Words Without Vowels
Our list has 165 words with no A, E, I, O or U. In nearly all of them Y does the vowel's job, as in rhythm, myth and gym; 28 have no Y either, such as HMM, NTH and the Welsh CWM.
At a glance
165 words36 common5 letters: the most usual lengthLongest common word: RHYTHMS
| 2 letters | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | 38 | |
| 4 letters | 44 | |
| 5 letters | 50 | |
| 6 letters | 23 | |
| 7 letters | 4 |
Number of Ys: no Y 28one Y 115two Ys 21three Ys 1
Short words
Two letters: BY, MY, CH, HM, MM, SH.
Three letters: WHY, TRY, FLY, DRY, SKY, CRY, GYM, SPY, SHY, HMM, THY, FRY, SLY, PLY, PRY, SYN, SHH, TSK, BRR, BYS, CLY, CWM, HYP, LYM, MYC, NTH, NYS, PHT, PYX, RHY, SNY, STY, SWY, TWP, TYG, VLY, WRY, WYN. Common words are in bold.
5-letter words for Wordle
LYMPH, CRYPT, NYMPH, PYGMY, GLYPH, MYRRH, TRYST, SLYLY, SHYLY, WRYLY, DRYLY. Every one is accepted as a guess in our Wordle; to see all the 5-letter words, choose "5 letters" under More options.
Points in Scrabble and Words With Friends
Good words without vowels you can play from a full rack, counting the letters only:
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|
| RHYTHM | 17 | 15 |
| PYGMY | 16 | 17 |
| LYMPH | 15 | 16 |
| NYMPH | 15 | 16 |
| PSYCH | 15 | 15 |
| LYNX | 14 | 15 |
| GLYPH | 14 | 15 |
| MYRRH | 13 | 12 |
| CRYPT | 12 | 13 |
| HYMN | 12 | 12 |
| MYTH | 12 | 11 |
| WHY | 12 | 10 |
Play with these words
- A word search with ten words without vowels (TRY, FLY, DRY, SKY…): play it here or print it.
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- Hangman: words like RHYTHM and LYNX are among the hardest to guess, because guessing vowels does not help.
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