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Y as Vowel Vocabulary Words

All the words use Y as a vowel. Based on the definition, guess the word.
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First submittedJanuary 27, 2013
Times taken24,250
Average score59.1%
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Definition
Word
Hurricane or typhoon
Cyclone
The words to a song
Lyrics
A cruel ruler
Tyrant
Device for making injections
Syringe
A faun or a lecherous man
Satyr
Fool's gold
Pyrite
Jewish place of worship
Synagogue
Legendary story
Myth
The study of word origins
Etymology
The west wind
Zephyr
Underground burial place
Crypt
Definition
Word
Bottomless chasm
Abyss
Eight bits
Byte
Pile on which the dead are burned
Pyre
Religious song
Hymn
Prearranged meeting, often between lovers
Tryst
A series of rulers from one family
Dynasty
Word with the same spelling but a different meaning
Homonym
Resin given to Jesus by the Magi
Myrrh
Ancient stringed instrument
Lyre
Opposite of utopia
Dystopia
Nearsighted
Myopic
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49 Comments
kylesan
+1
Level 57
Feb 22, 2013
Could you accept synagog as spelling for synagogue? I was under the impression that synagog is an accepted spelling for synagogue and wikipedia agrees.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue

"A synagogue (from Koine Greek: συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, meaning "assembly"), sometimes spelt synagog, is a Jewish or Samaritan house of prayer"

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 15, 2016
Synagog will work now
Sifhraven
+11
Level 72
May 11, 2019
Which annoyingly means we all have to erase letters before typing the next answer..
RobNobody
+1
Level 78
Oct 17, 2021
What's the alternative? Not accept a completely correct spelling?
revvyevvy
+2
Level 14
Feb 22, 2013
Maybe also think about accepting hypodermic needle for syringe? I know the hypodermic needle is attached to a syringe upon injection, but both could technically be considered devices.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 72
May 11, 2019
Not a single word though, which is usually required for these quizzes. Though it doesnt implicitly state so in the descriptions this time
RobNobody
+4
Level 78
Oct 17, 2021
I've heard "hypodermic" by itself used as a noun meaning "hypodermic needle," and Merriam-Webster has a definition as such.
BlackLab
+1
Level 66
Jun 6, 2023
I got confused on the wording. It should say "giving", instead of "making". I was thinking along the lines of those 3D printers. Injection molding.
irish41
+1
Level 59
Feb 22, 2013
Darn you "synagogue"!! Couldn't spell that to save my life.
CorkSpork
+3
Level 71
Feb 22, 2013
Maybe "tornado" or "twister" would be a better clue for cyclone? Technically typhoons and hurricanes are "tropical cyclones."
alk17
+2
Level 14
Feb 24, 2013
A tornado occurs on land, whereas hurricanes and such occur over tropical waters. A hurricane happens over the Atlantic Ocean, a cyclone happens over the Pacific Ocean, and a typhoon happens over the Indian Ocean. They are all names for the same type of storm, but a tornado or twister is a completely different phenomenon.
Tramp
+1
Level 76
Nov 10, 2016
A few things - hurricanes occur over the Atlantic Ocean, yes, but typhoons occur over the Pacific Ocean, not Indian. Cyclones, on the other hand, can occur anywhere. A cyclone in the Atlantic might become a hurricane if it becomes strong enough, and a cyclone in the pacific might become a typhoon.

But yeah, tornadoes are completely unrelated.

ander217
+3
Level 74
Nov 10, 2016
My grandparents always called a tornado a cyclone - they were born in the 1890s and I don't hear it used much these days for tornado, but the Merriam-Webster dictionary says, "Definition of cyclone for Students. 1 : a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure and that moves forward at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (30 to 50 kilometers) an hour and often brings heavy rain. 2 : tornado." I also read a "tall tale" as a child about Pecos Bill and the Cyclone and Bill lassoed and rode a tornado in the story. Tornado and cyclone were once used interchangeably.
WhiteLando
+1
Level 54
Nov 10, 2016
Irrespective of whether it comes from the Indian or the Pacific ocean, the term 'cyclone' is used by the national weather service in Australia.
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Jan 24, 2019
Please explain to the inhabitants of Puerto Rico, Antigua and Barbuda, Sint Maarten/Saint Martin, St. Kitts and Tortola (among other Caribbean islands devastated by Irma and Maria) that Hurricanes occur OVER the Atlantic Ocean!
Ferbin
+2
Level 77
Jun 6, 2023
Needless nitpicking, all those islands are located on the Atlantic Ocean.
mikeyanderson7
+5
Level 68
Feb 22, 2013
I put Myopia because that's the noun of nearsightedness, I feel that should be an acceptable answer unless the clue is changed to the "one who is nearsighted is"
BlendedCow
+1
Level 44
Feb 23, 2013
Adjective to adjective.
mikeyanderson7
+1
Level 68
Feb 24, 2013
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/myopia

It is a noun.

JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Apr 28, 2021
But we're looking for the adjective here.
cpgatbyu
+1
Level 86
Feb 4, 2014
Yes, "myopia" is a noun, but "nearsighted" isn't.
Dontforget
+1
Level 68
Aug 17, 2024
Over a decade late here but myopia is accepted now
BlendedCow
+3
Level 44
Feb 23, 2013
Too much whining about trivial matters.
Jerry928
+3
Level 76
Aug 23, 2014
Legendary story: odyssey?
FractalDoom
+4
Level 43
Aug 30, 2014
Maybe if you mean the title, but the word means journey.
Apis
+3
Level 45
Jul 15, 2016
two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar! All for quizzes stand up and holler!
mikeb
+4
Level 65
Nov 10, 2016
That's why I got hung up trying to think of a synonym (another fitting word by the way) for dollar that fit the quiz!
ander217
+2
Level 74
Nov 10, 2016
Same here.
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Nov 10, 2016
My favourite non-vowel word is rhythm. Rhythm is my nephew's middle name.
ander217
+4
Level 74
Nov 10, 2016
My favorite y vowel place is Kyrgyzstan.
mushroomsteve
+3
Level 53
Nov 11, 2016
I think Naypyidaw deserves an honourable mention for managing to squeeze a "y" on either side of another letter.
Djilas
+2
Level 83
Nov 11, 2016
How is it non-vowel?
Sifhraven
+2
Level 72
May 11, 2019
You guys have weird ideas about vowels...
Yossarian
+3
Level 63
Nov 10, 2016
Syzygy. Nuff said.
sumguy
+1
Level 85
Nov 10, 2016
Came up with hypodermic. Couldn't come up with syringe.
manchesterutd10
+2
Level 58
Nov 10, 2016
great zephyr inclusion. I always think of RHCP
Archangel55
+1
Level 66
Nov 10, 2016
Zyzzyx - An exit on Interstate 15 between L.A. and Las Vegas.
Soph1
+1
Level 50
Nov 13, 2016
Quite a difficult quiz!
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
May 11, 2019
I tried penny for 8 bits, thinking money and not computer hardware. I tried yarn for story. And blynd for nearsighted. I think yarn should work.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 90
May 11, 2019
I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking strictly of pieces of eight while utilizing some bytes.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 90
May 11, 2019
When Apocrypha and Odyssey don't work I should try something simpler and truer to the clue like myth I suppose.

I guess the only thing saving me from having duplicate results with you is my long line of family myopia.

blizzrd33
+10
Level 80
Jan 27, 2020
Yarn can't be an answer as the y is not used as a vowel.
Yeoryios
+3
Level 72
Feb 11, 2021
Accept myopia for myopic.
nick270502
+1
Level 55
Jun 5, 2023
only managed to get 13... five of them were the least guessed answers somehow
Kawada01
+1
Level 60
Jun 5, 2023
Could I get some clarification as to why Monarchy isn't a valid answer to the ruling family question please and thank you
Explorer2024
+1
Level 49
Jun 6, 2023
The quiz asks for the word whch refers to a SERIES of rulers from the same family. A monarchy only applies to a monarchical country (eg) the Windsors.

However, even political parties (eg) the Indian National Congress, corporations (eg) Hyundai, or even democratic nations (eg) the Bushes, the Nehru-Gandhis, etc. can also be dynasties, thus being a more apt answer in this case.

DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 65
Jun 6, 2023
A monarchy can be elective so not necessarily ruled by the same family. Poland-Lithuania notably.
jsmay311
+2
Level 66
Jun 6, 2023
Pretty strict on the spelling of "myrrh", huh? Can't accept "myr" or even "myrr"?
MasterKenobi
+1
Level 61
Jun 12, 2023
100%! Yay! That never happens!
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