Univocalic Words
Univocalic words use only one type of vowel throughout the entire word. For example, ABRACADABRA uses only the vowel A, while STRENGTHS uses only E. These constrained words are fascinating examples of linguistic creativity.
A
4,181 words
E
5,489 words
I
3,486 words
O
3,003 words
U
1,379 words
AWords Using Only "A"(4,181 words)
Longest Examples:
bathyscaphscadastrallycanvasbackscaravansarycataclysmalcatarrhallycharlatanrycrackajackscraftsmanlycrankshaftsfantasylandgrandstandshackmatackshaphazardlyhaphazardrypachysandraphantasmatapyracanthasrazzamatazzsatyagrahasshandygaffstarmacadamstragacanthstransplantswarrantablyabstractlyanalysandsastrachansastrakhansattractantbacchanalsbackdraftsbacksplashbackstampsbacktracksbackwardlybalaclavasbalmacaansbandstandsbathyscaphblackballsblackdampsblackjacksblacklandscampcraftscandygramscanvasbackcardsharpscarrybackscataclysms+4121 more
EWords Using Only "E"(5,489 words)
Longest Examples:
dejectednessesdementednessesdeservednesseseffervescenceseffervescentlyexpectednessesextendednessesfecklessnessesheedlessnesseshelplessnessesneedlessnessesperversenessesrecklessnessesrelentlessnessreservednessesrestlessnessesrestrengthenedselflessnessesspeechlessnessstresslessnesswretchednessesbetweennessesblessednessescheerlessnessdefenselesslydefervescenceeffervescenceembezzlementsempressementsendlessnessesenfeeblementsentrenchmentsethylbenzenesextremenessesfencelessnessgenteelnessesgreenskeepershyperextendedletterpressesnervelessnessperfectnessespervertednesspresentnessespresettlementrepletenessesresettlementsresplendencesresplendentlyrestrengthensretrenchments+5429 more
IWords Using Only "I"(3,486 words)
Longest Examples:
disincliningdivisibilityhighlightingindistinctlyinvisibilitykinnikinnickkitschifyingmystifyinglyphilistinismprimitivismsprimitiviststinsmithingstrichinizingbirthrightsblindsidingchildbirthsclinchinglycliticizingcripplinglycriticisingcriticizingdiminishingdisinhibitsdisinvitingdispiritingdistrictingdrizzlinglydysrhythmichitchhikinghybridizingimprintingsindivisiblyinfightingsinspiritingmillwrightsmiscibilitymisdividingmislightingmisprintingmisstrikingmisthinkingmistrystingmythicizingnightshirtsnightstickspidginizingpigstickingpinprickingprimitivismprimitivist+3426 more
OWords Using Only "O"(3,003 words)
Longest Examples:
cottonwoodsdonnybrooksfloorclothskomondorockmonohydroxymonophthongnonconformsnonorthodoxphosphorylsphotofloodspolychotomypolyhydroxypolyrhythmspromptbooksprototrophsprototrophypsychomotorschoolbooksschoolroomsschoolworksscrollworkssporophyllsstrobotronsstrongholdssynchrotronbloodrootsbloodstockbloodwormsbloodwortsbombproofsbottommostbroomcornschloroformchronologyclockworkscockscombscocksfootscohomologycolocynthscoltsfootsconchologyconcoctorscosmotronscosponsorscottonwoodcrosswordscryptologycryptonymscyclotronscystoscopy+2943 more
UWords Using Only "U"(1,379 words)
Longest Examples:
buckbrushbushbucksdumptruckhurtfullyhushpuppylustfullymucklucksmundungusngultrumsnumbskullnumchucksnumskullsruthfullysubphylumsubshrubssulfurylssunburstssunstruckthrustfulthumbnutstruckfulstrunkfulsupthrustsusufructsblushfulbrushupsbulghursbullrushburgundybushbuckbutyrylsbuzzcutschurchlycrumbumsflubdubsfrustumsfulcrumsfurculumhumdrumsjujutsusjumbuckslungfulslustrumsmuckluckmudpuppymugwumpsngultrumnumchucknumskullplugugly+1319 more
The Univocalic Writing Challenge
Writers have created entire stories using only one vowel. The most famous is Christian Bök's "Eunoia" which has chapters devoted to each vowel. Here's an excerpt using only the vowel 'E':
"Enfettered, these sentences repress free speech."