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Why there is gh in laugh?

Updated: 5/2/2024
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The "gh" in "laugh" comes from Middle English influence, where the "gh" was used to represent the "f" sound. Over time, English spelling has evolved to reflect the historical roots of words, even if the pronunciation changes.

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What Scrabble words end with the letter GH?

laugh


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What is the silent letter in the word laugh?

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Words with gh in them?

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What are the words that end with gh?

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What other word besides cough rough enough tough laugh have gh and it sounds like f?

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Can you find words where gh has different sounds not f?

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Can you give me words ending in gh sounding in f?

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enoughcoughlaughploughnighand lots lots more if you look in a dictionary,