The Ghoti Game

The English language is full of spelling and pronounciation irregularities. Use the clues to get the constituent words, which will show you how to pronounce the letters. Then sound out the strangely spelled word!

For example: Gh as in "tough", o as in "women", ti as in "nation"

Ghoti --> Fish

Made using this Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_orthography

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QUEAURXEQURHOUP
Muslim place of worship	QUE	Mosque
Animals of Jurassic Park	AUR	Dinosaur
Lumberjack's tool	XE	Axe
"Hard" alcohol	QU	Liquor
Time and dime; Lake and Flake	RH	Rhyme
Sudden, unlawful, maybe violent seizure of power from a government	OUP	Coup
Corkscrew

GHAYEUR
Chuckle, giggle, guffaw	GH	Laugh
Like a canoe	AY	Kayak
Person employed to drive a car for a rich or important person	EUR	Chauffeur
Fire

YRRHCHTH
One of three gifts given to the baby Jesus	YRRH	Myrrh
Relating to the underworld	CHTH	Chthonic
Earth

CCHOUYZE
Like a cucumber	CCH	Zucchini
Spooky board for talking to spirits	OU	Ouija
Folklore stories, common in ancient Greece	Y	Myth
Copper-tin alloy	ZE	Bronze
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XERPPE
Impractical and idealistic person; or the second word of a Miguel de Cervantes novel	X	Quixote
Military rank abbreviated as Sgt	ER	Sergeant
Large area of flat unforested grassland, common in Mongolia	PPE	Steppe
Harp

CZEAR
Landlocked European country	CZ	Czech Republic
Species include grizzly and polar	EAR	Bear
Chair