It’s very interesting to know and understand the words without vowels.
Many words are made up of vowels and consonants. The difference between the two is due to the way the letters are pronounced. Vowel (a, e, i, o, you are also in English) is a spoken sound made with the mouth open and without the tongue touching the roof of the mouth, teeth, etc. You can break the spoken sound completely or slightly block the flow of air through the mouth.
But are there words in English without vowels at all?
Yes, you will be surprised to know that there are more than a hundred words that do not have vowels, but most of these are initialism (abbreviations containing initials called separately) such as HTML, DVD, and LBD. Then there are words like fly, myth, and psych that do not have a, e, i, o, or u, but have ‘y’ that acts as a vowel.
English Words without Vowels with Meanings
Following are examples of words with no vowels in them:
| Word | Meaning |
| Brr | An exclamation used to express someone’s reaction to feeling cold. |
| Cwm | A cirque, especially one in the mountains of Wales. |
| Cwtch | A cupboard or cubbyhole. A cuddle or hug. |
| Grrl | A young woman regarded as independent and strong or aggressive. |
| Hmm | An exclamation used to express reflection, uncertainty, or hesitation: |
| Mm | An exclamation used to express contentment or pleasure. |
| Nth | Denoting an unspecified item or instance in a series, typically the last or latest in a long series. |
| Pfft | Used to represent a dull abrupt sound as of a slight impact or explosion. |
| Psst | An exclamation used to attract someone’s attention surreptitiously. |
| Sh | An exclamation used to call for silence. |
| Tch | An exclamation used to express irritation, annoyance, or impatience. |
| Tsk | An exclamation used to express irritation, annoyance, or impatience. |
| Xlnt | An informal abbreviation of excellent. |
Let us work on more English words without vowels, and we use such words quite often:
| Dry | Gym | Psst | Why |
| Cry | Hmm | Lymph | Whys |
| Brr | Cysts | Drys | Wry |
| Cyst | Dryly | Ply | Thy |
| Fly | Lynch | Sylph | Thymy |
| Gypsy | Myths | Spy | Try |
| Crypt | Myths | Slyly | Why |
| Fry | Nymph | Sly | Wynd |
Five and Six Letter Words without Vowels
Let us work on five and six letter words without vowels in a tabular form:
| Five Letter Words | MEANING |
| MYRRH | A gum resin used in making incense |
| Pygmy | Any person, animal or plant that is abnormally undersized |
| Shyly | In a shy manner |
| Crwth | An ancient Celtic instrument |
| Phpht | Interjection to indicate mild annoyance |
| Six Letter Words | MEANING |
| Rhythm | Regular repeated pattern of movement or sound |
| Syzygy | A pair of connected or corresponding things. |
| Sylphy | The nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies |
| Spryly | Lively, active, and brisk; vigorous. |
| Smyths | Smyth is an early variant of the common surname |
Further, the longest word having seven letters which has none of the five vowels is: Nymphly
However, two six letters word which is Glycyl and Rhythm can as well be considered as seven letters word if we add “s” at the end of each word.
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