Before spring break, I published a blog post that listed playable four-letter words with three vowels that begin with letters in the first half of the alphabet. Knowing those words, and others with multiple vowels, proves useful when you’re faced with a rack of mostly, or all, vowels. Here’s a list of the remaining playable four-letter words with three vowels, beginning with the letters in the second half of the alphabet:
- naoi: ancient temples (pl. of naos)
- obia: form of sorcery practiced in the Caribbean (also obeah)
- odea: concert halls (pl. of odeum)
- ogee: an S-shaped molding
- ohia: a Polynesian tree with bright flowers (also lehua)
- olea: corrosive solutions (pl. of oleum)
- olio: a miscellaneous collection
- ouzo: a Turkish anise-flavored liquor
- raia: a non-Muslim Turk (also rayah)
- roue: a lecherous old man
- toea: a currency in Papua, New Guinea
- unai: a two-toed sloth (pl. unai; an ai is a three-toed sloth)
- zoea: the larvae of some crustaceans
Next Up
Wordplay Day! To prepare for class, revisit the Dictionary and World Builder pages on the Scrabble website. Also review the blog posts devoted to Scrabble tips.
Jane Lucas 