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I would like to find some words begging with silent "C"
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I would like to find some words beginning with silent "C"

I cannot think of words beginning with a silent c.

There are many with a silent c in their structure: ascent, scent, descent [and many others].

see here for more information: AskOxford: Silent Letters
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Only one I can think of offhand is actually a Yiddish word but it is used commonly in English: chutzpah. Pronounced "hootzpah."
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