“Eunoia”, at six letters long, is the shortest word in the English language that contains all five main vowels. Taken from the French, it means “of well mind” and indicates a stable mental state, although another interpretation of the word is “beautiful thinking”. It is also the title of a novel by the poet Christian Bok, in which each chapter is written using only one vowel.
There are many seven-letter words with this property, including “adoulie”, “douleia”, “eucosia”, “eulogia”, “eunomia”, “eutopia”, “miaoued”, “moineau”, “sequoia”, and “suoidea”.
Note: The word iouea is a genus of Cretaceous fossil sponges, although as scientific word not in common usage, it is not eligible for consideration.
(Via Guinness World Records)
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