# The Atoz Game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 42
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/822 "2022-11-16T00:25:40Z")
> [@](#): > > **Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/824 "2022-11-16T01:26:02Z")
**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/825 "2022-11-16T04:44:04Z")
**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe According to [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mums-the-letter-when-letters-dont-say-a-thing) the only word in the English language with a silent “j” is marijuana. Jefe is Spanish for boss, and has a fairly common usage among non-Latin speakers. ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee ---
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> [@knoodler](#): > > Jefe > > According to [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/mums-the-letter-when-letters-dont-say-a-thing) the only word in the English language with a silent “j” is marijuana. Jefe is Spanish for boss, and has a fairly common usage among non-Latin speakers. The “j” in _jefe_ is customarily pronounced by English speakers as “h”, just like in _jalapeno_ or _Javier_. That doesn’t matter, though, since our current list requires any word that begins with the letter “j” that contains _any_ silent letter - like _jam **b** _ In play: **Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia The last “o” is silent, and maybe the “e?” ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia Pterodactyl Why can’t you hear a Pterodactyl go to the bathroom? Because the P is silent. ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia Pterodactyl Qnosuchword ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia Pterodactyl Quote ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia Pterodactyl Quote Receipt ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia Pterodactyl Quote Receipt Slaughter ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/836 "2022-11-16T18:09:51Z")
**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia Pterodactyl Quote Receipt Slaughter Therefore ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia Pterodactyl Quote Receipt Slaughter Therefore Underwhelm ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia Pterodactyl Quote Receipt Slaughter Therefore Underwhelm Valet ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia Pterodactyl Quote Receipt Slaughter Therefore Underwhelm Valet Wrangler ---
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**Words Containing Silent Letters** Align Bomb Comb Djinn Edge Fascinate Gnome Hymn Impugn Jefe Knee Listen Mnemonic Node Onomatopoeia Pterodactyl Quote Receipt Slaughter Therefore Underwhelm Valet Wrangler Xerarch ---
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