By A Vowel

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Five jumbled words, each missing a different vowel.

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By A Vowel #922 in the Lex.Games app: the vowels A E I O U above five jumbles, with HEADER, GOALS and FOULS solved in green

By A Vowel is a daily word jumble from Lex.Games. You get five scrambled words on a hidden theme, and each is missing one vowel: one an A, one an E, one an I, one an O and one a U. Add each vowel once and unscramble all five as fast as you can; correct words lock in green.

About By A Vowel

By A Vowel is a daily word jumble that Lex Friedman makes for Lex.Games. Each numbered puzzle shows five jumbles, for example NSLCUE, LNMTEE, IQUDL, OMST and ENYXG on 2 October 2026. Every jumble is a real word with one vowel taken out. One is missing an A, one an E, one an I, one an O and one a U, and you must add each of the five vowels exactly once. A word may contain other vowels; only one is missing.

The five answers always share a theme, which can be obvious or subtle, and spotting it helps with the harder jumbles. As you type, colours tell you where you stand: green means a correct answer, locked in place; blue means a real word that could fit but is not part of the solution; red means not a word; and a red border means you have used a vowel already taken by a locked answer.

A timer runs while you play, solved puzzles go on that day's leaderboard, and a give up button shows the words if you are stuck. Older puzzles are in the archive.

By A Vowel is free on the web and in the Lex.Games app for iPhone and iPad, where it sits beside Conlextions, Lexicogs, Square Dance and the other Lex.Games dailies; an optional upgrade unlocks the PRO games. It suits players who like anagrams and a short themed puzzle with one extra twist.

How to play By A Vowel

Open lex.games/byavowel and look at the five jumbled words and the vowels A, E, I, O and U above them.
Pick a jumble, choose which vowel it is missing, and type the unjumbled word.
Green locks the answer in; blue means a valid word that is not the intended one, red means not a word.
Use each vowel once across the five words, and use the theme to check your answers.
Solve all five and share your time, or press give up to see the answers.

Tips

Start with the shortest jumble; a four letter word plus one vowel has few options.
Unusual letters like Q, X and Y narrow things fast: Q nearly always wants a U.
Once two answers lock in, guess the theme; it often gives away the rest.
A blue word is a hint that you have the right vowel but the wrong word, or the right word for a different vowel.

Questions

Can a word have more than one vowel?

Yes. Each word is missing only one vowel, but it may contain others already.

What do the colours mean?

Green is a correct, locked answer. Blue is a real word that is not part of the solution. Red is not a valid word. A red border means that vowel is already used by a locked answer.

Is By A Vowel free?

Yes, on the web and in the Lex.Games iPhone and iPad app. An optional upgrade unlocks the PRO games.

Is there a theme?

Always. The five answers share a theme, which can be subtle.