longest all consonant word

must be rhythms?

Originally posted by obliteration
must be rhythms?

The "y" is a vowel in this context.

Originally posted by Nordlys
The "y" is a vowel in this context.

Why?

Is it actually considered a vowel, or does it jsut fulful the purpose of a vowel?

Some other languages have an "i" instead of "y" in the equivalent word. Example in dutch: "ritme". So, I agree that it is a vowel in this context. It would not be in "yoga". In "yummy" the "y" it is used as both a vowel and a consonnant.

Twyndyllyngs

There is a twelve letter one. Without a vowel sound (i.e. not including the w or y if used as one) the longest I'm aware of is shh.

Originally posted by Peakite
Twyndyllyngs

Not a proper word.

Originally posted by Peakite
Twyndyllyngs

There is a twelve letter one. Without a vowel sound (i.e. not including the w or y if used as one) the longest I'm aware of is shh.

My dictionary has Psst interj used to attract someone's attention surreptitiously.

Originally posted by howardbradley
My dictionary has [b]Psst interj used to attract someone's attention surreptitiously.[/b]

Psst! makes it slightly longer.

Probably not the longest but it sure is a good one:

Syzygy.

There's an island in croatia called Krk. Does that count? I like it better than sounds like shh and psst. 🙂

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Originally posted by rook n roll
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! is longer.

Originally posted by Bowmann
[b]Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! is longer.[/b]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Originally posted by howardbradley
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Not in the dictionary.