Language quiz
Countries with missing vowels
Each name has lost its A, E, I, O and U; Y stays. Spaces and hyphens are kept, and the continent and letter count are shown. Type the full name of every country, in any order.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 197 answers
- Limit
- 15:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 197
- Time limit
- 15:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Type the country behind each set of consonants.
| Without vowels (letters) | Continent | Country |
|---|---|---|
| BHMS (7) | North America | Not found yet |
| BHRN (7) | Asia | Not found yet |
| BHTN (6) | Asia | Not found yet |
| BLGM (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| BLGR (8) | Europe | Not found yet |
| BLRS (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| BLV (7) | South America | Not found yet |
| BLZ (6) | North America | Not found yet |
| BNGLDSH (10) | Asia | Not found yet |
| BNN (5) | Africa | Not found yet |
| BRBDS (8) | North America | Not found yet |
| BRKN FS (11) | Africa | Not found yet |
| BRN (6) | Asia | Not found yet |
| BRND (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| BRZL (6) | South America | Not found yet |
| BSN ND HRZGVN (20) | Europe | Not found yet |
| BTSWN (8) | Africa | Not found yet |
| CB (4) | North America | Not found yet |
| CB VRD (9) | Africa | Not found yet |
| CDR (7) | South America | Not found yet |
| CHD (4) | Africa | Not found yet |
| CHL (5) | South America | Not found yet |
| CHN (5) | Asia | Not found yet |
| CLMB (8) | South America | Not found yet |
| CLND (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| CMBD (8) | Asia | Not found yet |
| CMRN (8) | Africa | Not found yet |
| CMRS (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| CND (6) | North America | Not found yet |
| CNTRL FRCN RPBLC (22) | Africa | Not found yet |
| CRT (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| CST RC (9) | North America | Not found yet |
| CYPRS (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| CZCH (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| DJBT (8) | Africa | Not found yet |
| DMCRTC RPBLC F TH CNG (28) | Africa | Not found yet |
| DMNC (8) | North America | Not found yet |
| DMNCN RPBLC (17) | North America | Not found yet |
| DNMRK (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| FGHNSTN (11) | Asia | Not found yet |
| FJ (4) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| FNLND (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| FRNC (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| GBN (5) | Africa | Not found yet |
| GHN (5) | Africa | Not found yet |
| GMB (6) | Africa | Not found yet |
| GN (6) | Africa | Not found yet |
| GN-BSS (12) | Africa | Not found yet |
| GND (6) | Africa | Not found yet |
| GRC (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| GRG (7) | Asia | Not found yet |
| GRMNY (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| GRND (7) | North America | Not found yet |
| GTML (9) | North America | Not found yet |
| GYN (6) | South America | Not found yet |
| GYPT (5) | Africa | Not found yet |
| HNDRS (8) | North America | Not found yet |
| HNGRY (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| HT (5) | North America | Not found yet |
| JMC (7) | North America | Not found yet |
| JPN (5) | Asia | Not found yet |
| JRDN (6) | Asia | Not found yet |
| KNY (5) | Africa | Not found yet |
| KRBT (8) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| KRN (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| KSV (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| KWT (6) | Asia | Not found yet |
| KYRGYZSTN (10) | Asia | Not found yet |
| KZKHSTN (10) | Asia | Not found yet |
| L SLVDR (10) | North America | Not found yet |
| LBN (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| LBNN (7) | Asia | Not found yet |
| LBR (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| LBY (5) | Africa | Not found yet |
| LCHTNSTN (13) | Europe | Not found yet |
| LGR (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| LS (4) | Asia | Not found yet |
| LSTH (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| LTHN (9) | Europe | Not found yet |
| LTV (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| LXMBRG (10) | Europe | Not found yet |
| MCRNS (10) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| MDGSCR (10) | Africa | Not found yet |
| ML (4) | Africa | Not found yet |
| MLDV (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| MLDVS (8) | Asia | Not found yet |
| MLT (5) | Europe | Not found yet |
| MLW (6) | Africa | Not found yet |
| MLYS (8) | Asia | Not found yet |
| MN (4) | Asia | Not found yet |
| MNC (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| MNGL (8) | Asia | Not found yet |
| MNTNGR (10) | Europe | Not found yet |
| MRCC (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| MRSHLL SLNDS (15) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| MRTN (10) | Africa | Not found yet |
| MRTS (9) | Africa | Not found yet |
| MXC (6) | North America | Not found yet |
| MYNMR (7) | Asia | Not found yet |
| Without vowels (letters) | Continent | Country |
|---|---|---|
| MZMBQ (10) | Africa | Not found yet |
| NCRG (9) | North America | Not found yet |
| ND (5) | Asia | Not found yet |
| NDNS (9) | Asia | Not found yet |
| NDRR (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| NGL (6) | Africa | Not found yet |
| NGR (5) | Africa | Not found yet |
| NGR (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| NMB (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| NPL (5) | Asia | Not found yet |
| NR (5) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| NRTH KR (10) | Asia | Not found yet |
| NRTH MCDN (14) | Europe | Not found yet |
| NRWY (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| NTD KNGDM (13) | Europe | Not found yet |
| NTD RB MRTS (18) | Asia | Not found yet |
| NTD STTS (12) | North America | Not found yet |
| NTG ND BRBD (17) | North America | Not found yet |
| NTHRLNDS (11) | Europe | Not found yet |
| NW ZLND (10) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| PHLPPNS (11) | Asia | Not found yet |
| PKSTN (8) | Asia | Not found yet |
| PL (5) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| PLND (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| PLSTN (9) | Asia | Not found yet |
| PNM (6) | North America | Not found yet |
| PP NW GN (14) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| PR (4) | South America | Not found yet |
| PRGY (8) | South America | Not found yet |
| PRTGL (8) | Europe | Not found yet |
| QTR (5) | Asia | Not found yet |
| QTRL GN (16) | Africa | Not found yet |
| RGNTN (9) | South America | Not found yet |
| RGY (7) | South America | Not found yet |
| RLND (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| RMN (7) | Asia | Not found yet |
| RMN (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| RN (4) | Asia | Not found yet |
| RPBLC F TH CNG (18) | Africa | Not found yet |
| RQ (4) | Asia | Not found yet |
| RSS (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| RTR (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| RWND (6) | Africa | Not found yet |
| S TM ND PRNCP (18) | Africa | Not found yet |
| SD RB (11) | Asia | Not found yet |
| SDN (5) | Africa | Not found yet |
| SLMN SLNDS (14) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| SLVK (8) | Europe | Not found yet |
| SLVN (8) | Europe | Not found yet |
| SM (5) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| SML (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| SN MRN (9) | Europe | Not found yet |
| SNGL (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| SNGPR (9) | Asia | Not found yet |
| SNT KTTS ND NVS (18) | North America | Not found yet |
| SNT LC (10) | North America | Not found yet |
| SNT VNCNT ND TH GRNDNS (28) | North America | Not found yet |
| SPN (5) | Europe | Not found yet |
| SR LNK (8) | Asia | Not found yet |
| SRB (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| SRL (6) | Asia | Not found yet |
| SRNM (8) | South America | Not found yet |
| SRR LN (11) | Africa | Not found yet |
| STH FRC (11) | Africa | Not found yet |
| STH KR (10) | Asia | Not found yet |
| STH SDN (10) | Africa | Not found yet |
| STN (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| STR (7) | Europe | Not found yet |
| STRL (9) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| SWDN (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| SWTN (8) | Africa | Not found yet |
| SWTZRLND (11) | Europe | Not found yet |
| SYCHLLS (10) | Africa | Not found yet |
| SYR (5) | Asia | Not found yet |
| TG (4) | Africa | Not found yet |
| THLND (8) | Asia | Not found yet |
| THP (8) | Africa | Not found yet |
| TJKSTN (10) | Asia | Not found yet |
| TLY (5) | Europe | Not found yet |
| TMR-LST (10) | Asia | Not found yet |
| TNG (5) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| TNS (7) | Africa | Not found yet |
| TNZN (8) | Africa | Not found yet |
| TRKMNSTN (12) | Asia | Not found yet |
| TRKY (6) | Europe | Not found yet |
| TRNDD ND TBG (17) | North America | Not found yet |
| TVL (6) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| TWN (6) | Asia | Not found yet |
| VNT (7) | Oceania | Not found yet |
| VNZL (9) | South America | Not found yet |
| VRY CST (10) | Africa | Not found yet |
| VTCN CTY (11) | Europe | Not found yet |
| VTNM (7) | Asia | Not found yet |
| YMN (5) | Asia | Not found yet |
| ZBKSTN (10) | Asia | Not found yet |
| ZMB (6) | Africa | Not found yet |
| ZMBBW (8) | Africa | Not found yet |
| ZRBJN (10) | Asia | Not found yet |
About this quiz
Long names keep plenty of clues, but short ones shrink to almost nothing: Oman is MN, Iraq is RQ and Iran is RN. Each country also shows its continent and the number of letters in its name, which tells apart the two pairs that come out the same.
- Niger and Nigeria both become NGR, and Armenia and Romania both become RMN.
- The list is sorted by the consonants, not by the country names.
Sources
- [1]United Nations. Member States.
- [2]United Nations. Non-member States.
Note on the data. Ribbia counts 197 countries: the 193 members of the United Nations plus Vatican City, Palestine, Kosovo and Taiwan. The names are Ribbia's shared country list, checked against the United Nations lists on 3 October 2026. The hints are computed from the names: accents and punctuation removed (hyphens kept), then every A, E, I, O and U, with Y kept.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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