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Vowel Deficit (Posted on 2004-04-07)

What word (which doesn't contain the letter y) only has one vowel even though it has nine letters?

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(In reply to re(3): a solution by Penny)

Maybe I'm missing something Penny...

Strengths has 6 consonants and 1 vowel making 7 total letters--not 9. I'm probably not looking at it right; can you further clarify your statement?

Posted by Benjamin J. Ladd on 2004-04-07 17:08:14

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