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See if you can figure out the words described below. Each word has only 1 vowel, which is the letter Y.
1) A yellowish-brown to reddish-brown aromatic gum resin with a bitter, slightly pungent taste
2) Any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forest and waters
3) The nearly straight line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system
4) A chamber wholly or partly underground
5) An ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech
1) A yellowish-brown to reddish-brown aromatic gum resin with a bitter, slightly pungent taste
2) Any of the minor divinities of nature in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains, forest and waters
3) The nearly straight line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system
4) A chamber wholly or partly underground
5) An ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech
Answer
1) Myrrh2) Nymph
3) Syzygy
4) Crypt
5) Rhythm
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The directions are a bit unclear. One of the answers has more than one vowel, although they are all y's . But very good teaser!
Directions were clear enough, words were very hard. Great teaser, Snowy. Sure taught me a new word or two. Thanks for posting.
Nice teaser Snowy. Didn't get #3. Learnt something new, that you consider "Y" a vowel. In England we don't.
Glad you guys like the teaser. . . . . . it is on the hard side though. . . . Now tell me, why don't you consider Y's a vowel?! Thanks for checking out the teaser and rating it.
Well Snowy, all the vowels in England are AEIOU. Don't know why?
All I know is that Y is a vowel, sometimes . . . .. why why why, I don't know why. . . . . .
Thats exactly what I was going to say. I was trying to work out how 'Y' is a vowel???
Well . . . . BLIMEY . . is that how you spell it. . . . . Y is a vowel . . . sometimes. . . I wouldn't kid you on this gentlemen . . . . At least it is in my neighborhood. . . . .
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