A Wordle row with every vowel greyed out still leaves an answer to find, and 5 letter words with no vowels are where to look.
In nearly all of them Y acts as the vowel, as in NYMPH and CRYPT.
Once A, E, I, O and U are ruled out, a guess built around Y, such as CRYPT, is the next step.
List of 5 Letter Words With No Vowels
- CRYPT
- DRYLY
- GLYPH
- GYPSY
- LYMPH
- LYNCH
- MYRRH
- NYMPH
- PYGMY
- SHYLY
- SLYLY
- TRYST
- WRYLY
- BYRLS
- CHYND
- CRWTH
- CRYST
- CWTCH
- CYMRY
- CYSTS
- DRYTH
- FLDXT
- FLYBY
- FPSPS
- FYRDS
- GHYLL
- GLYNN
- GRRLS
- GRRRL
- GRYPH
- GRYPT
- GYMPS
- GYNNY
- GYPPY
- HDQRS
- HWYLS
- HYMNS
- HYPHY
- HYRST
- KYDST
- KYNDS
- MPHPS
- MYTHS
- MYTHY
- NYMSS
- PFFTT
- PGNTT
- PHPHT
- PHYNX
- PSYCH
- RHYMY
- RYNDS
- SCYLD
- SCYTH
- SKYFS
- SKYRS
- SMRGS
- SMYTH
- SRSLY
- STYMY
- SYFTN
- SYLPH
- SYNCH
- SYNCS
- SYNDS
- SYNTH
- SYPHS
- THYMS
- THYMY
- TRYMS
- TRYPS
- TYMPS
- TYPPS
- WYNDS
- WYNNS
- WYSTY
- XYLYL
- XYSTS
5 Letter Words With No Vowels for Wordle
- SYNTH
- SMYTH
- TRYPS
- LYNCH
- GYPSY
- LYMPH
- CRYPT
- NYMPH
- PYGMY
- GLYPH
- MYRRH
- TRYST
- SLYLY
- SHYLY
- WRYLY
- DRYLY
5 Letter Words With No Vowels Except Y
- LYNCH
- GYPSY
- LYMPH
- CRYPT
- NYMPH
- PYGMY
- GLYPH
- MYRRH
- TRYST
- SLYLY
- SHYLY
- WRYLY
- DRYLY
- MYTHS
- PSYCH
- SYNTH
- HYMNS
- SMYTH
- CYSTS
- GLYNN
- SRSLY
- SYNCH
- FLYBY
- SYNCS
- SYLPH
- HYPHY
- WYNNS
- CRYST
- GHYLL
- SCYLD
- CYMRY
- GRYPH
- BYRLS
- CHYND
- DRYTH
- FYRDS
- GRYPT
- GYMPS
- GYNNY
- GYPPY
- HWYLS
- HYRST
- KYDST
- KYNDS
- MYTHY
- NYMSS
- PHYNX
- RHYMY
- RYNDS
- SCYTH
- SKYFS
- SKYRS
- STYMY
- SYFTN
- SYNDS
- SYPHS
- THYMS
- THYMY
- TRYMS
- TRYPS
5 Letter Words With No Vowels Ending in Y
- GYPSY
- PYGMY
- SLYLY
- SHYLY
- WRYLY
- DRYLY
- SRSLY
- FLYBY
- HYPHY
- CYMRY
- GYNNY
- GYPPY
- MYTHY
- RHYMY
- STYMY
- THYMY
- WYSTY
5 Letter Words With No Vowels and No Y
- GRRRL
- CWTCH
- PFFTT
- CRWTH
- FLDXT
- FPSPS
- GRRLS
- HDQRS
- MPHPS
- PGNTT
- PHPHT
- SMRGS
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words With No Vowels in Scrabble
- PYGMY 16 points
- NYMPH 15 points
- GLYPH 14 points
- GYPSY 14 points
- SHYLY 14 points
- WRYLY 14 points
- LYNCH 13 points
- MYRRH 13 points
- STYMY 13 points
- SYLPH 13 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words With No Vowels
- SYLPH: A slender graceful young woman.
- DRYLY: In a dry laconic manner; he said dryly. It is on the answer list.
- WRYLY: In a wry manner. It is on the answer list.
- SHYLY: In a shy or timid or bashful manner. It is on the answer list.
- SLYLY: In an artful manner. It is on the answer list.
- MYRRH: Aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume. It is on the answer list.
- TRYST: A secret rendezvous (especially between lovers). It is on the answer list.
- GLYPH: Glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief. It is on the answer list.
- PYGMY: An unusually small individual. It is on the answer list.
- NYMPH: A voluptuously beautiful young woman. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words with no vowels?
There are 78 of them. The everyday ones include LYNCH, GYPSY, LYMPH, CRYPT and NYMPH.
How many 5 letter words have no vowels?
78 in total, and 13 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
Which 5 letter words with no vowels are Wordle answers?
13 of them have been answers, among them PYGMY, GLYPH, MYRRH, TRYST and SLYLY.
What 5 letter words have no vowels except Y?
66 of them, including LYNCH, GYPSY, LYMPH, CRYPT and NYMPH.
Can a Wordle answer be a word with no vowels?
Yes. LYNCH, GYPSY and LYMPH all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. GYPSY and CYSTS are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is STYMY really a word?
Yes. A thwarting and distressing situation. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
LYNCH. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. XYSTS and XYLYL are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
DRYLY, MYRRH and SHYLY. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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