VOWEL
What does "VOWEL" mean?
A speech sound made with an open vocal tract, or a letter representing such a sound.
Meanings
- A speech sound produced with an unobstructed flow of air through the mouth. Every English syllable is built around at least one vowel.
- A letter that typically represents such a sound: a, e, i, o, u (and sometimes y). The puzzle was easier once she bought a vowel.
Did you know?
- Arabic and Hebrew are written as abjads: short vowels are usually left out entirely, and skilled readers supply them from context - so a printed word can be all consonants.
Word origin
From Old French 'vouel', from Latin 'vocalis' (littera) meaning 'vocal (letter)', from 'vox' (voice).
A little poem
Consonants are the bones, sharp and clamped;
the vowel is the breath that warms the cage -
open the mouth, and the word is unstamped.
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Wordplay
- Why did the gambler love Wheel of Fortune? Every round, he could finally afford to buy a vowel.
What it teaches
Vowels carry no edge of their own, yet without them the sharpest consonants cannot be spoken.
Quick facts
What does VOWEL mean?
A speech sound made with an open vocal tract, or a letter representing such a sound.
Is VOWEL a valid word?
Yes — VOWEL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is VOWEL?
VOWEL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does VOWEL come from?
From Old French 'vouel', from Latin 'vocalis' (littera) meaning 'vocal (letter)', from 'vox' (voice).
What can VOWEL teach us?
Vowels carry no edge of their own, yet without them the sharpest consonants cannot be spoken.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.