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Quiz about Words with No AEIOU but Sometimes Y

Words with No AEIOU (but Sometimes Y) Quiz

So your Scrabble rack is full of Cs, Hs, and Ws with nary a vowel in sight. Don't despair! Despite what you learned in second grade, there are plenty of English words that contain no vowels at all (or just a Y or two). Get to know some of them here.

A multiple-choice quiz by Quizissippi. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Quizissippi

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
341,036

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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709

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Question 1 of 10

1. You don't believe me? PFFT, you say? Actually, PFFT is a perfectly valid word in Scrabble. With no double or triple score spaces, how many points would PFFT be worth? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. LYMPH, along with blood and a few other vowel-heavy words, is an important circulating substance in your body. Which of these body structures is NOT involved in producing lymph? Hint

Spleen

Thyroid

Thymus

Bone marrow

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Question 3 of 10

3. MYRRH is a word that pops up more frequently in the Bible than on the Scrabble board. Which Biblical characters are most often associated with myrrh? Hint

King Solomon's wives

The Philistines

Jesus' disciples

The Magi (or wise men)

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Question 4 of 10

4. HM, HMM, and MM are all valid vowel-free Scrabble words. Which band apparently used this list as source material for the lyrics of their mystifying 1993 hit, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"? Hint

Presidents of the United States of America

The Flaming Lips

Spin Doctors

Crash Test Dummies

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Question 5 of 10

5. XYLYL is a great Scrabble word but a nasty class of chemicals. They've been used in chemical warfare for their lachrymatory properties, meaning they cause which condition? Hint

Heart failure

Inability to breathe

Tearing eyes

Nerve damage

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Question 6 of 10

6. Thank goodness for obscure variant spellings! GHYLL is an alternate spelling of GILL, which is a liquid measure equivalent to what? Hint

A quarter pint

Half a pint

Six and three-sevenths drams

Nine-tenths of a gallon

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which three-letter Scrabble word is a Welsh term for a rounded, glaciated valley?

Answer: (No vowels at all)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Another no-vowel Scrabble word from Welsh is CRWTH, meaning a type of musical instrument. It's a member of which instrument family? Hint

Percussion

None--it's unique

Woodwind

Stringed

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Question 9 of 10

9. We've all heard of something being done to the NTH degree. In mathematics, "n" means "a natural number". Which of these is a natural number? Hint

-1

2.71828...

3.14159265...

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Question 10 of 10

10. I wouldn't blame you if you blew me a raspberry after these questions. Which vowel-free Scrabble word means "a sound of annoyance or distaste"? Hint

BRRT

THBT

PHPHT

ZRBT

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You don't believe me? PFFT, you say? Actually, PFFT is a perfectly valid word in Scrabble. With no double or triple score spaces, how many points would PFFT be worth?

Answer: 12

P is worth three points; F is worth four. T gets just one measly point.

2. LYMPH, along with blood and a few other vowel-heavy words, is an important circulating substance in your body. Which of these body structures is NOT involved in producing lymph?

Answer: Thyroid

Your thyroid produces many invaluable substances, including thyroxin and calcitonin, but lymph is not one of them. If you had your tonsils removed as a kid, you've lost some of your lymph-making capacity. Fortunately, the rest of your body can make up for it!

3. MYRRH is a word that pops up more frequently in the Bible than on the Scrabble board. Which Biblical characters are most often associated with myrrh?

Answer: The Magi (or wise men)

"And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshiped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh." --Matthew 2:11 (KJV) Interestingly, the Magi weren't the only ones to offer Jesus myrrh.

His friend Nicodemus brought a batch to use for embalming Jesus' body after he was crucified (75 pounds, according to the Bible).

4. HM, HMM, and MM are all valid vowel-free Scrabble words. Which band apparently used this list as source material for the lyrics of their mystifying 1993 hit, "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm"?

Answer: Crash Test Dummies

Crash Test Dummies started out life with the name Bad Brad Roberts and the St. James Rhythm Pigs. Pretty hard to fit on an album cover.

5. XYLYL is a great Scrabble word but a nasty class of chemicals. They've been used in chemical warfare for their lachrymatory properties, meaning they cause which condition?

Answer: Tearing eyes

Xylyl bromide, in particular, showed up in the German "Weisskreuz" tear gas mixture during World War I. The first time it was used, it was a dismal failure: mist and wind blew it back over the German lines.

6. Thank goodness for obscure variant spellings! GHYLL is an alternate spelling of GILL, which is a liquid measure equivalent to what?

Answer: A quarter pint

For many years, the standard size of a liquor shot in British pubs was one-sixth of a gill. In Scotland, the publicans were rather more generous: a quarter-gill was the standard pour.

7. Which three-letter Scrabble word is a Welsh term for a rounded, glaciated valley?

Answer: CWM

This type of valley, better known as a "cirque", has the steep-sided, circular shape of a natural amphitheater. It's most often filled by a shallow lake known as a "tarn". Pacific Tarn, near Breckenridge, Colorado, is the highest-elevation lake in the U.S. at 13,420 feet.

8. Another no-vowel Scrabble word from Welsh is CRWTH, meaning a type of musical instrument. It's a member of which instrument family?

Answer: Stringed

The crwth (pronounced "krooth") is a bulky, rectangular instrument with six strings. When held against the body, it looks rather like an old-fashioned washboard.

9. We've all heard of something being done to the NTH degree. In mathematics, "n" means "a natural number". Which of these is a natural number?

Answer: 2

Natural numbers are also known as counting numbers (1, 2, 3, and so on), though some definitions include 0 as a natural number. 2.71828..., also known as "e," and 3.14159..., or pi, are important mathematical constants but not natural numbers.

10. I wouldn't blame you if you blew me a raspberry after these questions. Which vowel-free Scrabble word means "a sound of annoyance or distaste"?

Answer: PHPHT

PHPHT's little cousin, PHT, is also a valid Scrabble word. I'm sure I've seen THBT and BRRT in a few comic strip captions, and ZRBT is (as we all know) the noise made when you press your lips against a baby's tummy and blow hard.

Source: Author Quizissippi

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