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Short words with no A, E, I, O or U
When the bag hands you nothing but consonants you still have plays. A few of these are noises (HMM, SHH, PSST, TSK), some borrow from Welsh (CWM), and the rest lean on Y.
Most players have never seen them, so expect a challenge, and enjoy winning it. Two to four letters, North American list first.
Words without vowels (72)
North American list (NWL)
2-letter (5)
- B3Y4
near or next to; also, a pass in certain card games
Wiktionary - H4M3
hmm, used to show you're thinking
Wiktionary - M3M3
used to express assent or satisfaction
Wiktionary - M3Y4
the possessive form of the pronoun I
Wiktionary - S1H4
used to urge silence
Wiktionary
3-letter (34)
- B3R1R1
same as BRRR: used to indicate that one feels cold
Wiktionary - B3Y4S1
form of BY: a pass in certain card games
Wiktionary - C3R1Y4
to weep
Wiktionary - C3W4M3
a cirque
Wiktionary - D2R1Y4
a prohibitionist; having no moisture; to make dry
Wiktionary - F4L1Y4
clever; to hit a ball high into the air in baseball; to move through the air
Wiktionary - F4R1Y4
to cook over direct heat in hot fat or oil
Wiktionary - G2R1R1
used to express anger or annoyance
Wiktionary - G2Y4M3
a room for athletic activities
Wiktionary - H4M3M3
used to express thoughtful consideration
Wiktionary - H4Y4P3
same as HYPOCHONDRIA: depression involving imaginary ailments
Wiktionary - M3M3M3
same as MM: used to express assent or satisfaction
Wiktionary - M3Y4C3
a gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell
Wiktionary - N1T1H4
pertaining to an indefinitely large ordinal number
Wiktionary - P3H4T1
used as an expression of mild anger or annoyance
Wiktionary - P3L1Y4
to supply with or offer repeatedly
Wiktionary - P3R1Y4
to inquire impertinently into private matters
Wiktionary - P3S1T1
same as PSST: used to attract someone's attention
Wiktionary - P3W4N1
to dominate
Wiktionary - P3Y4X8
a container in which the eucharistic bread is kept
Wiktionary - S1H4H4
same as SH: used to urge silence
Wiktionary - S1H4Y4
timid; to move suddenly back or aside, as in fear
Wiktionary - S1K5Y4
to hit or throw toward the upper atmosphere
Wiktionary - S1L1Y4
same as CRAFTY: skillful in deceiving
Wiktionary - S1P3Y4
to watch secretly
Wiktionary - S1T1Y4
to keep in a pigpen
Wiktionary - S1Y4N1
same as SYNE: same as SINCE
Wiktionary - T1H4Y4
belonging to thou
Wiktionary - T1R1Y4
to attempt
Wiktionary - T1S1K5
to utter an exclamation of annoyance
Wiktionary - W4H4Y4
the reason or cause of something
Wiktionary - W4R1Y4
contorted; to contort
Wiktionary - W4Y4N1
same as WYNN: the rune for W
Wiktionary - Z10Z10Z10
used to suggest the sound of snoring
Wiktionary
4-letter (33)
- B3R1R1R1
used to indicate that one feels cold
Wiktionary - B3Y4R1L1
to birle
Wiktionary - C3W4M3S1
form of CWM: a cirque
Wiktionary - C3Y4S1T1
a sac
Wiktionary - D2R1Y4S1
form of DRY: a prohibitionist; having no moisture; to make dry
Wiktionary - G2Y4M3S1
form of GYM: a room for athletic activities
Wiktionary - H4M3M3M3
same as HMM: used to express thoughtful consideration
Wiktionary - H4W4Y4L1
an emotion that inspires impassioned eloquence
Wiktionary - H4Y4M3N1
to sing a song of religious praise
Wiktionary - H4Y4P3S1
form of HYP: same as HYPOCHONDRIA
Wiktionary - L1Y4C3H4
same as LICH: a corpse
Wiktionary - L1Y4N1X8
a short-tailed wildcat
Wiktionary - M3Y4C3S1
form of MYC: a gene that transforms a normal cell into a cancerous cell
Wiktionary - M3Y4T1H4
a type of traditional story
Wiktionary - P3F4F4T1
used to express a sudden ending
Wiktionary - P3S1S1T1
used to attract someone's attention
Wiktionary - P3W4N1S1
form of PWN: to dominate
Wiktionary - R1Y4N1D2
an iron support
Wiktionary - S1C3R1Y4
to foretell the future by using a crystal ball
Wiktionary - S1H4H4H4
same as SH: used to urge silence
Wiktionary - S1K5R1Y4
to scry
Wiktionary - S1P3R1Y4
same as NIMBLE: same as AGILE
Wiktionary - S1Y4N1C3
to cause to operate in unison
Wiktionary - S1Y4P3H4
same as SYPHILIS: a venereal disease
Wiktionary - T1S1K5S1
form of TSK: to utter an exclamation of annoyance
Wiktionary - T1Y4P3P3
a unit of yarn size
Wiktionary - T1Y4P3Y4
characterized by strict conformance to the characteristics of a group
Wiktionary - W4H4Y4S1
form of WHY: the reason or cause of something
Wiktionary - W4Y4C3H4
a European elm
Wiktionary - W4Y4N1D2
a narrow street
Wiktionary - W4Y4N1N1
the rune for W
Wiktionary - W4Y4N1S1
form of WYN: same as WYNN
Wiktionary - X8Y4S1T1
same as XYSTUS: a roofed area where athletes trained in ancient Greece
Wiktionary
Collins two-letter extras (5)
International tournament list only. Check which list your group uses. Collins also has some longer words not shown here.
- C3H4
I (obsolete dialect form)
Wiktionary - F4Y4
expression of disgust or disapproval; variant of fie
Wiktionary - K5Y4
cows (Scots)
Wiktionary - N1Y4
nigh; near (archaic)
Wiktionary - S1T1
a sound to call for silence or attention
Wiktionary
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