Spelling Bees with Only One Vowel
Updated 2026-07-22
Nearly all the pangrams on which Spelling Bee puzzles are based use two or more vowels (A E I O U), or two vowels plus Y.
A small number of pangrams – just 42 – have only one vowel plus Y (where Y functions as a vowel, not a consonant). These 42 pangrams have been used in 84 Spelling Bees,* as listed below. The distribution of vowels in these one-vowel-plus Y pangrams has been:A – 11 of 42 pangramsE – 4 of 42 pangramsI – 18 of 42 pangramsO – 9 of 42 pangrams
An even smaller number of pangrams – just 30 – have only one vowel (without Y, unless Y functions as a consonant). These 30 pangrams have been used in 46 Bees,* as listed below. The distribution of vowels in these special one-vowel pangrams has been:A – 15 of 30 pangramsE – 2 of 30 pangramsI – 9 of 30 pangramsO – 4 of 30 pangrams
* Most Bees are built on recycled pangrams, with different center letters.
A small number of pangrams – just 42 – have only one vowel plus Y (where Y functions as a vowel, not a consonant). These 42 pangrams have been used in 84 Spelling Bees,* as listed below. The distribution of vowels in these one-vowel-plus Y pangrams has been:A – 11 of 42 pangramsE – 4 of 42 pangramsI – 18 of 42 pangramsO – 9 of 42 pangrams
An even smaller number of pangrams – just 30 – have only one vowel (without Y, unless Y functions as a consonant). These 30 pangrams have been used in 46 Bees,* as listed below. The distribution of vowels in these special one-vowel pangrams has been:A – 15 of 30 pangramsE – 2 of 30 pangramsI – 9 of 30 pangramsO – 4 of 30 pangrams
* Most Bees are built on recycled pangrams, with different center letters.
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Spelling Bees with One Unique Vowel (30 pangrams in 46 puzzles)
Spelling Bees with One Vowel Plus Y (42 pangrams in 84 puzzles)
BACKHANDApr 30 2020
BACKWARD DRAWBACKNov 26 2019Apr 25 2020Oct 31 2020
BACKYARD[Y functions here as a consonant]Jul 11 2020Apr 20 2021May 9 2022
CHLOROFORMAug 1 2019
CRIMPINGAug 6 2024 DIMPLING Aug 21 2025
EMBEZZLEMENTOct 19 2018Apr 5 2020
FARMHANDAug 21 2019
FARMLANDMay 1 2020May 23 2022
FILCHING FLINCHING Oct 2 2021Nov 28 2024
FLAGRANTMar 5 2019May 5 2020
FLAPJACKJul 2 2019
GLITCHINGOct 9 2023
BACKWARD DRAWBACKNov 26 2019Apr 25 2020Oct 31 2020
BACKYARD[Y functions here as a consonant]Jul 11 2020Apr 20 2021May 9 2022
CHLOROFORMAug 1 2019
CRIMPINGAug 6 2024 DIMPLING Aug 21 2025
EMBEZZLEMENTOct 19 2018Apr 5 2020
FARMHANDAug 21 2019
FARMLANDMay 1 2020May 23 2022
FILCHING FLINCHING Oct 2 2021Nov 28 2024
FLAGRANTMar 5 2019May 5 2020
FLAPJACKJul 2 2019
GLITCHINGOct 9 2023
HANDCLAPDec 4 2019
HARDBACKFeb 2 2019Sep 23 2019
HARDTACKSep 5 2019 Jul 22 2026
LANDMARKJan 5 2019Jul 1 2020
LENGTHENEDOct 5 2020Jul 16 2021Dec 15 2022Feb 9 2024
MONTHLONGMay 12 2020
PARKLANDMar 13 2020
PITCHINGJan 24 2022 SCHOOLBOOKSCHOOLBOOKSSep 02 2025
THRILLINGJul 7 2021Jul 26 2023 Dec 07 2025
TRACKPADDec 29 2020Nov 19 2022Mar 27 2024
TWITCHING WITCHINGOct 10 2022Jan 25 2024 Oct 31 2025 WATCHMANAug 5 2018
HARDBACKFeb 2 2019Sep 23 2019
HARDTACKSep 5 2019 Jul 22 2026
LANDMARKJan 5 2019Jul 1 2020
LENGTHENEDOct 5 2020Jul 16 2021Dec 15 2022Feb 9 2024
MONTHLONGMay 12 2020
PARKLANDMar 13 2020
PITCHINGJan 24 2022 SCHOOLBOOKSCHOOLBOOKSSep 02 2025
THRILLINGJul 7 2021Jul 26 2023 Dec 07 2025
TRACKPADDec 29 2020Nov 19 2022Mar 27 2024
TWITCHING WITCHINGOct 10 2022Jan 25 2024 Oct 31 2025 WATCHMANAug 5 2018
ADAMANTLYOct 16 2021Dec 28 2022Mar 11 2024
AWKWARDLYSep 26 2019Oct 22 2020Jun 21 2021Feb 27 2023
BRANCHYJan 21 2019
CHINTZYAug 9 2019
CHLOROPHYLLOct 2 2019Dec 23 2023Nov 26 2024 Dec 28 2025
CRINKLYJan 31 2019 DEPENDENTLY Aug 08 2025
DIZZYINGLYJan 30 2025
DONNYBROOKJan 21 2020
EXCELLENTLYJan 4 2019Jan 8 2020Jun 20 2022
FLIGHTYSep 6 2022Feb 21 2024 May 4 2026
FRANKLYDec 10 2019
GALLANTRYFeb 24 2019Sep 14 2019
GLITCHYJun 24 2018Dec 23 2019 GRANDBABYOct 29 2018
AWKWARDLYSep 26 2019Oct 22 2020Jun 21 2021Feb 27 2023
BRANCHYJan 21 2019
CHINTZYAug 9 2019
CHLOROPHYLLOct 2 2019Dec 23 2023Nov 26 2024 Dec 28 2025
CRINKLYJan 31 2019 DEPENDENTLY Aug 08 2025
DIZZYINGLYJan 30 2025
DONNYBROOKJan 21 2020
EXCELLENTLYJan 4 2019Jan 8 2020Jun 20 2022
FLIGHTYSep 6 2022Feb 21 2024 May 4 2026
FRANKLYDec 10 2019
GALLANTRYFeb 24 2019Sep 14 2019
GLITCHYJun 24 2018Dec 23 2019 GRANDBABYOct 29 2018
HAGGARDLYAug 16 2019Nov 20 2019May 7 2020Oct 13 2020
HYDRANTDec 4 2018Aug 26 2019Feb 6 2022Dec 21 2022Mar 1 2025
HYDROLOGYDec 17 2018Mar 21 2019Nov 25 2019 HYMNBOOK2018-06-192019-12-02
IMPLICITLYMar 21 2020Jul 5 2020
INCIVILITYOct 1 2018Sep 22 2021
KRYPTONJun 12 2018
LENGTHYMar 22 2019Jan 13 2020
MONTHLYDec 7 2018May 16 2019
NIGHTLYJun 13 2024 May 27 2025
NITPICKYMar 24 2019
ORTHODOXYFeb 11 2020 PHARMACYDec 27 2018Dec 3 2019
HYDRANTDec 4 2018Aug 26 2019Feb 6 2022Dec 21 2022Mar 1 2025
HYDROLOGYDec 17 2018Mar 21 2019Nov 25 2019 HYMNBOOK2018-06-192019-12-02
IMPLICITLYMar 21 2020Jul 5 2020
INCIVILITYOct 1 2018Sep 22 2021
KRYPTONJun 12 2018
LENGTHYMar 22 2019Jan 13 2020
MONTHLYDec 7 2018May 16 2019
NIGHTLYJun 13 2024 May 27 2025
NITPICKYMar 24 2019
ORTHODOXYFeb 11 2020 PHARMACYDec 27 2018Dec 3 2019
PHLEGMYMar 04 2025
PITYINGLYFeb 22 2023
Oct 14 2025
PRICKLYJun 17 2019Feb 16 2023
PROMONTORYDec 21 2018Jul 10 2019Apr 24 2020Jan 1 2021 Apr 13 2025
PROMPTLYAug 14 2018
RHYTHMICJan 10 2024
RIGHTLYJan 14 2020
TRACKWAYDec 5 2018Mar 29 2019Mar 6 2020Jun 26 2021Dec 13 2024
TRIPTYCHSep 29 2018
TWINKLYJul 26 2018
VACANTLYJan 28 2020Jun 15 2020
VILIFYINGMar 1 2022Sep 29 2024 WHININGLYApr 3 2025
WRINKLYMay 24 2020
PRICKLYJun 17 2019Feb 16 2023
PROMONTORYDec 21 2018Jul 10 2019Apr 24 2020Jan 1 2021 Apr 13 2025
PROMPTLYAug 14 2018
RHYTHMICJan 10 2024
RIGHTLYJan 14 2020
TRACKWAYDec 5 2018Mar 29 2019Mar 6 2020Jun 26 2021Dec 13 2024
TRIPTYCHSep 29 2018
TWINKLYJul 26 2018
VACANTLYJan 28 2020Jun 15 2020
VILIFYINGMar 1 2022Sep 29 2024 WHININGLYApr 3 2025
WRINKLYMay 24 2020