Vowel Play

About Vowel Play

Vowel Play is a browser word game made by Thomas, a freelance motion designer who builds daily games at ByThomas Games alongside Toppled and Blunderwall.

Each numbered daily game shows four words written only with their consonants, such as c r m or s h r p, with circles marking where the vowels go. You type each complete word, consonants and vowels together, and press Enter. Solve all four and you win the day's game.

The maker describes it as the closest of his games to Wordle, except that you are given the consonants and must find four words instead of one. An archive lists every earlier numbered game, and a stats screen keeps your record. The site is free with ads, and supporters can pay to remove them.

Short words with few consonants are often the hardest, since many vowel patterns could fit. It suits players who like quick vocabulary puzzles and Countdown-style letter play.

How to play Vowel Play

1. Open Vowel Play to load today's numbered game.
2. Look at the four words, shown only as consonants with spaces for vowels.
3. Type the full word, consonants included, and press Enter.
4. Solve all four words to win the day's game.
5. Play earlier numbered games from the archive.

Tips

• Count the vowel spaces first; they tell you the shape of the word.
• Try common endings and double vowels when a short word will not come.
• Leave the hardest word for last and come back to it with fresh eyes.

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