A One‑of‑a‑Kind Word
Silent, soft… and ending in "mt"?
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What common English word ends in “mt”? Image Credit: Pixabay/Pexels
The answer is “dreamt”, the past tense of dream. It has a claim to fame in the language world: it’s the only common English word that ends with the letters “mt.”
A few less common relatives—undreamt, daydreamt, and redreamt—share this rare ending too.
Learn more about thisIt may seem a small detail, but “dreamt” reminds us how even the simplest words can hold unexpected wonders.
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