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What words have ou in them but oo sound?

You're asking about words where the letters "ou" make the sound "oo". Here are some examples:

Common words:

* soup

* group

* would

* could

* should

* youth

* through

* fruit

* proof

* wound

Less common words:

* bough (branch of a tree)

* cough

* enough

* rough

* tough

Proper nouns:

* Gloucester (a city in England)

* Toulouse (a city in France)

Note: The spelling "ou" can also make other sounds, like the "ow" sound in "house" or the "oo" sound in "food".

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