The Welsh words crwth and cwm use the letter w as a vowel. The word nth (an unspecified ordinal number) is the only all-consonant word in many dictionaries. The verb tsktsk (making a "tsktsk" sound) appears in Chambers Dictionary, making tsktsks, seven letters and no vowels, possible. The word twyndyllyngs, an archaic word for twin, has been cited by Guinness World Records as the longest, though it is not in OED.įurther information: List of words in English without vowelsĪ number of vowelless onomatopoeic vocalisations exist (mmm, grrr etc.), which may or may not be considered "words". Gypsyfy, gypsyry, symphysy, nymphly, and nymphfly are as long or longer, but are not as common. Rhythms is the longest common word containing only y as a vowel. See also: List of words in English without vowelsĪ large number of Modern English words spell the /?/ or /a?/ sound with the letter y, such as rhythm,my, by, try, sky, why, wry, fry, gym, hymn, lynx, lynch, myth, pygmy, gypsy, myrrh, nymph, lymph, flyby, and syzygy. From wikipedia: English words with uncommon properties
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