It's historical. It comes to us from Old High German swert, where the w would have been pronounced.
The word "sword" is pronounced as /sôrd/. The "w" is silent, so it is pronounced as if it were spelled "sord."
So why is it spelled with an e? It is because it spells the way it is!
The silent letter in "sword" is the "w". It is not pronounced when saying the word.
Diwali is spelled with a W in English. However it is said as "Divali". The Indians swap the pronunciations of W's and V's.
W
The word is spelled "epee". It's a fencing sword.
The W is silent in sword, pronounced "sord" (same as the word "soared").
Sword
The word "w" is spelled as "double-u."
Answer is the obvious answer! Another word is sword.
Yes, I can confirm if your W-2 form has your name spelled correctly.
The phonetic pronunciation of "sword" is ˈsȯrd. This word is pronounced with a silent "w" sound.