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