What English word holds the record for...?

[Casiopea]

What English word holds the record for the most consecutive vowels?

The Hawaiian word hooiaioia, meaning "certified," has the most consecutive vowels of any word in current human speech; the English record-holder is _______.

Hint: e, u , i

 

[RonBee]

This one's close: beauish.

 

[sanny]

I don't know if the Dutch language has a word with so many vowels in it!

 

[Beeuurkes]

I don't know if the Dutch language has a word with so many vowels in it!

Don't think so. But how never-ending are your words. :turn-l:

But what's the answer ? I'm impatient to know... Was RonBee right ?

 

[Tdol]

I'm waiting to find out. ;-)

 

[Masfer]

re

I've found the longest word without any vowel

Rhythms

Well, we could argue that y is a semi-vowel, isn't it?

 

[RonBee]

Re: re

I've found the longest word without any vowel

Rhythms

Well, we could argue that y is a semi-vowel, isn't it?

It's a vowel in that word (rhythms).

 

[Tdol]

What English word holds the record for the most consecutive vowels?

The Hawaiian word hooiaioia, meaning "certified," has the most consecutive vowels of any word in current human speech; the English record-holder is _______.

Hint: e, u , i

Are you going to go further than the hint? ;-)

 

[Casiopea]

What English word holds the record for the most consecutive vowels?

The Hawaiian word hooiaioia, meaning "certified," has the most consecutive vowels of any word in current human speech; the English record-holder is _______.

Hint: e, u , i

Are you going to go further than the hint? ;-)

The British have been doing it at least since 1837. The French word from which the English word is borrowed is a descendant of Latin coda, meaning “tail.”

Dutch: schaduwen; vlechten; huisje, schuur, keet, kraam, loods
Spanish: rabo; sierpe, cola de espera, poner en la cola

 

[RonBee]

queueing

 

[Tdol]

Yo!

 

[Casiopea]

queueing

And the winner is.....

RONBEE!

 

[RonBee]

:cheers:

 

[Tdol]

Which are the only eight letter words that can be played on a musical instrument? ;-)

 

[Casiopea]

Which are the only eight letter words that can be played on a musical instrument? ;-)

cabbaged and fabaceae

I cheated

 

[Tdol]

:lol:

Mind you, who on earth worked that out? ;-)