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What words in the English language use all five vowels?
What words in the English language uses all five vowels in order?
Which word in the English language uses all the vowels+Y in order and only once?

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Originally posted by timebombted

What words in the English language uses all five vowels in order?
ABSTEMIOUS and FACETIOUS

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Originally posted by THUDandBLUNDER
ABSTEMIOUS and FACETIOUS

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Both Correct, theres more.......

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Facetiously

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Another correct answer, I can still think of another 7 words........ any takers?

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Does portugese count?

AERIOUS
PHRAGELLIORHYNCHUS
ACEITOU
ALEIJOU

Abstemious
Abstemiously
Abstentious
Adventitious
Adventitiously
Arenicolous
Arsenious
Cavernicolous

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As I know no portugese.... who knows if there even real words (I will trust you). Other words look acceptable, even a few I missed.....
Congrats

Still more if anyone cares......

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Originally posted by timebombted
What words in the English language use all five vowels?
What words in the English language uses all five vowels in order?
Which word in the English language uses all the vowels+Y in order and only once?
I believe the shortest English word to use all 5 vowels is SEQUOIA

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Originally posted by ShallowBlue
I believe the shortest English word to use all 5 vowels is SEQUOIA
In italian it is AIUOLA (=small ornamental bush)

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Originally posted by m4no
In italian it is AIUOLA (=small ornamental bush)
Uops, sorry, I meant AIUOLE (plural) ;-)