There are a few words where 'y' is the vowel. Examples include by, crypt, dry, fly, fry, cysts, flyby, gym, gypsy, lymph, lynch, my, myth, rhythm, shy, sky and many more.
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Some words that start with a vowel and end in a Y are:animosityanyelectrifyenemyeveryexactlyonlyorneryuglyusury
Some examples of 5-letter words with the only vowel being "y" are crypt, nymph, glyph, sylph, and tryst. In these words, the letter "y" functions as a vowel, representing the vowel sound in the absence of traditional vowels like a, e, i, o, and u. These words often originate from Greek or Latin roots where "y" can act as a vowel in certain contexts.
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Rhythm = contains six letters and the only vowel in this word is the "y".
Words without a classic vowel A, E, I, O, or U include myth, hymn, and cyst.But here the Y is acting as a vowel. The only truly vowel-less words would be sounds such as brr and shh, and the 4-letter psst appears in many dictionaries.