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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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1. eiramanit 11 seconds
Stealth Puzzler
3. Quam 14 seconds
3 Stealth Players
7. brianstorm 16 seconds
8. Andrew Kemp 17 seconds
9. stuart 17 seconds
Hidden Riddler
11. some chap 18 seconds
6 Non-Member Riddlers
18. eltsac 20 seconds
19. pikapikapi 20 seconds
20. Banstyle 👑 20 seconds
21. stc 20 seconds
22. crossjam 20 seconds
7 Undisclosed Riddlers
30. jrduncans 22 seconds
3 Shadow Puzzlers
34. rawrdimus 24 seconds
3 Free Enthusiasts
38. steev 25 seconds
39. webswebswebs 25 seconds
5 Non-Member Participants
45. stanne 27 seconds
4 Unknown Adventurers
50. charlesa 29 seconds
5 Anonymous Enthusiasts
56. danielgbbns 30 seconds
6 Incognito Competitors
63. bumblefett 33 seconds
8 Unsubscribed Riddlers
72. wixardy 37 seconds
73. sepcot 37 seconds
2 Anonymous Adventurers
76. thatguygriff 39 seconds
6 Mysterious Players
83. scottaw 41 seconds
6 Hidden Thinkers
90. Damian 44 seconds
91. rfegley 45 seconds
Visiting Explorer
93. jsuttonmorse 46 seconds
94. AirSpencer 46 seconds
2 Unidentified Challengers
97. PhoebeK 47 seconds
4 Anonymous Strategists
102. sem 49 seconds
103. Belldog 49 seconds
2 Secret Players
106. robbinamsterdam 50 seconds
Hidden Puzzler
108. peezismyname 51 seconds
Mystery Competitor
110. hroe 52 seconds
5 Mystery Explorers
116. bfordham 54 seconds
Non-Member Puzzler
118. jonny 55 seconds
119. Mark S 55 seconds
3 Incognito Achievers
123. zydecopaws 56 seconds
6 Hidden Riddlers
130. aaa 58 seconds
2 Free Enthusiasts
133. TX101010 59 seconds
134. mythgard 59 seconds
135. billo 1 minute, 0 seconds
136. musubi 1 minute, 1 second
23 Non-Member Strategists
160. ilcdan 1 minute, 13 seconds
Visiting Strategist
162. Richard 1 minute, 15 seconds
16 Free Players
179. JSlo 1 minute, 28 seconds
12 Undisclosed Adventurers
192. MichelleMS212 1 minute, 41 seconds
5 Stealth Explorers
198. Galadriel 1 minute, 47 seconds
3 Mystery Players
202. JeremyK 1 minute, 50 seconds
4 Unsubscribed Strategists
207. trewin 1 minute, 58 seconds
Unidentified Thinker
209. w00zy 2 minutes, 4 seconds
Secret Explorer
211. neil 2 minutes, 10 seconds
212. ggodwin 2 minutes, 12 seconds
4 Undisclosed Players
217. sjcarter@mac.com 2 minutes, 23 seconds
2 Unregistered Thinkers
220. Ianc 2 minutes, 30 seconds
20 Shadow Strategists
241. wien97 5 minutes, 23 seconds
2 Undisclosed Solvers
244. mumpins 6 minutes, 0 seconds
18 Undisclosed Competitors
263. AGS 13 minutes, 45 seconds
2 Non-Member Challengers
266. edwardloveall 43 minutes, 43 seconds
Non-Paying Riddler
268. chugs 3 hours, 40 minutes, 49 seconds
2 Non-Member Victors
271. Pdkoenig 6 hours, 40 minutes, 17 seconds
Stealth Thinker
273. st2g 22 hours, 20 minutes, 57 seconds