Cwm and crwth do not contain the letters a, e, i, o, u, or y, the usual vowels (that is, the usual symbols that stand for vowel sounds) in English.
What is the longest word without vowels?
crwth
The longest words that contain no vowel and no ‘y’ are crwth (a Celtic stringed instrument), cwtch (a shed, cuddle, or hiding place), phpht (an expression of mild irritation), and grrrl (part of the phrase ‘riot girl’, which describes a subculture that mixes feminism and punk rock).
Which is the longest word without an I or an O?
The longest word English without A, E, I, O or U (but including y and w) is the plural form of the word twyndyllyng which is twyndyllyngs (which means twins but its’s an archaic word and not used at all nowadays) with 12 letters. Eg That pair of twyndyllyngs are a menace. However,…
How to find the longest word with these letters?
In its original version, the player has to try to make an anagram of the letters, or remove some of them to get the longest/biggest word possible. There are variants where letters can be used multiple times (repeating letters). See also dCode solvers: Scrabble, Boggle, Words containing… etc.
Are there any English words without vowel letters?
There are very few lexical words (that is, not counting interjections) without vowel letters. The longest such lexical word is tsktsks, pronounced /ˌtɪskˈtɪsks/. The mathematical expression nth /ˈɛnθ/, as in delighted to the nth degree, is in fairly common usage. Another mathematical term without vowel letters is rng /ˈrʌŋ/,…
What does W stand for in a word with no vowels?
Words with no vowels. do not contain the letters a, e, i, o, u, or y, the usual vowels (that is, the usual symbols that stand for vowel sounds) in English. But in those words the letter w simply serves instead, standing for the same sound that oo stands for in the words boom and booth.
