Spelling Bees with Only One Vowel
Updated 2025-04-13
Nearly all the Spelling Bee puzzles use two or more vowels (A E I O U), or two vowels plus Y.
A small number of Bees just 77 – have used only one vowel plus Y.
An even smaller number of Bees – just 41 – have used only one unique vowel (without Y).
Here they all are, with the dates of the puzzles in which they were used.
A small number of Bees just 77 – have used only one vowel plus Y.
An even smaller number of Bees – just 41 – have used only one unique vowel (without Y).
Here they all are, with the dates of the puzzles in which they were used.
Spelling Bees with One Unique Vowel (26 pangrams in 41 puzzles)
Spelling Bees with One Vowel Plus Y (40 pangrams in 76 puzzles)
BACKHANDApr 30 2020
BACKWARD and DRAWBACKNov 26 2019Apr 25 2020Oct 31 2020
BACKYARD[the Y functions here as a consonant]Jul 11 2020Apr 20 2021May 9 2022
CHLOROFORMAug 1 2019
CRIMPINGAug 6 2024
EMBEZZLEMENTOct 19 2018Apr 5 2020
FARMHANDAug 21 2019
FARMLANDMay 1 2020May 23 2022
FILCHING and FLINCHING Oct 2 2021Nov 28 2024
FLAGRANTMar 5 2019May 5 2020
FLAPJACKJul 2 2019
GLITCHINGOct 9 2023
BACKWARD and DRAWBACKNov 26 2019Apr 25 2020Oct 31 2020
BACKYARD[the Y functions here as a consonant]Jul 11 2020Apr 20 2021May 9 2022
CHLOROFORMAug 1 2019
CRIMPINGAug 6 2024
EMBEZZLEMENTOct 19 2018Apr 5 2020
FARMHANDAug 21 2019
FARMLANDMay 1 2020May 23 2022
FILCHING and FLINCHING Oct 2 2021Nov 28 2024
FLAGRANTMar 5 2019May 5 2020
FLAPJACKJul 2 2019
GLITCHINGOct 9 2023
HANDCLAPDec 4 2019
HARDBACKFeb 2 2019Sep 23 2019
HARDTACKSep 5 2019
LANDMARKJan 5 2019Jul 1 2020
LENGTHENEDOct 5 2020Jul 16 2021Dec 15 2022Feb 9 2024
MONTHLONGMay 12 2020
PARKLANDMar 13 2020
PITCHINGJan 24 2022
THRILLINGJul 7 2021Jul 26 2023
TRACKPADDec 29 2020Nov 19 2022Mar 27 2024
TWITCHING and WITCHINGOct 10 2022Jan 25 2024
WATCHMANAug 5 2018
HARDBACKFeb 2 2019Sep 23 2019
HARDTACKSep 5 2019
LANDMARKJan 5 2019Jul 1 2020
LENGTHENEDOct 5 2020Jul 16 2021Dec 15 2022Feb 9 2024
MONTHLONGMay 12 2020
PARKLANDMar 13 2020
PITCHINGJan 24 2022
THRILLINGJul 7 2021Jul 26 2023
TRACKPADDec 29 2020Nov 19 2022Mar 27 2024
TWITCHING and WITCHINGOct 10 2022Jan 25 2024
WATCHMANAug 5 2018
ADAMANTLYOct 16 2021Dec 28 2022Mar 11 2024
AWKWARDLYSep 26 2019Oct 22 2020Jun 21 2021Feb 27 2023
BRANCHYJan 21 2019
CHINTZYAug 9 2019
CHLOROPHYLLOct 2 2019Dec 23 2023Nov 26 2024
CRINKLYJan 31 2019
DIZZYINGLYJan 30 2025
DONNYBROOKJan 21 2020
EXCELLENTLYJan 4 2019Jan 8 2020Jun 20 2022
FLIGHTYSep 6 2022Feb 21 2024
FRANKLYDec 10 2019
GALLANTRYFeb 24 2019Sep 14 2019
GLITCHYJun 24 2018Dec 23 2019 GRANDBABYOct 29 2018
AWKWARDLYSep 26 2019Oct 22 2020Jun 21 2021Feb 27 2023
BRANCHYJan 21 2019
CHINTZYAug 9 2019
CHLOROPHYLLOct 2 2019Dec 23 2023Nov 26 2024
CRINKLYJan 31 2019
DIZZYINGLYJan 30 2025
DONNYBROOKJan 21 2020
EXCELLENTLYJan 4 2019Jan 8 2020Jun 20 2022
FLIGHTYSep 6 2022Feb 21 2024
FRANKLYDec 10 2019
GALLANTRYFeb 24 2019Sep 14 2019
GLITCHYJun 24 2018Dec 23 2019 GRANDBABYOct 29 2018
HAGGARDLYAug 16 2019Nov 20 2019May 7 2020Oct 13 2020
HYDRANTDec 4 2018Aug 26 2019Feb 6 2022Dec 21 2022Mar 1 2025
HYDROLOGYDec 17 2018Mar 21 2019Nov 25 2019
IMPLICITLYMar 21 2020Jul 5 2020
INCIVILITYOct 1 2018Sep 22 2021
KRYPTONJun 12 2018
LENGTHYMar 22 2019Jan 13 2020
MONTHLYDec 7 2018May 16 2019
NIGHTLYJun 13 2024
NITPICKYMar 24 2019
ORTHODOXYFeb 11 2020 PHARMACYDec 27 2018Dec 3 2019
PHLEGMY2025-03-04
HYDRANTDec 4 2018Aug 26 2019Feb 6 2022Dec 21 2022Mar 1 2025
HYDROLOGYDec 17 2018Mar 21 2019Nov 25 2019
IMPLICITLYMar 21 2020Jul 5 2020
INCIVILITYOct 1 2018Sep 22 2021
KRYPTONJun 12 2018
LENGTHYMar 22 2019Jan 13 2020
MONTHLYDec 7 2018May 16 2019
NIGHTLYJun 13 2024
NITPICKYMar 24 2019
ORTHODOXYFeb 11 2020 PHARMACYDec 27 2018Dec 3 2019
PHLEGMY2025-03-04
PITYINGLYFeb 22 2023
PRICKLYJun 17 2019Feb 16 2023
PROMONTORYDec 21 2018Jul 10 2019Apr 24 2020Jan 1 2021 Apr 13 2025
PROMPTLYAug 14 2018
RHYTHMICJan 10 2024
RIGHTLYJan 14 2020
TRACKWAYDec 5 2018Mar 29 2019Mar 6 2020Jun 26 2021Dec 13 2024
TRIPTYCHSep 29 2018
TWINKLYJul 26 2018
VACANTLYJan 28 2020Jun 15 2020
VILIFYINGMar 1 2022Sep 29 2024 WHININGLYApr 3 2025
WRINKLYMay 24 2020
PRICKLYJun 17 2019Feb 16 2023
PROMONTORYDec 21 2018Jul 10 2019Apr 24 2020Jan 1 2021 Apr 13 2025
PROMPTLYAug 14 2018
RHYTHMICJan 10 2024
RIGHTLYJan 14 2020
TRACKWAYDec 5 2018Mar 29 2019Mar 6 2020Jun 26 2021Dec 13 2024
TRIPTYCHSep 29 2018
TWINKLYJul 26 2018
VACANTLYJan 28 2020Jun 15 2020
VILIFYINGMar 1 2022Sep 29 2024 WHININGLYApr 3 2025
WRINKLYMay 24 2020
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