How many words have no vowels?

Our dictionary contains 121 words spelled without the vowels a, e, i, o or u (many use Y as the vowel sound).

What are good vowel-free words for Scrabble?

Short ones like CRY, DRY, FLY, SHY and the Y-rich GYM and SYNC let you dump consonants when your rack has no a/e/i/o/u.

Words Without Vowels

All 121 words in our dictionary spelled without the vowels a, e, i, o or u, sorted by Scrabble score. Most lean on Y for the vowel sound.

121 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

syzygy25 xylyls19 rhythms18 xylyl18 flybys17 flysch17 rhythm17 sylphy17 flyby16 glycyls16 lymphs16 mythy16 nymphs16 psychs16 pygmy16 thymy16 glycyl15 glyphs15 lymph15 nymph15 phpht15 psych15 pyx15 tsktsks15 wych15 xysts15 crwths14 glyph14 gypsy14 lynx14 myrrhs14 shyly14 spryly14 sylphs14 synchs14 tsktsk14 wryly14 xyst14 crwth13 crypts13 ghylls13 hymns13 lynch13 myrrh13 myths13 stymy13 sylph13 synch13 syphs13 whys13 crypt12 dryly12 ghyll12 hymn12 hyps12 myth12 pfft12 synths12 syph12 typps12 typy12 why12 wynds12 cwms11 hyp11 slyly11 synth11 typp11 wynd11 wynns11 byrls10 cwm10 cysts10 gyms10 gyps10 hmm10 sky10 syncs10 wynn10 wyns10 byrl9 cyst9 fly9 fry9 gym9 gyp9 rynds9 scry9 shh9 shy9 spry9 sync9 thy9 trysts9 wry9 wyn9 bys8 cry8 drys8 pht8 ply8 pry8 rynd8 spy8 tryst8 tsks8 by7 dry7 hm7 my7 tsk7 brrr6 mm6 nth6 psst6 sly6 sty6 syn6 try6 brr5 sh5

When to play a vowel-free word

A consonant-heavy rack is one of the worst spots in Scrabble. Memorising a few vowel-free words lets you offload awkward tiles and redraw, instead of passing your turn.

Words Without Vowels

When to play a vowel-free word

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