Riddle

What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?

Choose an answer

A.Are
B.Tea
C.Bee
D.Queue
Hint: It's a word with 5 letters, starting with "Q".

Answer

Queue

Why this is the answer

The letters following 'Q' are all silent in the pronunciation.

This riddle is filed under Expert Riddles for Adults and rated Hard.