What common English word contains twenty-six letters, yet only has a single vowel?
Alphabet
The word 'alphabet' refers to the set of 26 letters, and its only vowel letter is 'a' (technically 'e' is also there, but this is a classic trick riddle playing on the concept of 'the alphabet'). Wait, let's fix the vowel count to be strictly accurate: 'Alphabet' has 'a', 'e' - that's two vowels. Let's change the answer to a cleaner wordplay riddle.
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