# A-e-e-i-o-o-u

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-e-i-o-o-u/573933>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 8, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-e-i-o-o-u/573933 "2011-03-08T16:13:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-e-i-o-o-u/573933/1 "2011-03-08T16:13:06Z")

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That’s my Scrabble hand in Facebook Scrabble right now. My opponent has played the Z, J, and 2 C’s in the last three plays.

Siiiiiiigh.

And no, the J and the Z can’t be played upon.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-e-i-o-o-u/573933/2 "2011-03-08T16:26:41Z")

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Ice  
ace

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-e-i-o-o-u/573933/3 "2011-03-08T16:30:27Z")

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ciao

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-e-i-o-o-u/573933/4 "2011-03-08T16:57:25Z")

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Keep the a & one e, exchange five and hope you draw the letters for a 7-letter play to catch up

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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-e-i-o-o-u/573933/5 "2011-03-09T17:00:18Z")

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if there is an M available you could play miaou which would be a great dump,eau is ok, but I think the best play is to trade all 7 if the M aint there.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-e-i-o-o-u/573933/6 "2011-03-10T16:36:48Z")

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> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> Ice  
> ace

baby!

(sorry.. couldn’t resist)

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-e-i-o-o-u/573933/7 "2011-03-16T15:40:24Z")

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Heh…didn’t see this thread previously, but this was my facebook status yesterday:

> [@](#):
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> Playing “Words With Friends” while waiting in the doctor’s office. My current board: A A I O U U Y. I can only hope my opponent is cursing at his board which only has consonants.

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-e-e-i-o-o-u/573933/8 "2011-03-16T16:09:43Z")

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If there’s an ‘N’ free on the board, you could play Eunoia. There’s nothing to intimidate an opponent like using all five graphemes for vowels in one go.