Knowing words with multiple vowels proves useful when you’re faced with a rack of mostly, or all, vowels. Here’s a list of the first twenty-two playable four-letter words with three vowels:
- aeon: a long period of time (also eon)
- agee: to one side (also ajee)
- agio: a surcharge applied when exchanging currency
- ague: a sickness associated with malaria
- ajee: to one side (also agee)
- akee: a tropical tree
- alae: wings (pl. of ala)
- alee: on the side shielded from wind
- amia: a freshwater fish
- amoa: a kind of small buffalo
- awee: a little while
- eaux: waters (pl. of eau)
- eide: distinctive appearances of things (pl. of eidos)
- emeu: an emu
- etui: an ornamental case
- euro: an Australian marsupial, also known as wallaroo, for being like the kangaroo and the wallaby; also a unified currency of much of Europe
- ilea: the terminal portions of small intestines (pl. of ileum)
- ilia: pelvic bones (pl. of ilium)
- jiao: a Chinese currency (also chiao)
- luau: a large Hawaiian feast
- meou: to meow
- moue: a pouting expression
Next Up
Wordplay Day! To prepare for class, revisit the Dictionary and World Builder pages on the Scrabble website. Also review the posts on my blog devoted to Scrabble tips, including this one.
Jane Lucas 