Check out our list of words without vowels in English. Knowing them well can help you win popular word games, like Words with Friends or Scrabble.
Vowel sounds are necessary in the English language to create words, but sometimes, words sneak their way into the vocabulary that doesn’t contain the letters “a,” “e,” “i,” “o,” and “u.” This selection of words will help you win your next word game; we’ve even got a helpful list of pictionary words.
Contents
- What Are Words Without Vowels?
- Onomatopoeia Words Without Vowels
- Two-Letter Words Without Vowels
- Three-Letter Words Without Vowels
- Four-Letter Words Without Vowels
- Five-Letter Words Without Vowels
- Six-Letter Words Without Vowels
- Seven-Letter Words Without Vowels
- Eleven Letter Words Without Vowels
- FAQs About The List of Words Without Vowels
- Author
What Are Words Without Vowels?

Words without vowels do not contain one of the five primary vowels. Sometimes, these words contain “y” used as a vowel. Other times, they are abbreviations, onomatopoeia, or derivatives of foreign words.
Brrr | Lynch | Spy |
By | Lynx | Sty |
Byrls | Mmm | Styth |
Chynd | My | Sylph |
Cly | Myrrh | Sylphy |
Crwth | Myth | Sync |
Crwth | Mythy | Synch |
Cry | Nth | Synd |
Crypt | Nymph | Syph |
Cwm | Nymphly | Syzygy |
Cwtch | Pfft | Tch |
Cyst | Phpht | Thy |
Dry | Ply | Thymy |
Dryly | Pry | Try |
Drys | Psst | Tryst |
Fly | Psych | Tsk |
Flyby | Pygmy | Twyndyllyng |
Flysch | Pyx | Tyg |
Fry | Rhythm | Tymp |
Fyrd | Rhythms | Tynd |
Ghylls | Rynd | Typp |
Glycyl | Scry | Typy |
Glyph | Shhh | Vly |
Gym | Shy | Why |
Gynny | Shyly | Wry |
Gyppy | Skyf | Wryly |
Gyps | Skyr | Wych |
Hmm | Sly | Wyn |
Hwyl | Slyly | Wynd |
Hymn | Sny | Xlnt |
Hyp | Sphynx | Xylyls |
Ky | Spry | Xyst |
Kynd | Spryly | Zzzzz |
Lymph |
Onomatopoeia Words Without Vowels
One common category of words without vowels is onomatopoeia words. These are words that spell a sound. Since sounds don’t necessarily have vowel sounds, the words don’t either.
1. Brrr
As she shivered in the cold breeze, the toddler said, “Brrr.”
2. Hmm
“Hmm,” she said, “that is an interesting idea.”
3. Mmm
The child took a bite of the cookie and showed his appreciation with a loud “Mmm.”
4. Pfft
The old woman shook her head and said, “Pfft, in my day, children knew how to speak with respect to their elders.”
5. Psst
“Psst,” she said, “We’re hiding over here.”
6. Shhh
“Shhh,” she soothed, “don’t cry!”
7. Tch
“Tch! Tch!” clucked the old woman in disapproval.
8. Tsk
“Tsk! Tsk! You shouldn’t talk to your mom that way,” said the teacher at the conference.
9. Zzzzz
“Zzzzz!” The dad was snoring loudly before the movie ended.
Two-Letter Words Without Vowels
A few words in the English language have just two letters, and if they contain a “y,” they likely don’t contain other vowels.
10. By
The book was by her favorite author, so she quickly added it to her online cart.
11. Ky
A ky herd was kept for dairy and meat in Medieval England.
12. My
My purse was left at the restaurant, so we must go back.
Three-Letter Words Without Vowels
Three-letter words ending in “y” are pretty common. These are some of the words without vowels that are part of everyday modern language.
13. Cly
If you choose to cly money from the government, you will likely go to jail.
14. Cry
The child began to cry for their mom as school was nearing the end of the day.
15. Cwm
As the hikers climbed to Cwm Glas Mawr, they noticed a dusting of snow on the ground.
16. Dry
Please dry your hands on the towel before leaving the kitchen.
17. Fly
Will you fly or drive to your vacation in Florida?
18. Fry
It may be healthier to bake the chicken, but it will be tastier if you fry it.
19. Gym
After over-indulging in sweets at Christmas, he felt a trip to the gym was important.
20. Hyp
A hyp act is scheduled to come after the acrobats at the circus performance.
21. Nth
If I missed curfew, my dad would question me to the nth degree.
22. Ply
The two-ply toilet paper she usually purchased was sold out, so she had to buy the thinner version.
23. Pry
She didn’t mean to pry, but her questions were quite invasive.
24. Pyx
The priest brought out the host in the decorative pyx.
25. Shy
The shy child had trouble making friends.
26. Sly
The thief’s sly smile indicated he wasn’t interested in being truthful.
27. Sny
The end of the dock will sny slightly upward to prevent people from falling off.
28. Spy
Please don’t spy on me while I wrap the presents.
29. Sty
The sty in her eye was quite painful.
30. Thy
“Give me thy hand,” the prince said to his princess.
31. Try
They will try harder tomorrow, but tonight they need to sleep.
32. Tyg
A tyg is a great drinking cup for kids because it has two handles.
33. Vly
They trudged through the vly to get to the paved path.
34. Why
Why would the dog run away?
35. Wry
The wry smile gave away the fact that he was joking.
36. Wyn
Pour a glass of wyn at the end of the day.
Four-Letter Words Without Vowels
Four-letter words without vowels can be abbreviations that have made their way into modern language. They can also be words with a “y” making a vowel sound.
37. Cyst
The cyst on her wrist had grown so big she had to have it surgically removed.
38. Drys
We had a drys of rain that got the ground damp but wasn’t quite enough to water the flowers.
39. Fyrd
The king called up a fyrd of hard-working men to protect his land when the enemy attacked.
40. Gyps
The lack of feathers on the vulture’s neck is a telltale sign that it is a gyps.
41. Hwyl
She recited the poetry with much passion and hwyl.
42. Hymn
At the end of the church service, the congregation sang a hymn of praise before going home.
43. Kynd
The mother and her kynd were grateful to have time together.
44. Lynx
The lynx kitten may be cute but will grow into a fierce predator.
45. Myth
The myth of Pandora’s box is a good lesson on decisions without a clear choice.
46. Rynd
The rynd helped support the millstone on the spindle.
47. Scry
The fortune teller will attempt to scry the future using tarot cards and her crystal ball.
48. Skyf
Don’t try to skyf in the hallway at school because the smell of the smoke will get you caught.
49. Skyr
She preferred the creamier texture of skyr over the thick texture of Greek yogurt.
50. Spry
Grandfather isn’t as spry as he once was.
51. Sync
The actor’s lip-singing was out of sync with the soundtrack.
52. Synd
Please synd the dirty clothes in the faucet before putting them in the laundry.
53. Syph
The child was showing symptoms of syph, a rare, sometimes congenital illness.
54. Tymp
The molten iron could not pass through the tymp at the top of the blast furnace.
55. Tynd
The tynd liquid was so thin that it easily flowed through the spigot.
56. Typp
She took a typp of yarn to give her enough to make the entire sweater.
57. Typy
The typy receptionist rarely made an errant typo.
58. Wych
The wych was full of salt water, which wasn’t good for drinking.
59. Wynd
The wynd was for foot traffic only because it was too narrow for vehicles.
60. Xlnt
What an xlnt novel to read in junior high!
61. Xyst
The xyst was a beautiful place to walk in the cool of the evening in ancient Rome.
Five-Letter Words Without Vowels
Though they may not be the longest, some five-letter words do not use vowels. If you are a fan of the game Wordle, which often uses five-letter words, these are good words to keep in the back of your mind.
62. Byrls
The college students frequently byrls at the local tavern after finishing their exams.
63. Chynd
The chef skillfully chynd the food to make his signature dish.
64. Crwth
The musician skillfully played the crwth while the audience listened in rapt attention.
65. Crypt
With its cobwebs and skeletons, the crypt was a spooky addition to the haunted house
Experience.
66. Cwtch
The teacher instructed the child to put her coat on the cwtch and join the class on the rug.
67. Dryly
“Sure,” he responded dryly, and it was clear he didn’t want to go.
68. Flyby
The vintage plane did a quick flyby before the parade started.
69. Glyph
The architect’s signature design piece was a glyph at the top of each pillar.
70. Gynny
The gynny hen chased the children around the farmyard.
71. Gyppy
After she went to Europe, she came home with a bit of a gyppy tummy.
72. Lymph
The lymph fluid is vital to the immune system to help fight illness.
73. Lynch
The lynch mob was so blinded by prejudice they attacked the man without going through proper legal channels.
74. Myrrh
The three wise men of the biblical Christmas story brought gifts of cold, frankincense, and myrrh.
75. Mythy
Though the story was true, it had a mythy feel to it.
76. Nymph
The Lady of the Lake in the King Arthur legend was a nymph.
77. Psych
Should we psych ourselves up for a challenging game?
78. Pygmy
The pygmy goats are the smallest breed of goat.
79. Shyly
The dog shyly peaked his head from between his owner’s legs to look at the strangers.
80. Slyly
She slyly looked to her partner in crime before jumping off into the abyss to escape the guards.
81. Styth
The suffocating styth gas made the mine unsafe.
82. Sylph
The sylph darted around the hummingbird feeder.
83. Thymy
The kitchen smelled very thymy as they added the fragrant spice to the dish.
84. Tryst
The romantic tryst was rudely interrupted when the children bounded into the room.
85. Crwth
The crwth has a unique sound, and I enjoy listening to recordings of the instrument.
86. Phpht
Did you hear the indignant “phpht” the customer said when we explained why they couldn’t get
the sale price?
87. Synch
The Bluetooth speaker had to synch to the phone before they could hear the music.
88. Wryly
He looked at her wryly, taking in her ripped jeans and dirty shirt.
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Six-Letter Words Without Vowels
Several six-letter words in English are spelled without vowel letters. Some have y, but a few have no vowel-type letters at all.
89. Flysch
The geologist pointed out the Flysch on the side of the mountain, which pointed to how it was formed.
90. Ghylls
From the top of the ravine, we could see small ghylls of water running through below.
91. Glycyl
The chemist created glycyl by removing the hydrogen atoms from the carboxylic acid.
92. Sphynx
The Sphynx is one of the most recognizable monuments from ancient Egypt.
93. Spryly
She spryly jumped onto the deck, making her seem much younger than her 60 years.
94. Sylphy
The attractive sylphy got the attention of the men when she walked into the room.
95. Syzygy
The astronomer noticed that the planets were aligned in syzygy.
96. Xylyls
The removal of the hydrogen atom created a group of xylyls.
97. Rhythm
You got the melody notes right, but the rhythm is all wrong, so let’s try that again.
Seven-Letter Words Without Vowels
The next longest word in English that does not use vowels has seven letters, as long as you are not counting plurals. Again, there is only one word that falls into this category.
98. Nymphly
She nymphly dove into the water and surfaced in the sparkling light.
99. Rhythms
The rhythms of the band drove the crowd into a dancing frenzy.
Eleven Letter Words Without Vowels
The longest word in the English language with no vowels is eleven letters long if you exclude plurals. Add an s to make it plural, and you have a twelve-letter word. Though it is rarely used and is of Welsh origins, it is in the Oxford English Dictionary, so it counts.
100. Twyndyllyng
The mother was hoping for a twyndyllyngs pregnancy but had to wait until her ultrasound to find out.
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FAQs About The List of Words Without Vowels
Are there any word without vowels?
Yes, there are many words in the English language without vowels. Some of the most common words are “my,” “shy,” “by,” and “cry.”
Is there a 5 letter word without a vowel?
Many five letter words without vowels are used in everyday English language. Some of them are “mythy,” “Nymph,” and “psych,”
What 5 letter words end in ly with no vowels?
A few five-letter words without vowels end in ly; one of the most common words is “slyly.”
What is the shortest word without vowels?
There are many short words without vowels, including “by” and “my.”
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