Words with the [ʌ / ə] sound
Mid-central; the relaxed 'uh' of an unstressed syllable (schwa).
Common spellings: u, o, a. Examples: cup, about, sofa.
- unsinkable
- untainted
- untapped
- unverified
- upbraid
- upbraided
- uprights
- uproot
- upshur
- uther
- abating
- abbreviate
- abducting
- absorbency
- abut
- abutted
- abutting
- accruing
- adamski
- adaptor
- addendum
- adderley
- adulterer
- aggressions
- aherne
- ahoskie
- alisa
- alissa
- aliyah
- allying
- amalgamate
- amelio
- ameliorated
- amelioration
- americorps
- amerika
- anaphora
- anemic
- ankeny
- anoint
- apotheosis
- applauds
- apprised
- aquarists
- arabia's
- aromatherapy
- assassinating
- assemblers
- assimilating
- astigmatism
- astound
- attesting
- attractively
- avakian
- azhar
- obliterating
- obtrude
- oppressing
- otherness
- ulceration
- unacceptably
- unbeknown
- unblemished
- uncontaminated
- uncoordinated
- undercooked
- undercutting
- underfunded
- underlines
- underscore
- underscored
- underserved
- undershirt
- understatement
- underwriter
- undetectable
- unelected
- unemployable
- unenthusiastic
- unflagging
- unimaginable
- unimpaired
- unlabeled
- unlawfully
- unleaded
- unmentioned
- unpatriotic
- unperturbed
- unpressurized
- unquestioning
- unrealized
- unreliability
- unruh
- unsecured
- unstated
- unswerving
- unwisely
- unwitting
- unworkable
- updike's