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Words With No Vowels
Words that contain none of the five vowel letters a, e, i, o and u. Y is treated as a consonant by default; switch it off if your game counts it as a vowel.
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How to use the words with no vowels
- Browse the list, grouped by word length.
- Set a word length to narrow it down.
- Turn on the Y switch to also exclude words containing Y.
Examples
Input
3 letters
Result
cry, dry, fly, shy, sky, spy, try, why
Input
5 letters
Result
crypt, glyph, lymph, nymph
About the words with no vowels
Vowel-free words are useful when a word game leaves you with an awkward rack, and they come up regularly in puzzle trivia. Most of them lean on Y or on abbreviations that have entered ordinary use.
For this tool a vowel means one of the five vowel letters a, e, i, o and u. Y is a consonant unless you switch the option on, because it behaves as a vowel sound in words like “cry”.
Frequently asked questions
Is Y a vowel?
It depends on the word. Y makes a vowel sound in “cry” and a consonant sound in “yes”. This tool treats it as a consonant by default and gives you a switch to change that.
Why are there so few words?
Almost every English word needs a vowel sound. The exceptions rely on Y or on short interjections.
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