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Although "gh" has the sound of "f" in some words with "ough" (and "laugh"), the words though, high, and night have a silent gh, the words ghost and aghast have a silent h, and the word bigheartedseparates the pair into two syllables.

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Words ending in gh?

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Words with gh in them?

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What is an English word where 'gh' sounds like 'p'?

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