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Consonant Dumps Trivia Quiz

Sometimes in scrabble, you get a lot of consonants on your rack. In this quiz, I will teach you some words you can use to get rid of consonants. For all answers, I'm using the OWL (American) dictionary.

A multiple-choice quiz by Oidioid32123. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Oidioid32123

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,199

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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312

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which one of these is a word meaning "to steal"? Hint

PLUCK

CRAMP

FLICK

HIJACK

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of these nouns is not also a verb? Hint

SPRINKLE

JERK

STRING

KRILL

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Question 3 of 10

3. Including Y as a consonant, how many letters are the longest words with one vowel? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Without using any Ys, what is the fewest number of vowels a word with 15 letters has in the OWL? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Every word with 3 or more letters in the OWL contains at least a vowel or a Y.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these words means "a place frequently visited"? Hint

HOWFF

WHARF

WHIFF

WHOOF

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of these words is a noun?
Hint

BEFLECK

HOTCH

KLEPHT

WHOOF

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many words contain no vowels and no Y? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many 5 letter words contain exactly one vowel if Y is considered a consonant? Hint

5093

599

1209

2774

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Question 10 of 10

10. The word CWM is a verb.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one of these is a word meaning "to steal"?

Answer: HIJACK

HIGHJACK is also a word, meaning the exact same thing.

2. Which one of these nouns is not also a verb?

Answer: KRILL

STRING can also be an adjective, in "string cheese".

3. Including Y as a consonant, how many letters are the longest words with one vowel?

Answer: 11

There are three in the OWL, DYSRHYTHMIC, POLYRHYTHMS, (meaning what they imply) and SULFHYDRYLS (organic compounds with the mercapto group).

4. Without using any Ys, what is the fewest number of vowels a word with 15 letters has in the OWL?

Answer: 3

This word is BREMSSTRAHLUNGS, meaning a type of radiation, though there are seven more 15 letter words with 3 vowels and one or more Ys.

5. Every word with 3 or more letters in the OWL contains at least a vowel or a Y.

Answer: False

Some words, such as CRWTH (an ancient musical instrument), are made up of entirely consonants.

6. Which of these words means "a place frequently visited"?

Answer: HOWFF

HOWF is also a word, meaning the same thing.

7. Which one of these words is a noun?

Answer: KLEPHT

The other three words are verbs. HOTCH means to wiggle, WHOOF means to snort, and BEFLECK means to mark with tiny streaks or spots. KLEPHT is a type of guerrilla warfare in Greece.

8. How many words contain no vowels and no Y?

Answer: 22

TSKTSKS is the longest of these, meaning "to utter something implying annoyance".

9. How many 5 letter words contain exactly one vowel if Y is considered a consonant?

Answer: 2774

The first word alphabetically in this list is ABYSM, a variant of "abyss".

10. The word CWM is a verb.

Answer: False

CWM is a noun, meaning a type of basin on a mountain. PYX is an even higher scoring consonant dump in Scrabble.

Source: Author Oidioid32123

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