Words without vowels
The ENABLE word list has 121 words with no A, E, I, O or U (Y counts as a consonant here), such as HMM, NTH, PSST, CRWTH and RHYTHM.
Useful when your rack is all consonants. Many of these use Y, so keep a Y in mind as a stand-in vowel.
Highest-scoring in Scrabble
- syzygy25
- xylyls19
- rhythms18
- xylyl18
- flybys17
- flysch17
- rhythm17
- sylphy17
- flyby16
- glycyls16
2 letters (5)
by hm mm my sh
3 letters (29)
brr bys cry cwm dry fly fry gym gyp hmm hyp nth pht ply pry pyx shh shy sky sly spy sty syn thy try tsk why wry wyn
4 letters (27)
brrr byrl cwms cyst drys gyms gyps hymn hyps lynx myth pfft psst rynd scry spry sync syph tsks typp typy whys wych wynd wynn wyns xyst
5 letters (36)
byrls crwth crypt cysts dryly flyby ghyll glyph gypsy hymns lymph lynch myrrh myths mythy nymph phpht psych pygmy rynds shyly slyly stymy sylph synch syncs synth syphs thymy tryst typps wryly wynds wynns xylyl xysts
6 letters (21)
crwths crypts flybys flysch ghylls glycyl glyphs lymphs myrrhs nymphs psychs rhythm spryly sylphs sylphy synchs synths syzygy trysts tsktsk xylyls
7 letters (3)
glycyls rhythms tsktsks
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FAQ
How many words without vowels are there?
121 in the public-domain ENABLE word list. The official Scrabble dictionaries differ slightly, so a few words may be added or missing there.
Which one scores the most?
SYZYGY, worth 25 points in Scrabble before bonus squares.