you people need help.

crwth is also not a word without a vowel, because in the welsh language the 'w' is sometimes used as a vowel. and i agree with you on the 'y' thing

crwth is also not a word without a vowel, because in the welsh language the 'w' is sometimes used as a vowel. and i agree with you on the 'y' thing

Only words in the English disctionary count, not made up words for musical instruments. The ONLY word that has no Vowels (including the Y) is Shrth, Shrth is dated back to the Battle of Marston Moor April 1664.

It was first used after arriving at the moor on July 2, 1644, Rupert allowed himself to be convinced by his commanders that it was too late in the day to begin fighting. Thus, Rupert allowed his soldiers to break for supper. Shortly after 7:00 PM, however, a large shrth of thunder, accompanied by pouring rain, helped to announce the arrival of The Parliamentarians. The biggest battle ever fought in Britain had begun.

The Battle of Marston Moor lasted only a few hours. The majority of the Royalists were either killed or taken prisoner. Rupert himself had to hide in a field to avoid capture. The Parliamentarians only lost 300 troops.

Rupert managed to rally the survivors and retreat to Chester. Here he hoped to rebuild his army. With this march south, the Royalists' abandoned the north.

Yes there is a word and it is Crwth which is a Sringed Musical Instrument mostly used in Welsh Music. By the way all the words above have vowels. Whoever made this page needs to go back to English class because in every word the letter " Y " is considered a vowel.

OKAY i only came here to see if there are any words without vowels and now im just plain confused why are you all so serious! so!! without any great debate is there any words without vowels?? or vowel sounding letters?? IN THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY AH!!

U ppl are really sick...
Now if u ask me i'll let u know some wrds without vowels..

F*CK, S*CK, D*CK, MTHRFKR xctr.....

Now dont tell me above wrds r nt wrds without vowels as u know they have no A, E, I, O, U or Y n I say they r wrds as dey hav meanings n u ppl did understand them without any prob :d

fwhy the hell did u puts the vowels a e and y . think

people should really get a life and not argue about it..........seriously!!!

YOU'VE POSTED WORDS WITH "A" & "E".LASTED TIME I CHECKED THEY WE VOWELS.....GYVE & AY...THIS SITE IS COMPLETELY INACCURATE...UPDATE YOUR SITE GUY

crypt is a good one

Y is a vowel and that is plain and simple. cwms is a good one for the list.

yer i agree lol,

y can be used i guess, but w...not so much.

half of these words wouldent even come up in conversation lol,

so does it really matter? how many of you guys are going to be able to say you play the "crwth" lol
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so yer :D

How is 'w' a vowel?

I don't get it!

In pillow, it isn't a vowel. It is just silent, or emphazises the 'o' even more.

Wow. Some people are really stupid.

I only came to this website to see if there was a word with no vowels, but everyone has to get so technical about it!

Wow...

Oh my god, some of you people need to go back to grade school

"crwth" is a Welsh string instrument... are you the second grader?

Is tsk a word? Because if it is then there you go.

Or is it tisk?

I'm not exactly sure.

Ay isn't a word without a vowel...idiot.

You know... arguing on the Internet is a lot like the special olympics. Even if you win, you're still a retard!

*can semi vowels come before consnants .give examples

Someone already had it, but crwth. Webster's defines it as a crowd. Just a note, a 2nd grader figured that one out!

Yes, the letter Y is a vowel or a consonant! In terms of sound, a vowel is 'a speech sound which is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction...', while a consonant is 'a basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed' (definitions from the New Oxford Dictionary of English, 1998). The letter Y can be used to represent different sounds in different words, and can therefore fit either definition. In myth or hymn it is clearly a vowel, and also in words such as my, where it stands for a diphthong (a combination of two vowel sounds). On the other hand, in a word like beyond there is an obstacle to the breath which can be heard between two vowels, and the same sound begins words like young and yes. (This consonant sound, like that of the letter W, is sometimes called a 'semivowel' because it is made in a similar way to a vowel, but functions in contrast to vowels when used in words.) Whether the letter Y is a vowel or a consonant is therefore rather an arbitrary decision. The letter is probably more often used as a vowel, but in this role is often interchangeable with the letter I. However, the consonant sound is not consistently represented in English spelling by any other letter, and perhaps for this reason Y tends traditionally to be counted among the consonants.

why is new word by viji

Gym

This is hilarious,
Who really cares that much?

A E I O U, AND Y, are all vowels.

Now try and make a REAL word without using any vowels.

Haven't you ever heard that the vowels are a,e,i,o,u, and sometimes y. "Y" is a vowel when it sounds like long "i."

ok, aeiou, sometimes y and w are vowels. In all the words that you posted the y is a vowel, same as in my mother's name, Kathryn. w is a vowel in pillow. and i hopw i don't have to go into words were aeiou are vowels. there is one word that i can think of that doesnt use aeiouyw, and it is nth, ans in to the nth degree, and it is a word. here is the dictionary.com definition for nth:

nth /?n?/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[enth] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. being the last in a series of infinitely decreasing or increasing values, amounts, etc.
2. (of an item in a series of occurrences, planned events, things used, etc., that is thought of as being infinitely large) being the latest, or most recent: This is the nth time I've told you to eat slowly.

so there you go.

rynd

i think this is really stupid and you guys should quit while your at it

Just to give people some clarification, here is both the definition of vowels and consonants, and how the letter Y fits into both. http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutother/lettery?view=uk

In Summary, they point out that in the majority of cases, when Y is used as a vowel, it is interchangeable with the letter I - as in words like 'try' or 'crypt' would sound the same if an I was there instead. They also mention that there are no other consonants that give the same sound as a letter 'y' in words souch as 'young' or 'Yemen', and this is the reason that the letter 'y' is traditionally considered a consonant.

Discuss =P

Some purists might question "nth"s status as a word, but since I believe language is what people speak (not what some self-appointed arbiter of style decrees), I'll agree that "nth" is a word. It is also true that "nth" isn't written with a vowel. But the question is whether you want to go with the orthography or the pronunciation.

If you go with orthography, then all you are saying is that you've found a word that isn't written with a vowel. But I think if you say "nth" outloud to yourself and listen carefully, you'll see it's really "enth".

It's been said above, but just to repeat -- there are no words in spoken English that don't have vowels. Maybe there are some foreign borrowings that don't have vowels, but I doubt there are enough English-speakers who can pronounce those words to count them as English words in their own right.

Please try my web-based experiments

What about the word nth, i.e. to the nth degree

Lol did someone miss grade school? Let me refresh you vowels are A E I O U and sometimes Y. the sometimes means that yes it is considered a vowel. at times it is a vowel at times it is not. It’s never semi (half or partly a vowel).

A is a vowel. Y is a vowel in all of those words. Douchebags

A is a vowel. Y is a vowel in all of those words. Douchebags

CRYPT is new word without vowel

How bout psst. That is a word. An example would be 'psst, come here'.

another word is rhythm

"AY" has a vowel because the letter "A" is a vowel

While it's totally unrelated to the topic at hand, I've read a little bit about Tysabri. While it is true that this is an amazing medication I would be cautious of calling it a miracle drug. It's new, and it almost wasn't because of some funky rare lesions that came up in the brains of some people in the clinical trials that left the suferers in a worse state than their M.S. I can understand the appeal of a new treatment for a condition as serious as MS, and it is with this in mind that I remind you that it is important that people understand the risks and decide for themselves whether or not the risks are worth the benefit. of But you know, the manufacturers have a great marketing team, getting out press releases and all, so it must be a miracle drug, just like Vioxx, Bextra....

I came across this today , I have heard of many others but this is a sample of what I have come across.
Well worth a look.

http://kutv.com/healthyliving/local_story_120193850.html

by .the way AY has a vowel, DUH

Actually a " Y " is considered a vowel is it makes a speech sound, such as (?) or (?) so in other words almost every word listed above has a vowel in it.

my bad i hit reply instead of hitting add a comment

The juxtaposition of the words is awkward, but
'Sprytly Gypsy slyly slyp'd by my crypt', isn't.

I have always thought of Y as an auxiliary vowel?

The subject says it all.

Thank god SOMEONE knows what they are talking about

Hello?!? There is a vowel in every word with the exception of one- cwm
It only has no vowel because it is Dutch or Swedish or something like that. It refers to one of the faces on Mt. Everest- the Western Cwm

crwth

Cwms - a bowl-shaped, steep-walled mountain basin carved by glaciation, often containing a small, round lake.

Crypt - an underground burial place especially underneath a church.

'Y' is sometimes a vowel, but only if it is by itself in a word, like 'fry'. Every word has a vowel, unless you're stupid an are thinking of things like 'TV'. That's an abbreveation! So, let's take 'Yard', for instance. Notice that 'a' is the main vowel in this, so when there is a main vowel, 'y' is not a vowel. 'Y' is only used when no other vowel is present.

Hope I cleared the confusion!