Yes — "answer" is a Second Grade sight word. Its "w" is completely silent, an unusual pattern that makes the word impossible to sound out reliably without prior exposure.
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The silent "w" in "answer" is one of its more surprising features — most children would expect to hear it pronounced. Because this silent letter doesn't follow a common, teachable pattern, "answer" is best learned as a memorized whole word rather than decoded through phonics rules.
Point out the silent "w" directly — "the w is hiding, we don't say it!" — turning the exception into a fun secret rather than a confusing mistake.
Word Wizard teaches "answer" with Flash Cards, Listen & Pick, Spell It, and Write It — four game modes that turn repetition into play.
See "answer" with its picture, syllables, and example sentence — with native audio.
Hear "answer" spoken aloud and pick it out from similar-looking words.
Build "answer" letter by letter from shuffled tiles.
Word Wizard turns sight word practice into a game — Flash Cards, Listen & Pick, Spell It and Write It, from Pre-K through Grade 5.