As you know, the vowels
a,e,i,o and
u, appear in the correct order in the words abstemious and facetious.
From each example below, can you find just one word, which features only five vowels in the order stated?
a i e o u
a i o u e
a u i o e
e a i o u
e u a i o
i o u a e
o e a u i
o u e a i
u e i o a
u e o a i
Obviously, there is no unique solution to this problem.
This problem was posted at Puzzleteasers by Doctor Jawahar Surti, who has very kindly given me his permission to reproduce it here.
Pared down from a larger computer-generated list (one set meeting the exact criteria, is bolded):
abstemious aeiou
abstemiously aeiou
abstentious aeiou
arsenious aeiou
facetious aeiou
facetiously aeiou
adenovirus aeoiu
aerobium aeoiu
appressorium aeoiu
archegonium aeoiu
archesporium aeoiu
cafetorium aeoiu
cafetoriums aeoiu
pandemonium aeoiu
pandemoniums aeoiu
praseodymium aeoiu
praseodymiums aeoiu
warehousing aeoui
aequorin aeuoi
aequorins aeuoi
aneuploid aeuoi
aneuploids aeuoi
aneuploidy aeuoi
ambidextrous aieou
ambidextrously aieou
armigerous aieou
calciferous aieou
gramineous aieou
lactiferous aieou
antineutron aieuo
antineutrons aieuo
carillonneur aioeu
carillonneurs aioeu
amphioxuses aioue
anticonsumer aioue
anticonsumers aioue
anxiousness aioue
captiousness aioue
factiousness aioue
fractiousness aioue
gladioluses aioue
graciousness aioue
grandiloquent aioue
grandiloquently aioue
jailhouse aioue
jailhouses aioue
magniloquent aioue
magniloquently aioue
packinghouse aioue
packinghouses aioue
radiolucency aioue
radiolucent aioue
scabiouses aioue
spaciousness aioue
variousness aioue
antinucleon aiueo
antinucleons aiueo
androecium aoeiu
apothecium aoeiu
gastrocnemius aoeiu
manoeuvring aoeui
arboviruses aoiue
parvoviruses aoiue
rhabdoviruses aoiue
accoutering aouei
macronuclei aouei
Dalhousie aouie
Labourite aouie
Labourites aouie
absolutive aouie
absolutize aouie
absolutized aouie
absolutizes aouie
agouties aouie
andouille aouie
andouilles aouie
armouries aouie
backcountries aouie
glamourize aouie
glamourized aouie
glamourizes aouie
jalousie aouie
jalousies aouie
langoustine aouie
langoustines aouie
macronutrient aouie
macronutrients aouie
malnourished aouie
patchoulies aouie
rambouillet aouie
rambouillets aouie
savourier aouie
savouries aouie
savouriest aouie
tambourine aouie
tambourines aouie
Jacqueminot aueio
carburetion aueio
carburetions aueio
aureoling aueoi
agglutinogen auioe
agglutinogens auioe
auctioned auioe
audiometry auioe
cauliflower auioe
cauliflowers auioe
cautioned auioe
hallucinogen auioe
hallucinogens auioe
hallucinoses auioe
malfunctioned auioe
autoecism auoei
autoecisms auoei
autogenic auoei
autosexing auoei
autotelic auoei
tautomeric auoei
tautomerism auoei
tautomerisms auoei
authorise auoie
authorised auoie
authorises auoie
authorize auoie
authorized auoie
authorizer auoie
authorizers auoie
authorizes auoie
autopsied auoie
autopsies auoie
autotypies auoie
glauconite auoie
glauconites auoie
sautoire auoie
sautoires auoie
staurolite auoie
staurolites auoie
tautonymies auoie
behaviour eaiou
behaviours eaiou
edacious eaiou
gelatinous eaiou
gelatinously eaiou
gregarious eaiou
gregariously eaiou
hellacious eaiou
hellaciously eaiou
keratinous eaiou
mendacious eaiou
mendaciously eaiou
nefarious eaiou
nefariously eaiou
precarious eaiou
precariously eaiou
predacious eaiou
tenacious eaiou
tenaciously eaiou
veracious eaiou
veraciously eaiou
vexatious eaiou
vexatiously eaiou
crematorium eaoiu
crematoriums eaoiu
pelargonium eaoiu
pelargoniums eaoiu
seaborgium eaoiu
seaborgiums eaoiu
spermagonium eaoiu
tetrazolium eaoiu
tetrazoliums eaoiu
beglamouring eaoui
belabouring eaoui
demagoguing eaoui
enamouring eaoui
preannouncing eaoui
rearousing eaoui
exhaustion eauio
exhaustions eauio
precaution eauio
precautions eauio
reassumption eauio
reassumptions eauio
Beauvoir eauoi
epiphanous eiaou
plesiosaur eioau
plesiosaurs eioau
semipopular eioua
gesticulator eiuao
gesticulators eiuao
gesticulatory eiuao
endocardium eoaiu
leprosarium eoaiu
leprosariums eoaiu
streptobacillus eoaiu
decoupaging eouai
demodulating eouai
depopulating eouai
encouraging eouai
encouragingly eouai
expostulating eouai
preformulating eouai
reformulating eouai
repopulating eouai
Belorussia eouia
Belorussian eouia
Byelorussia eouia
Byelorussian eouia
Byelorussians eouia
chemosurgical eouia
exonumia eouia
crenulation euaio
crenulations euaio
decussation euaio
decussations euaio
degustation euaio
degustations euaio
denudation euaio
denudations euaio
deputation euaio
deputations euaio
education euaio
educations euaio
emulation euaio
emulations euaio
encrustation euaio
encrustations euaio
equation euaio
equations euaio
eructation euaio
eructations euaio
exculpation euaio
exculpations euaio
exhumation euaio
exhumations euaio
expurgation euaio
expurgations euaio
exudation euaio
exudations euaio
exultation euaio
exultations euaio
fecundation euaio
fecundations euaio
menstruation euaio
menstruations euaio
mensuration euaio
mensurations euaio
mercuration euaio
mercurations euaio
peculation euaio
peculations euaio
permutation euaio
permutations euaio
persuasion euaio
persuasions euaio
perturbation euaio
perturbations euaio
refutation euaio
refutations euaio
regulation euaio
regulations euaio
reluctation euaio
reluctations euaio
reputation euaio
reputations euaio
speculation euaio
speculations euaio
sternutation euaio
sternutations euaio
eukaryotic euaoi
pneumatolytic euaoi
rheumatoid euaoi
denunciatory euiao
elucidator euiao
elucidators euiao
elutriator euiao
elutriators euiao
enunciator euiao
enunciators euiao
renunciatory euiao
repudiator euiao
repudiators euiao
resuscitator euiao
resuscitators euiao
delusional euioa
delusionary euioa
equimolar euioa
equivocal euioa
equivocally euioa
exclusionary euioa
neuropathic euoai
euphoria euoia
pneumonia euoia
sequoia euoia
intravenous iaeou
intravenously iaeou
dialogue iaoue
disaccustomed iauoe
pithecanthropus ieaou
dibenzofuran ieoua
intercommunal ieoua
interlobular ieoua
ignoramuses ioaue
incommensurably ioeua
discourage iouae
discouraged iouae
inoculate iouae
thiourea iouea
vituperatory iueao
milquetoast iueoa
insupportable iuoae
immunotherapy iuoea
mycobacterium oaeiu
portraiture oaiue
boatbuilder oauie
consanguine oauie
nonmeaningful oeaiu
cofeaturing oeaui
overhauling oeaui
overvaluing oeaui
somersaulting oeaui
conceptualism oeuai
conceptuality oeuai
psychosexuality oeuai
nonmercurial oeuia
Cointreau oieau
coinsurance oiuae
continuance oiuae
noninstrumental oiuea
mouthwatering ouaei
mouthwateringly ouaei
boundaries ouaie
commutative ouaie
modularized ouaie
mortuaries ouaie
ossuaries ouaie
outlandishness ouaie
popularise ouaie
popularize ouaie
countervail oueai
documentarist oueai
groundbreaking oueai
housemaid oueai
housewarming oueai
monumentality oueai
troublemaking oueai
Mousterian oueia
volumetrically oueia
communicable ouiae
communicate ouiae
outdistance ouiae
nonuniversal ouiea
quaternion uaeio
quatrefoil uaeoi
mustachioed uaioe
ultraviolet uaioe
uncaptioned uaioe
unsanctioned uaioe
subatmospheric uaoei
ultramodernist uaoei
purgatories uaoie
unamortized uaoie
unfavorite uaoie
unglamorized uaoie
nucleation ueaio
numeration ueaio
numerations ueaio
putrefaction ueaio
stupefaction ueaio
stupefactions ueaio
superpatriot ueaio
superstation ueaio
superstations ueaio
ulceration ueaio
supermajority ueaoi
unreasoning ueaoi
unreasoningly ueaoi
questionably ueioa
undemocratic ueoai
undercoating ueoai
supersonically ueoia
unrecognizably ueoia
undiagnosed uiaoe
multimegaton uieao
businesswoman uieoa
unimportance uioae
uncoalescing uoaei
buoyancies uoaie
glucosamine uoaie
plutocracies uoaie
subvocalize uoaie
suffocative uoaie
sulfonamide uoaie
surrogacies uoaie
uncombative uoaie
unconstrained uoaie
uncontradicted uoaie
unlocalized uoaie
unorganized uoaie
unpolarized uoaie
unsportsmanlike uoaie
suboceanic uoeai
subpoenaing uoeai
unproblematic uoeai
duodecimal uoeia
uncongenial uoeia
urogenital uoeia
fluoridated uoiae
subordinate uoiae
subordinately uoiae
unchlorinated uoiae
uncomplicated uoiae
uncopyrightable uoiae
unforgivable uoiae
unmotivated uoiae
unprofitable uoiae
unsociable uoiae
uncomplimentary uoiea
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Posted by Charlie
on 2007-07-17 16:32:33 |
more than what's asked
