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By A Vowel is a word jumble game. Each of the five words must be unjumbled — but each is missing one vowel. One word is missing an A, one is missing an E, one an I, one an O, and one a U.

Your task is to figure out each word, adding one vowel to each — but you can only add each vowel once.

Words may contain more than one vowel, but each is only missing one vowel.

There will always be a unifying theme behind the core words, ranging from subtle to not-so-subtle.

Words will turn green and "lock" if they are the correct core words. Words that turn blue are valid words that could work, but that aren't part of the puzzle's solution. Words in red aren't valid words. And words bordered in red indicate a vowel you used that you already used in a locked/correct green word. It sounds like a lot, but it's less confusing as you play.

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Rank Who Time
4 Mystery Puzzlers
5. peezismyname 17 seconds
Hidden Strategist
7. jrduncans 20 seconds
3 Non-Paying Puzzlers
11. jonny 21 seconds
12. charlesa 21 seconds
Free Competitor
14. belehaa 24 seconds
15. pikapikapi 24 seconds
16. mafrauen 24 seconds
3 Non-Paying Explorers
20. stuart 25 seconds
21. Banstyle 25 seconds
2 Non-Member Strategists
24. ggodwin 26 seconds
Unsubscribed Adventurer
26. stefp 27 seconds
Non-Paying Competitor
28. some chap 28 seconds
4 Anonymous Thinkers
33. rlivsey 30 seconds
34. Andrew Kemp 30 seconds
2 Stealth Thinkers
37. aaa 31 seconds
6 Shadow Enthusiasts
44. Quam 33 seconds
Undisclosed Solver
46. eltsac 34 seconds
7 Stealth Riddlers
54. scottaw 37 seconds
Unidentified Explorer
56. bumblefett 38 seconds
57. rawrdimus 38 seconds
58. stc 38 seconds
Non-Member Explorer
60. TX101010 39 seconds
7 Visiting Adventurers
68. AirSpencer 42 seconds
5 Undisclosed Participants
74. girlcalledcharlie 45 seconds
10 Mystery Thinkers
85. eiramanit 51 seconds
3 Undisclosed Participants
89. jsuttonmorse 52 seconds
Non-Paying Contestant
91. JSlo 53 seconds
2 Unsubscribed Puzzlers
94. Ianc 54 seconds
2 Undisclosed Challengers
97. TomFrog 56 seconds
98. brianstorm 56 seconds
5 Non-Paying Strategists
104. Bigmike 59 seconds
3 Undisclosed Participants
108. JeremyK 1 minute, 0 seconds
109. bfordham 👑 1 minute, 0 seconds
11 Unregistered Participants
121. robbinamsterdam 1 minute, 7 seconds
4 Mysterious Riddlers
126. sem 1 minute, 9 seconds
Secret Challenger
128. sepcot 1 minute, 16 seconds
4 Mysterious Victors
133. Belldog 1 minute, 19 seconds
9 Unidentified Contestants
143. rfegley 1 minute, 31 seconds
Undisclosed Player
145. Deep River Dave 1 minute, 33 seconds
146. MichelleMS212 1 minute, 34 seconds
2 Unknown Players
149. tbeckett 1 minute, 35 seconds
7 Hidden Riddlers
157. Mark S 1 minute, 48 seconds
158. musubi 1 minute, 48 seconds
3 Undisclosed Gamers
162. w00zy 1 minute, 56 seconds
2 Secret Players
165. Betsy 1 minute, 58 seconds
9 Unsubscribed Thinkers
175. trewin 2 minutes, 10 seconds
176. sjcarter@mac.com 2 minutes, 19 seconds
3 Incognito Explorers
180. zydecopaws 2 minutes, 27 seconds
16 Non-Paying Victors
197. mythgard 3 minutes, 34 seconds
33 Unsubscribed Achievers
231. Damian 7 minutes, 38 seconds
232. ilcdan 7 minutes, 42 seconds
2 Secret Solvers
235. Galadriel 9 minutes, 27 seconds
3 Secret Enthusiasts
239. neil 11 minutes, 25 seconds
240. solar 11 minutes, 41 seconds
12 Stealth Victors
253. danielgbbns 20 minutes, 47 seconds
4 Free Puzzlers
258. audidog2025 1 hour, 45 minutes, 23 seconds
2 Secret Victors
261. jimg 11 hours, 25 minutes, 26 seconds
262. rebecca 40 hours, 0 minutes, 20 seconds
Undisclosed Gamer