2006-07-06 21:35:47 · 26 answers · asked by girija s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
syzygy
If you don't want to include the letter "y", these words are acceptable in Scrabble:
BRR
BRRR
CRWTH
CRWTHS
CWM
CWMS
HM
HMM
MM
NTH
PFFT
PSST
SH
SHH
TSK
TSKS
TSKTSK
TSKTSKS
2006-07-06 21:37:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practically saying... I've read a boook
Title: 1001 Questions and
Answers on Orthography and Reading
Author: B. A. Hathaway
Release Date: December 21, 2004 [EBook #14403]
Language: English
I got it from projectgutenberg.org
in this boook here's question related to the one u asked
Q-20. Can there be a syllable without it containing a vowel sound?
A-There cannot.
So all guyz saying why, fly, sky r wrong cause in these cases the vowel is Y
2006-07-07 04:52:43 · answer #2 · answered by Ω Nookey™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is none. A, E, I, O, and U are constant vowels. When (and only when) one of those five vowels is not present in a syllable of a word, the letter Y is considered a vowel. For instance: the Y in "sky" is the vowel, however the Y in "boy" is not.
2006-07-07 04:40:54 · answer #3 · answered by The Apple Chick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to report, that a lot of the words, that you have been given, containing the letter "Y" are considered vowels, if there is no ...i...e..a..u or o present in the word. Remember when your teacher said, that ..A, E, I, O, and U were our vowels, and sometimes "Y"? The letter "y" often doubles as a vowel.
The clostest things(words), containg no vowels in English, would be things like this:
thnx
psst(I need to whisper in your ear)
BLT(bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich)
P.S.
RSVP
Shh
Hmmm
RB (short for roast beef)...
Things like that. Abreviations.
2006-07-07 04:48:57 · answer #4 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuxálk, a native language of Nortwestern US and Southwestern Canada from the Salishan family, has a word "xÅpÌx̣ʷÅtÅpÅÅskÊ·cÌ" that means "he had had a bunchberry plant".
13 consonants in a row. No vowels. Beat that.
2006-07-07 04:47:14 · answer #5 · answered by Locoluis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In english, there are no words that contain no vowels, all words have at least one vowel per syllable
2006-07-07 04:39:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no word that doesnt have a vowel if you are counting "y".
2006-07-07 04:42:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tsk. (It represents a tongue-clicking sound of disapproval, usually rendered as "tsk-tsk" or "tsk-tsk-tsk". Sometimes pronounced "tisk".)
[In all those words containing "y" that have been suggested here, the "y" is in fact a vowel.]
2006-07-07 04:40:37 · answer #8 · answered by BroadwayPhil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rhythm
2006-07-07 04:37:54 · answer #9 · answered by PC-Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CWM
In this case the w becomes the vowel.
The word means natural amphitheater.
2006-07-09 14:42:59 · answer #10 · answered by kitten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋