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Many interjections are rendered this way. Other examples include tsk, pfft and phfft.

There are also words that consist entirely of vowels. The word euouae is a very famous example. You can find that word in The Century Dictionary.

The article from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_words_with_unusual_properties should also give some insight into the oddities of English.

Tim

The word eire is an obsolete form of air, eyre and heir. The Century Dictionary only has the "eyre" one, but both the OED and Webster's Second New International have those three instances.

Tim

We move on from here?

151. futari - hire, gurr, gild, bell
152. glotynn - mire, burr, gold, belt
153. futari - aire, purr, bold, pelt
154. geoette - eire, parr, bolt, celt
155. futari - sire, park, molt, cent
156. geoette - gire, parm, melt, cest
157. futari - gyre, farm, meet, best
158. geoette - gore, fart, meer, fest
159. futari - sore, part, jeer, zest
160. geoette - bore, pard, seer, nest
161. futari - born, hard, peer, gest
162. geoette - bork, yard, deer, pest
163. ssnakes - birk, card, leer, pist
164. futari - mirk, cark, veer, psst

Hi geoette, "post" has made its appearance already. Please revise accordingly.

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Hello 美人

Sorry about that.

As I cannot think of any other words to follow 'psst', I hereby withdraw the entry and concede defeat.

Good luck to the other participants.

Cheers.

151. futari - hire, gurr, gild, bell
152. glotynn - mire, burr, gold, belt
153. futari - aire, purr, bold, pelt
154. geoette - eire, parr, bolt, celt
155. futari - sire, park, molt, cent
156. geoette - gire, parm, melt, cest
157. futari - gyre, farm, meet, best
158. geoette - gore, fart, meer, fest
159. futari - sore, part, jeer, zest
160. geoette - bore, pard, seer, nest
161. futari - born, hard, peer, gest
162. geoette - bork, yard, deer, pest
163. ssnakes - birk, card, leer, pist
164. futari - mirk, cark, veer, psst
165. Tim - dirk, carb, veep, pust

The word pust is listed in the OED. It is an obsolete term for pustule.

Used words list:-
<< 01 ~ 150 >>
ahem, ahum, alum, arum, aunt, bald, bale, ball, band, bane, bang, bank, barb, bard, bare, barf, bark, barn, base, bash, bass, bast, bate, bath, beam, bean, bear, beat, beef, been, beer, beet, bike, bill, bind, bine, bing, bint, bird, birt, blob, blog, blot, blow, blue, boar, boat, bone, bong, bonk, boot, bosh, boss, both, bout, brad, bran, bray, bred, brew, brim, brow, bung, bunk, burb, burt, bush, buss, bust, busy, cage, cagy, caky, call, camp, cane, cang, cant, cape, care, carp, cart, case, cash, cast, cave, cavy, cell, cere, cero, chew, chow, cine, circ, cire, cirl, clam, clap, claw, clog, clue, coat, coke, colt, cone, conk, coot, cope, cord, core, cork, coss, cost, cosy, coup, crab, cram, craw, cray, cred, cree, crew, crib, crim, crop, crow, cult, cunt, curb, curd, cure, curl, curt, dame, damn, damp, dang, dare, darn, dash, deal, dear, deed, deep, delf, dell, dent, dhow, dial, dike, dime, dine, ding, dink, dint, dire, dose, doss, drab, dram, dray, dree, drew, drey, drop, drow, drum, dual, dude, duel, duke, ease, east, easy, eyre, fake, fall, fang, fare, fast, fate, fear, feel, fell, fern, fief, find, fine, fire, firn, fist, flab, flag, flam, flat, flea, fled, flee, flex, flit, flog, flow, flub, flue, flux, foot, fore, fork, foss, fray, free, frog, from, frow, fuel, fund, funk, gala, gale, gall, gamb, game, gamp, gamy, gang, gape, gash, gasp, gast, gate, geld, gimp, gird, girl, giro, girt, gist, glib, glim, glob, glow, glue, glum, glut, gong, gonk, gosh, grab, grad, gram, gran, gray, grew, grey, grid, grim, grow, grum, gurl, guru, gush, hale, hall, halt, hark, harp, hart, heal, heel, hell, here, hero, hint, hoke, hole, hone, honk, hose, host, hunk, hunt, hurl, hurt, hush, iamb, jamb, jess, jest, joss, junk, keef, keel, keen, kief, lace, lade, lake, laky, lamb, lame, lamp, land, lane, lank, lard, lark, lase, lash, lass, last, late, less, lest, lief, lien, lieu, lima, limb, lime, limn, limp, line, link, lint, lion, lira, lire, list, lone, loot, lope, lord, lore, lose, loss, lost, lout, lube, lude, luge, lume, lune, lung, lure, lush, luxe, lyre, made, mage, magn, maid, main, make, mako, male, mall, malo, malt, mare, mass, meal, meat, meld, mere, mild, mile, milk, mill, milo, milt, mist, mode, mold, mole, more, most, mote, moth, nake, nave, navy, nose, nosh, nosy, note, pace, page, paid, pale, pare, pase, pash, pass, past, pate, path, pave, pear, peat, peel, peep, pent, pika, pike, pill, pimp, pine, ping, pink, pint, pita, pith, plim, plot, plow, plum, pole, pore, pork, pose, posh, poss, post, posy, pram, prey, prim, prod, prom, prop, prow, punk, punt, pure, rage, rape, read, real, ream, reap, reed, reef, reek, reel, ride, rile, rind, rite, road, roam, roar, robe, rode, role, root, rope, ropy, rose, rosy, rote, roue, roup, rube, rush, sage, said, sake, sale, salt, sand, sang, sank, sans, sash, sass, save, scar, scum, scut, seal, sear, seek, seel, seen, seep, self, sell, sere, show, sine, sing, sink, skid, slam, slap, slid, slim, slip, slit, slob, slog, slot, slub, slug, slum, slut, smog, smug, snag, snap, snig, snip, snub, snug, soar, soke, sole, soot, soup, sour, spar, spud, spun, spur, sput, stab, star, stub, sung, sunk, sure, take, tala, talc, tale, tall, tape, tare, tarn, taro, tarp, tass, teal, teat, teen, tell, tent, term, tern, terp, text, them, then, till, tine, tint, tiro, tone, tong, tore, toro, toss, tram, tray, tree, trey, trim, trod, trot, troy, tyre, veal, vial, vine, wage, wane, ward, ware, warn, warp, wart, wase, wasp, wave, wavy, weld, well, were, west, wild, wine, wire, wore, year, yurt, zeal, zero, zinc, zine, zing,

151. futari - hire, gurr, gild, bell
152. glotynn - mire, burr, gold, belt
153. futari - aire, purr, bold, pelt
154. geoette - eire, parr, bolt, celt
155. futari - sire, park, molt, cent
156. geoette - gire, parm, melt, cest
157. futari - gyre, farm, meet, best
158. geoette - gore, fart, meer, fest
159. futari - sore, part, jeer, zest
160. geoette - bore, pard, seer, nest
161. futari - born, hard, peer, gest
162. geoette - bork, yard, deer, pest
163. ssnakes - birk, card, leer, pist
164. futari - mirk, cark, veer, psst
165. Tim - dirk, carb, veep, pust
166. futari - dark, garb, beep, must

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Never say die, geoette. C'mon! Get up and go!

Tim, great job for your 'pust' as Futari nearly became the winner!


151. futari - hire, gurr, gild, bell
152. glotynn - mire, burr, gold, belt
153. futari - aire, purr, bold, pelt
154. geoette - eire, parr, bolt, celt
155. futari - sire, park, molt, cent
156. geoette - gire, parm, melt, cest
157. futari - gyre, farm, meet, best
158. geoette - gore, fart, meer, fest
159. futari - sore, part, jeer, zest
160. geoette - bore, pard, seer, nest
161. futari - born, hard, peer, gest
162. geoette - bork, yard, deer, pest
163. ssnakes - birk, card, leer, pist
164. futari - mirk, cark, veer, psst
165. Tim - dirk, carb, veep, pust
166. futari - dark, garb, beep, must
167. glotynn - dank, garn, geep, muso

151. futari - hire, gurr, gild, bell
152. glotynn - mire, burr, gold, belt
153. futari - aire, purr, bold, pelt
154. geoette - eire, parr, bolt, celt
155. futari - sire, park, molt, cent
156. geoette - gire, parm, melt, cest
157. futari - gyre, farm, meet, best
158. geoette - gore, fart, meer, fest
159. futari - sore, part, jeer, zest
160. geoette - bore, pard, seer, nest
161. futari - born, hard, peer, gest
162. geoette - bork, yard, deer, pest
163. ssnakes - birk, card, leer, pist
164. futari - mirk, cark, veer, psst
165. Tim - dirk, carb, veep, pust
166. futari - dark, garb, beep, must
167. glotynn - dank, garn, geep, muso <=
168. futari - tank, gard, jeep, musk

Hi Glotynn, mind telling us what "muso" is and its source? Thanks.