Words without vowels
There are 121 words without vowels in our word list. 24 of them are common everyday words, such as BY, MY, TRY and WHY. They range from 2 to 7 letters, and 5-letter words are the biggest group, with 36.
- Words
- 121
- Common words
- 24
- Longest
- RHYTHMS
- 7 letters
- Top score
- SYZYGY
- 25 points
These words have no A, E, I, O or U. Most use Y as a vowel, as in RHYTHM, GYM and SKY, and a few borrowed words such as CWM and CRWTH use W.
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2-letter words (5)
- by
- my
- mm
- hm
- sh
3-letter words (29)
- try
- why
- cry
- dry
- fly
- sky
- gym
- hmm
- shy
- spy
- thy
- fry
- ply
- pry
- shh
- sly
- syn
- tsk
- nth
- wry
- wyn
- brr
- bys
- cwm
- gyp
- sty
- hyp
- pht
- pyx
4-letter words (27)
- myth
- hymn
- sync
- cyst
- gyms
- lynx
- wynn
- pfft
- psst
- spry
- whys
- brrr
- drys
- scry
- wych
- wynd
- gyps
- rynd
- syph
- byrl
- cwms
- hyps
- tsks
- typp
- typy
- wyns
- xyst
5-letter words (36)
- gypsy
- lynch
- myths
- crypt
- hymns
- lymph
- psych
- synth
- cysts
- glyph
- myrrh
- nymph
- pygmy
- synch
- tryst
- dryly
- flyby
- shyly
- slyly
- syncs
- wryly
- sylph
- ghyll
- wynns
- byrls
- crwth
- mythy
- phpht
- rynds
- stymy
- syphs
- thymy
- typps
- wynds
- xylyl
- xysts
6-letter words (21)
- rhythm
- glyphs
- nymphs
- synths
- crypts
- flybys
- flysch
- syzygy
- trysts
- psychs
- sylphs
- synchs
- crwths
- ghylls
- glycyl
- lymphs
- myrrhs
- spryly
- sylphy
- tsktsk
- xylyls
7-letter words (3)
- rhythms
- glycyls
- tsktsks
Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.
Questions
How many words without vowels are there?
Our word list has 121 words without vowels. 24 of them are common everyday words.
What is the longest word without vowels?
The longest have 7 letters, for example RHYTHMS, GLYCYLS and TSKTSKS.
Which word without vowels scores the most points?
Using standard letter tile values, SYZYGY scores 25 points, the most of any word without vowels in our list.
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