New Scientist Enigma 498 – Vowel Count

From Issue #1650, 4th February 1989

Vowel Count

by Susan Denham

In this Enigma (from “vowel” above to “?” at the end) if you put in the right numbers (in words) in the spaces then there will be … a’s, …e’s, … i’s, … o’s and … u’s.

After the correct things are put in all the spaces, how many vowels will there be (“vowel” — very end “?” inclusive)?