English Words That Contain No Vowels

[layman37]

crypt

[Mr. Mister]

pry

[iBELIEVE]

Fly

[Angas ng Tondo]

Try

[kaloy_11]

Why

[Green Alien]

by

[*kalel*]

myth

[honeysuckle]

Tryst

[Batang Hamog]

shy

[RED2018]

cyst

[Green Alien]

cry

[D. S.]

Fry

[SerV]

C R Y P T

[Robo Cop]

Cyst

[Invictus0913]

Tryst

[suuperman]

Try

[Kapitan Awesome]

Nymph

[THE DESTROYER]

Cry

[darksoulriver]

lynx

[mister DS]

Spy

[inq@15]

Hymn

[ejman]

My

[Mzice]

fry

[*Zeckiah-PSE*]

Myth

[morozek]

Sorry guys! Nice tries, but most of these don't count.

 

The letter 'Y' is a vowel when pronounced /ee/ (as in 'happy'), /ay/ (as in 'fly') and /ih/ (as in gym).

 

The letter 'Y' is a consonant when it has a hard /ya/, /ye/, /yo/, or /yu/ sound (as in 'yard', 'yellow', 'yo-yo', and 'yum', respectively).

 

Interestingly (the 'y' is a vowel here), the word 'yummy' uses the letter 'Y' as both a consonant (at the beginning) and as a vowel (at the end).

 

The letter 'W' can similarly be used as a vowel, but it is extremely rare (usually in words that are no longer in common use).

 

English words that truly have no vowels are few and far between, and are usually used as interjections, onomatopoeia, or time filler words, such as 'hmph', 'hmm' or 'grrr'.

Edited June 7, 2015 by morozek