strArr = s.split("\\s+"); //get array of words from the String s

        for (int i = 0; i < strArr.length; i++) {
            if (strArr[i].length() > 2 && vowelsList.contains(strArr[i].charAt(0))) {
                if (vowelsList.contains(strArr[i].charAt(strArr[i].length() - 1))){
                    count++;
                }
            }
        }