
There should be enough answers for today’s Brain Game to go around, so get creative. Enjoy!
Comment with a word, term, or phrase -
using 10 or fewer letters in all – that contains
all five main vowels (A, E, I, O, and U).EXAMPLES:
U.S. AIR FORCE
PERSUASION
OPERA MUSIC
Facetious(ly) oops… 11…but in order…
posted by Chris on 3-10-2010 at 7:33 am
dialogue
posted by Ami on 3-10-2010 at 7:33 am
Sequoia
Ultraviolet….though it has 11 letters
posted by Marcus on 3-10-2010 at 7:42 am
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, oh wait…34!
posted by 4thbook on 3-10-2010 at 7:58 am
As a second to Chris, abstemiously – ALSO in order with no other vowels in between.
posted by Bekka on 3-10-2010 at 8:11 am
Super Mario
posted by zach ethan on 3-10-2010 at 8:13 am
Don’t all the examples have 10 letters, not “fewer than 10 letters total”?
posted by Brad on 3-10-2010 at 8:27 am
sequoia (7 letters!)
posted by Mark on 3-10-2010 at 8:32 am
I eat soup!
posted by Lugh on 3-10-2010 at 8:35 am
Darn, Marcus beat me to it….
euphoria (8 letters!)
posted by Mark on 3-10-2010 at 8:36 am
You are in. (8 total, even has the sometimes Y).
posted by RichS on 3-10-2010 at 8:41 am
Curios are
posted by Jack P. on 3-10-2010 at 8:51 am
O’ beautiful
posted by Dave on 3-10-2010 at 9:03 am
Bivouacked
posted by Paul on 3-10-2010 at 9:15 am
A true foil
posted by Geoff on 3-10-2010 at 9:21 am
Lousy idea
posted by Matt Linn on 3-10-2010 at 9:27 am
autopsies
posted by Kent on 3-10-2010 at 9:28 am
A Bedouin.
Miaoued.
I, Touareg.
Online music could be described as “e-audio”.
Previously in a comment on this site I referred to Christian Bok’s poetry book Eunoia, in which he plays all kinds of fun games with vowels.
posted by Matthew E on 3-10-2010 at 9:33 am
About time.
posted by C.A. on 3-10-2010 at 9:46 am
automotive
posted by T on 3-10-2010 at 10:11 am
europhilia
posted by Jared A on 3-10-2010 at 10:24 am
Jailhouse
posted by Jenny on 3-10-2010 at 10:27 am
EUNOIA. means alertness of mind and will
posted by Lauren on 3-10-2010 at 10:29 am
Iouea. Is a genus of Cretaceous fossil sponges
posted by Lauren on 3-10-2010 at 10:30 am
beautious
posted by Jared A on 3-10-2010 at 10:34 am
equation – 8 letters! Can’t beat Sequoia, though.
posted by rjl on 3-10-2010 at 10:35 am
You’re right, Brad; I intended to say “10 letters or fewer” and will fix that now. Thanks for the heads up!
posted by Sandy Wood on 3-10-2010 at 10:37 am
audio tape
posted by Jon on 3-10-2010 at 10:46 am
tenacious…….which is what one must be to play these games…….
posted by olal on 3-10-2010 at 11:00 am
Tambourine
posted by J Will on 3-10-2010 at 11:31 am
Education
posted by Another Sandy on 3-10-2010 at 11:37 am
piano duet (9)
posted by rima on 3-10-2010 at 1:01 pm
evacuation
posted by Celeste on 3-10-2010 at 1:22 pm
Eulogia
posted by Dinosaur on 3-10-2010 at 1:44 pm
Shortest I could find that also had a Y is buoyancies.
posted by Dinosaur on 3-10-2010 at 1:47 pm
No beat Quiz
posted by Deuce on 3-10-2010 at 2:14 pm
facetious (in order too!)
posted by Regina on 3-10-2010 at 3:46 pm
you are king
posted by Kristin on 3-10-2010 at 4:00 pm
Sequin Oats
The sparkly way to start your day!
(OK, I just made that up)
posted by Curtis on 3-10-2010 at 4:00 pm
eating soup
posted by Leigh on 3-10-2010 at 6:39 pm
A-One Genius
posted by Ken on 3-10-2010 at 8:48 pm
The Utopia
posted by Drew on 3-10-2010 at 8:59 pm
Cointreau
posted by Steve on 3-11-2010 at 2:25 am
Rue a doily.
Because at some time, we all do.
posted by Thom on 3-11-2010 at 5:05 am
I always used ‘dialogue’ for this one, but I love Zack’s Super Mario! Heck yeah!
posted by Acacia on 3-16-2010 at 1:44 am
About time!
posted by Drake on 5-31-2010 at 8:45 pm