Vowels

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of vowel: speech sounds produced with an open vocal tract and unrestricted airflow, forming the nucleus of syllables.

“English words must contain at least one of the five main vowels to be pronounceable.”

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Synonyms

voiced soundssyllabic sounds

Antonyms

consonants

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains only one vowel O despite being about vowels, the OWE cluster in the middle is a strong early guess

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, the V (4 points) and W (4 points) together make VOWELS an efficient use of two high-value tiles

Words Related to Vowels

Anagrams of Vowels

Words that use exactly the same letters as “vowels”.

wolves

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “vowels” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bowels dowels rowels towels vowers

Words you can make from Vowels

Shorter words formed from the letters in “vowels”.

loves lowes lowse solve sowel sowle voles vowel wolve leos lose love lows owes owls slew sloe slow sole vole vows woes wove

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