W is silent before R at the start of a word (write, wrong, wrist) and in a few one-off spellings like sword, answer and two. The WR spelling once marked a distinct rounded R sound that English lost by the 1600s. Listen for the word starting directly on R, identical to 'rite' and 'rong'.
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