solution to a problem
Answer
An unfortunate, piteous person
Wretch
The British call it a spanner
Wrench
Entire
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Definition
Word
To contort one's body, usually due to pain
Writhe
Homophone of to and too
Two
Circular garland, a popular Christmas decoration
Wreath
One of the things a literate person can do
Write
Dryly humorous; Sardonic
Wry
Deadly sin of anger
Wrath
To finish shooting a movie scene
Wrap
To herd livestock
Wrangle
One who authors a stage production
Playwright
To squirm like a worm
Wriggle
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53 Comments
FrodoBaggins
+6
Level 75
Dec 20, 2013
Accidentally got "wreath" by misspelling "wrath"... (English is not my mother tongue.)
zack22
+1
Level 66
Jan 13, 2022
I got Wring by misspelling Wrong
Averagegamercat
+6
Level 44
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 70
May 10, 2017
Good try!
ruudsje
+6
Level 69
May 10, 2017
Sadly, wrong, not wright. 😁
SkyjumperTalon
+2
Level 58
May 11, 2017
i see what you did there...
Nullum
+1
Level 60
Sep 7, 2023
Wow, you did?!
nromero02
+2
Level 67
Sep 7, 2023
Wouldn't just "wrest" work as well?
ebruck02
+1
Level 41
May 18, 2016
wraithe for piteous person as well?
Bonzo007
+4
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 77
May 10, 2017
Can't believe I missed answer...
SpacemanSpiff
+7
Level 66
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
+4
Level 72
Jun 22, 2020
It was the last one I got too, ironically. I was tempted to try 'wresult'
redboter
+3
Level 44
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 67
May 10, 2017
Anyone else tempted to put "wread" for what a literate person can do?!
triviaolivia
+5
Level 63
May 10, 2017
Not me, but I like your style...
ChipOtley
+1
Level 73
May 11, 2017
yes!
david2013
+1
Level 86
Sep 7, 2023
I think it should be an alternate answer. A literate person can both wread and write.
dasubergeek
+2
Level 74
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 62
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 22
Feb 6, 2018
It might just be me but i pronounce sword with a w
Malbaby
+4
Level 70
May 19, 2018
Your on your own Cowboy!
stone222
+1
Level 48
Oct 3, 2018
as in s-wored ??
ddddan
+1
Level 82
Jun 22, 2020
I swored you oughta pronounce the w
IsleAuHaulte
+7
Level 91
Oct 27, 2018
Will you accept rong as a spelling variation?
clivey
+9
Level 69
Jun 22, 2020
But that isn't wright
RobNobody
+4
Level 79
Jun 22, 2020
The quiz is about words with a silent "w," not an invisible one.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 91
Sep 9, 2023
I think this went over a lot of people's wheads.
CardinalSin
+5
Level 80
Jan 11, 2020
Never heard of "wrangle" with that meaning on the East side of the pond.
GreenFriday
+3
Level 85
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
+6
Level 91
Jun 22, 2020
Oh, THAT kind of grapple. I for some reason was thinking of a grappling hook.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Jun 22, 2020
Same, I blame Zelda/Link
barmanitan
+1
Level 82
Jun 22, 2020
/Smash Bros
blizzrd33
+1
Level 80
Jun 22, 2020
Can't believe on 55% got answer correct!
clivey
+2
Level 69
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 49
Jun 24, 2020
soooo I misread the instructions and thought the word would have to start with a W *facepalm*
zack22
+1
Level 66
Jan 13, 2022
Today I learned it is Playwright not Playwrite
GoblinOfCooz
+1
Level 77
May 22, 2023
I only realized the correct *answer* to "solution to a problem" after trying "wright answer"...
GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 69
May 25, 2023
I got 'wrangle' from a David Bowie song, can you guess which one?
Bonzo65
+1
Level 72
Sep 7, 2023
I now know the difference between a playwright and a scriptwriter. Every day's a school day.
WCTHFan1
+1
Level 27
Sep 7, 2023
Am I the only one who has never heard of wriggle and also tried wiggle for the one about the worm??
Jango
+1
Level 63
Sep 7, 2023
A whole lot two wholesome. Not bawdy enough. Yawn.
doc921
+2
Level 48
Sep 7, 2023
Got in a pattern there, so tempted to write "wranch" for herding livestock.
jonf
+1
Level 70
Sep 7, 2023
"What is a sabre?...It starts with an 's'!"
JuliusLang
+1
Level 52
Jul 22, 2024
I've literally never had anyone respond to my JetPunk comment, I bet my whole wallet (emptier than my brain) that no one will respond to me.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Apr 30, 2025
I didn't know grapple could mean wrestle ( not a native speaker) I only knew it like grab/grasp. Heard of wrangle in that sense (only vaguely though) but I would have never thought of that one. (have mainly heard the word used in connection to horses I think. The words livestock and herd made me think more of sheep so was stuck on shepherd etc )

Actually maybe I have heard of the word wrangler in connection to snakes... Anyway I did not get it :D

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