GH-words

There are 64 words ending in -gh in English. Of these, 27 are compounds:

Of the remaining 37, 6 are loanwords, mostly from Irish:

inveigh is an irregular loan; the form *invey would be expected, but it was spelt with a -gh, possibly under influence of weigh.

The remaining 31 native roots ending in -gh, sorted by ending:

There are also 542 words with gh in a non-terminal position (Including one already listed: thigh-high). Of these, [TODO]

Loment

If you want to suffer pronunciation whiplash, try reading this (very poorly written, but hopefully gets the idea across) poem aloud to yourself (made from all but 3 -ough words): 

	once in a tree, sat a lonely chough
	wanderlusty, he flew from his bough
	he flew far and further, but never enough
	then at a farm, he landed on a plough

	you see, this creature's had it rough
	all he wants is to make a little dough
	sure, he may still act quite though
	that doesn't mean he isn't tired, though

	he is simply endeavoring to be completely thorough
	so that he may one day return to his native borough
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