Words Without Vowels

Considering that consonants make up three-quarters of the letters in English, it only makes sense that consonant words abound. Of course, almost all English words contain at least one vowel. Are there any words without vowels in English? Particularly for Wordle, can you find a 5 letter word with a lot of consonants? Decipher the GLYPH and SLYLY discover words with no vowels. Read more about consonant words

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7 Letter Words

3 words
glycyls
rhythms
tsktsks

3 of 3 words

6 Letter Words

26 words
syzygy
sphynx
xylyls
flybys
flysch
glycyl
lymphs
nymphs
glyphs
psychs

10 of 26 words

5 Letter Words

40 words
xylyl
pygmy
cwtch
flyby
hyphy
lymph
nymph
glyph
gymps
phpht

10 of 40 words

4 Letter Words

31 words
lynx
gymp
wych
cwms
pfft
xyst
hwyl
hymn
typp
gyms

10 of 31 words

3 Letter Words

34 words
qgp
pyx
bff
cwm
hmm
gym
hyp
why
fly
ply

10 of 34 words

2 Letter Words

5 words
mm
by
hm
my
sh

5 of 5 words

More About Words Without Vowels

Consonant words come in handy when you’ve got a shortage of vowels in games like Words With Friends®. Hunt for open vowels on the current game board to find opportunities to play your consonant letter tiles. For the purposes of this list of words without vowels, the letter Y is being treated as the exception.

When working out daily Wordle answers, you may be keen to know five letter words with a lot of consonants. Common examples of 5 letter words with Y include NYMPH, TRYST and SLYLY. Even when you use the best Wordle starting word, you could be in for a challenge. What if you want words without vowels or Y? These are much rarer. A couple of true consonant words are CWMS and PFFT. 

When you’re struggling to play your consonant letter tiles in Scrabble®, for instance, it’s helpful to think about consonant clusters. That’s when you have two or more consonants with no vowel in between. In the word GRAPH, both GR and PH are consonant clusters. When you can hear individual sounds, you can call it a consonant blend. This is a solid Wordle strategy as well.

A list of consonant words like this can really make you go HMM. There’s no need to go quiet with a SHH when you have words with no vowels at your disposal. On the exact opposite end of the spectrum are vowel words. Just as you can get stuck with no vowels in Scrabble®, forming words with only vowels can be equally challenging. Queue up some available options for your next game.

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