# Gimme English words with 3 or more vowels running consecutively **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 1, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832 "2006-10-01T14:38:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/41 "2006-10-02T20:55:01Z")
I remember seeing a puzzle in which the challenge was to make words containing as many three-or-more-vowel runs as possible. Here are the threesomes this thread has produced so far (only one word of each common string included): aaa aae aai aao aau aea – panacaea aee aei aeo – archaeology aeu aia aie aii – Hawaiian aio aiu aoa aoe aoi aoo aou – miaouing aua aue aui auo auu eaa eae eai eao eau – beautiful eea eee eei – seeing (my addition) eeo eeu eia – onomatopoeia eie eii eio eiu eoa – archaeoaeolotropic eoe eoi eoo eou – beauteous eua eue – queue eui euo – euouae euu iaa iae iai iao – miaouing iau iea iee iei ieo ieu iia – Hawaiian iie iii iio iiu ioa ioe – mustachioed ioi ioo iou – curious iua iue iui iuo iuu oaa oae – archaeoaeolotropic oai oao oau oea oee oei – onomatopoeia oeo oeu – manoeuvre oia – sequoia oie oii oio oiu ooa ooe – shampooed ooi ooo oou oua – euouae oue – moue oui – miaouing ouo ouu uaa uae – euouae uai uao uau uea – squeal uee uei – queueing ueo – aqueous ueu – queue uia uie – quiet uii uio – obsequious uiu uoa uoe uoi – sequoia uoo uou – superfluous uua uue uui uuo uuu ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/42 "2006-10-02T21:11:36Z")
You’re a taskmaster, Sternvogel!! 😃😃😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/43 "2006-10-02T22:38:35Z")
eoi -\> geoids ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/44 "2006-10-03T03:43:04Z")
aaa -\> [Khaaan](http://www.khaaan.com/) Doesn’t really count, but it might be worth a laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/45 "2006-10-03T03:54:31Z")
Let’s see if we can knock some off of Sternvogel’s list of possibilities. Here’s one: g **aie** ty ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/46 "2006-10-03T04:00:12Z")
Here’s another: l **ieu** ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/47 "2006-10-03T05:15:44Z")
AFAIK, there are no English words with aaa, eee, iii, ooo, or uuu. ISTR that there are some French words with eee. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/48 "2006-10-03T05:44:19Z")
[QUOTE=commasense] ISTR that there are some French words with eee. [/QUOTE] Indeed. The feminine form of the past participle of the verb _créer_ (to create) is an example: Comment est-ce que la lune a été créée? How was the moon created? ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/49 "2006-10-03T12:21:16Z")
More from **Sternvogel** ’s list: l **uau** sq **uee** gee q **uai** l q **uaa** lude ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/50 "2006-10-03T16:34:31Z")
Whose p **ooi** ng in this thread.? Are they w **ooa** ble ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/51 "2006-10-03T17:03:51Z")
Portmant **eau** turned up in today’s NYT crossword. A portmanteau word, I learned today is a combination of two words to make a another word with a different meaning: camcorder smog tangello motel liger etc. I knew about words like this, of course, but didn’t know what they were called. And when I want to show off, I can use a lot of big words, like linoleum. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/52 "2006-10-03T17:32:46Z")
I think I heard a sheep b **aai** ng. Whose sheep b **aae** d? [Cite](http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/baaing) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/53 "2006-10-03T17:36:54Z")
b **ooi** ng ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/54 "2006-10-03T17:44:34Z")
b **uoye** d ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/55 "2006-10-03T17:51:13Z")
[QUOTE=spoke-] b **uoye** d [/QUOTE] I’m not sure whether that “y” is a vowel or consonant. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/56 "2006-10-03T20:41:36Z")
An updating of the list, with my current contributions **bolded** : aaa aae – baaed aai – baaing aao aau aea – panacaea aee aei aeo – archaeology aeu aia aie – gaiety aii – Hawaiian aio aiu aoa aoe aoi – **Taoism** aoo aou – miaouing aua – **Kauai** aue aui – **Maui** (that Aloha State really helps) auo auu eaa eae eai eao eau – beautiful eea eee – créée (French word meaning _created_) eei – seeing (my addition) eeo eeu eia – onomatopoeia eie eii eio eiu eoa – archaeoaeolotropic eoe eoi – geoids eoo eou – beauteous eua eue – queue eui euo – euouae euu iaa iae iai iao – miaouing iau iea iee iei ieo ieu – lieu iia – Hawaiian iie iii iio iiu ioa – **Ohioan** ioe – mustachioed ioi ioo iou – curious iua iue – **Niue** (Pacific island) iui iuo iuu oaa oae – archaeoaeolotropic oai oao oau oea oee oei – onomatopoeia oeo oeu – manoeuvre oia – sequoia oie oii oio oiu ooa – wooable ooe – shampooed ooi – booing ooo oou oua – euouae oue – moue oui – miaouing ouo ouu uaa – Quaalude uae – euouae uai – quail uao uau – luau uea – squeal uee – squeegee uei – queueing ueo – aqueous ueu – queue uia uie – quiet uii uio – obsequious uiu uoa uoe uoi – sequoia uoo uou – superfluous uua uue uui uuo uuu ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/57 "2006-10-03T20:44:44Z")
Just to be difficult – many times there’s a “no-proper-nouns” rule in wordplay and letter manipulation. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/58 "2006-10-03T21:48:54Z")
If we don’t cheat for some there are no real answers. **Uue** ncode is probably the only way to get uue in a word or **we** double-u e **aio** li is fully legit though. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/59 "2006-10-03T23:53:01Z")
m **oai** (Those [Easter Island giant stone heads](http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/chile/easter_island.html).) ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832/60 "2006-10-03T23:57:11Z")
[Huia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huia), the extinct New Zealand bird. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-english-words-with-3-or-more-vowels-running-consecutively/374832.md?page=4)