27 of the 477 spells in DnD 5e’s three main sourcebooks can be cast without verbal components (Player’s Handbook, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, and Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything). Here is a comprehensive list of spells that can be cast without verbal components:
| Spell Name | Level |
|---|---|
| Booming Blade | 0 (cantrip) |
| Control Flames | 0 (cantrip) |
| Friends | 0 (cantrip) |
| Green-Flame Blade | 0 (cantrip) |
| Minor Illusion | 0 (cantrip) |
| Mold Earth | 0 (cantrip) |
| Primal Savagery | 0 (cantrip) |
| Shape Water | 0 (cantrip) |
| Thunderclap | 0 (cantrip) |
| True Strike | 0 (cantrip) |
| Absorb Elements | 1st-level |
| Catapult | 1st-level |
| Ice Knife | 1st-level |
| Illusory Script | 1st-level |
| Snare | 1st-level |
| Beast Sense | 2nd-level |
| Mind Spike | 2nd-level |
| Catnap | 3rd-level |
| Counterspell | 3rd-level |
| Hypnotic Pattern | 3rd-level |
| Mislead | 5th-level |
| Steel Wind Strike | 5th-level |
| Mental Prison | 6th-level |
| Demiplane | 8th-level |
| Illusory Dragon | 8th-level |
| Psychic Scream | 9th-level |
If you find yourself Silenced or in need of some surreptitious spellcasting, these are your options. Note that the Subtle Spell metamagic can remove the verbal and somatic components from any spell.
