5 letter words with no vowels
SpellScout found 54 five letter game words with no A, E, I, O or U. Y is allowed in the main list. The strict setting removes it too.
Vowel rule
Should Y count as a vowel?
Keep Y to find words such as crypt and glyph. Count Y as a vowel to see the much shorter list with none of those six letters.
Showing 54 five letter words with no A, E, I, O or U.
Highest scoring words
Scores use the list where Y is allowed.
- hyphy19
- xylyl18
- flyby16
- gyppy16
- mythy16
- pygmy16
- thymy16
- cwtch15
- lymph15
- nymph15
- phpht15
- psych15
- skyfs15
- xysts15
- chynd14
- cwtch15
- phpht15
- crwth13
- grrls6
- grrrl6
All 5 letter words without vowels, A to Z
Click any word to see its definition and game validity.
Words starting with B
1- byrls10
Words starting with C
5- chynd14
- crwth13
- crypt12
- cwtch15
- cysts10
Words starting with D
1- dryly12
Words starting with F
2- flyby16
- fyrds12
Words starting with G
9- ghyll12
- glyph14
- grrls6
- grrrl6
- grypt11
- gymps13
- gynny12
- gyppy16
- gypsy14
Words starting with H
3- hwyls14
- hymns13
- hyphy19
Words starting with K
2- kydst13
- kynds13
Words starting with L
2- lymph15
- lynch13
Words starting with M
3- myrrh13
- myths13
- mythy16
Words starting with N
1- nymph15
Words starting with P
3- phpht15
- psych15
- pygmy16
Words starting with R
1- rynds9
Words starting with S
11- shyly14
- skyfs15
- skyrs12
- slyly11
- stymy13
- sylph13
- synch13
- syncs10
- synds9
- synth11
- syphs13
Words starting with T
5- thymy16
- tryps10
- tryst8
- tymps12
- typps12
Words starting with W
3- wryly14
- wynds12
- wynns11
Words starting with X
2- xylyl18
- xysts15
Why Y changes the answer
Y acts like a vowel in many of these words. In crypt, lymph, and nymph, it carries the main vowel sound. That is why a no A, E, I, O, or U list is much longer than a list that removes Y as well.
The strict setting leaves 5 entries in SpellScout's dictionary: crwth, cwtch, grrls, grrrl, phpht. Some are uncommon, so use the word details to check the game you are playing.
Using these words in games
This list is handy when a puzzle has ruled out every standard vowel. It also helps in Scrabble-style games when your rack has Y and several consonants.
Use the 5 letter word finder to add known letters or positions. For every length, browse the full list of words without vowels.
Frequently asked questions
What are some 5 letter words with no vowels?
Crypt, glyph, lymph, myrrh, and nymph have no A, E, I, O, or U. They use Y where a vowel sound would usually appear.
Does Y count as a vowel?
It depends on the word and the puzzle. The main list allows Y. Use the strict setting if your puzzle treats Y as a vowel.
Are there 5 letter words with no vowels, including Y?
Yes. SpellScout's game dictionary has 5: crwth, cwtch, grrls, grrrl, phpht. This stricter list contains none of A, E, I, O, U, or Y.
Are all of these valid Wordle answers?
No. This page uses SpellScout's Collins-based game dictionary, which is larger than the Wordle answer list. Click a word to check its game validity.