9-letter words containing W
Embark on an exploration of 9-letter words that contain the letter W. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate W within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| somewhere | 17 | in or at or to some place | she must be somewhere |
| wonderful | 16 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | - |
| otherwise | 15 | in another and different manner | she thought otherwise |
| following | 16 | a group of followers or enthusiasts | - |
| wondering | 14 | showing curiosity | - |
| interview | 15 | conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting | - |
| knowledge | 18 | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | - |
| newspaper | 16 | the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper |
| underwear | 13 | undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | - |
| answering | 13 | replying | an answering glance |
| backwards | 21 | in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | - |
| worthless | 15 | morally reprehensible | - |
| meanwhile | 17 | the time between one event, process, or period and another | meanwhile the socialists are running the government |
| elsewhere | 15 | - | - |
| wandering | 14 | travelling about without any clear destination | she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him |
| paperwork | 20 | work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. | - |
| warehouse | 15 | a storehouse for goods and merchandise | - |
| fireworks | 19 | - | - |
| whistling | 16 | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture | - |
| wrestling | 13 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
| breakdown | 19 | the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue | his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London |
| worldwide | 17 | spanning or extending throughout the entire world | worldwide distribution |
| followers | 15 | a group of followers or enthusiasts | - |
| microwave | 19 | cook or heat in a microwave oven | You can microwave the leftovers |
| waterfall | 15 | a steep descent of the water of a river | - |
| allowance | 14 | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | an allowance for profit |
| housewife | 18 | a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income | - |
| countdown | 15 | counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle) | - |
| sweetness | 12 | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | - |
| awareness | 12 | having knowledge of | he had no awareness of his mistakes |
| whichever | 23 | - | - |
| touchdown | 18 | a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes | - |
| jewellery | 22 | an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) | - |
| welcoming | 17 | very cordial | a welcoming smile |
| switching | 18 | the act of changing one thing or position for another | - |
| whispered | 18 | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords | a long whispered conversation |
| withdrawn | 19 | tending to reserve or introspection | - |
| borrowing | 15 | the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent |
| ownership | 17 | the act of having and controlling property | - |
| powerless | 14 | lacking power | - |
| northwest | 15 | coming from the northwest | northwesterly winds |
| willingly | 16 | in a willing manner | I willingly accept |
| southwest | 15 | the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado | - |
| withstand | 16 | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | - |
| wallpaper | 16 | cover with wallpaper | - |
| clockwork | 24 | any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock | - |
| workplace | 20 | a place where work is done | - |
| scarecrow | 16 | an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds | - |
| gunpowder | 16 | a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks | - |
| crossword | 15 | a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle | - |
| whinnying | 19 | - | - |
| sunflower | 15 | any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays | - |
| awakening | 17 | the act of waking | it was an early awakening |
| overthrow | 18 | the act of disturbing the mind or body | she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living |
| taekwondo | 17 | a Korean martial art similar to karate | - |
| afterward | 16 | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | it didn't happen until afterward |
| housework | 19 | the work of cleaning and running a house | - |
| downright | 17 | complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers | a downright lie |
| willpower | 17 | the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior | - |
| wasteland | 13 | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation | - |
| stairwell | 12 | a vertical well around which there is a stairway | - |
| rewarding | 14 | providing personal satisfaction | a rewarding career as a paramedic |
| nightgown | 17 | lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women | - |
| wholesale | 15 | ignoring distinctions | wholesale destruction |
| cowardice | 17 | the trait of lacking courage | - |
| firepower | 17 | (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target | - |
| viewpoint | 17 | a place from which something can be viewed | - |
| torchwood | 18 | - | - |
| bewitched | 20 | captured, as if under a spell | - |
| shipwreck | 23 | an accident that destroys a ship at sea | - |
| unwilling | 13 | in spite of contrary volition | an unwilling smile |
| wholesome | 17 | conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being | wholesome attitude |
| twitching | 18 | a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition | - |
| swordsman | 15 | someone skilled at fencing | - |
| twentieth | 15 | coming next after the nineteenth in position | - |
| knowingly | 20 | with full knowledge and deliberation | - |
| womanizer | 23 | a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | - |
| framework | 21 | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process | - |
| wolverine | 15 | a native or resident of Michigan | - |
| weakening | 17 | causing debilitation | - |
| snowboard | 15 | a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes | - |
| backwater | 20 | a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam | the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos |
| whirlwind | 19 | a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth | - |
| overpower | 17 | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | - |
| sorrowful | 15 | experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss | sorrowful widows |
| handiwork | 20 | a work produced by hand labor | - |
| twinkling | 17 | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | - |
| mayflower | 20 | low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers | - |
| stopwatch | 19 | a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race) | - |
| downwards | 17 | spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position | - |
| snowstorm | 14 | a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds | - |
| snowflake | 19 | a crystal of snow | - |
| corkscrew | 20 | a bottle opener that pulls corks | - |
| bellowing | 15 | a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) | - |
| watergate | 13 | a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 | - |
| whirlpool | 17 | flow in a circular current, of liquids | - |
| workforce | 21 | the force of workers available | - |
| brainwash | 17 | persuade completely, often through coercion | The propaganda brainwashed many people |
| newsstand | 13 | a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold | - |
| flowering | 16 | a developmental process | the flowering of antebellum culture |
| worshiped | 18 | - | - |
| unwelcome | 16 | not welcome | unwelcome publicity |
| empowered | 17 | invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter | - |
| rewinding | 14 | - | - |
| overwhelm | 20 | charge someone with too many tasks | - |
| whimsical | 19 | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | the victim of whimsical persecutions |
| renewable | 14 | capable of being renewed; replaceable | renewable energy such as solar energy is theoretically inexhaustible |
| boardwalk | 19 | a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside | - |
| saltwater | 12 | water containing salts | the water in the ocean is all saltwater |
| overgrown | 16 | abounding in usually unwanted vegetation | - |
| rewriting | 13 | editing that involves writing something again | - |
| unwritten | 12 | using speech rather than writing | - |
| withering | 16 | any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) | - |
| driftwood | 17 | wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore | - |
| blowtorch | 19 | a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame | - |
| underwent | 13 | - | - |
| homeowner | 17 | someone who owns a home | - |
| shadowing | 17 | the act of following someone secretly | - |
| earthworm | 17 | terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | - |
| flowerpot | 17 | a container in which plants are cultivated | - |
| wolfhound | 19 | the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves | - |
| workhouse | 19 | a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months | - |
| wriggling | 15 | moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion | - |
| landowner | 13 | a holder or proprietor of land | - |
| lawnmower | 17 | - | - |
| womanhood | 18 | the state of being an adult woman | - |
| swordfish | 19 | large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night | - |
| forthwith | 21 | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening | an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith |
| narrowing | 13 | becoming gradually narrower | - |
| endowment | 15 | the capital that provides income for an institution | - |
| clockwise | 20 | in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock | - |
| weathered | 16 | worn by exposure to the weather | a house of weathered shingles |
| swordplay | 18 | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully | - |
| dwindling | 15 | a becoming gradually less | there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family |
| guesswork | 17 | an estimate based on little or no information | - |
| mouthwash | 20 | a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth | - |
| whosoever | 18 | - | - |
| awkwardly | 23 | in an awkward manner | he bent awkwardly |
| whisperer | 17 | one who speaks in a whisper | - |
| weirdness | 13 | strikingly out of the ordinary | - |
| rainwater | 12 | drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds | - |
| whitening | 16 | changing to a lighter color | - |
| woodhouse | 16 | - | - |
| wherefore | 18 | the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' | - |
| whitewash | 21 | cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error | Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin |
| rewritten | 12 | - | - |
| willfully | 18 | in a willful manner | she had willfully deceived me |
| waistline | 12 | the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | - |
| wellbeing | 15 | a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | - |
| sweetener | 12 | anything that serves as an enticement | - |
| walkabout | 18 | a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally | - |
| crosswalk | 18 | a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other | - |
| bandwagon | 16 | a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band | the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade |
| backwoods | 21 | a remote and undeveloped area | - |
| northward | 16 | moving toward the north | the northward flow of traffic |
| withstood | 16 | - | - |
| wrenching | 18 | causing great physical or mental suffering | a wrenching pain |
| worrisome | 14 | causing distress or worry or anxiety | in a particularly worrisome predicament |
| sprawling | 15 | spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly | sprawling handwriting |
| townsfolk | 19 | the people living in a municipality smaller than a city | - |
| crackdown | 21 | severely repressive actions | - |
| newsflash | 18 | a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | - |
| wristband | 15 | a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist | - |
| womenfolk | 21 | - | - |
| statewide | 13 | occurring or extending throughout a state | the statewide recycling program |
| fieldwork | 20 | a temporary fortification built by troops in the field | - |
| weariness | 12 | temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work | weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep |
| westbound | 15 | moving toward the west | westbound pioneers |
| washcloth | 20 | bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body | - |
| sweetened | 13 | with sweetening added | - |
| boatswain | 14 | a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen | - |
| overblown | 17 | puffed up with vanity | overblown oratory |
| wrangling | 14 | an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) | - |
| worsening | 13 | process of changing to an inferior state | - |
| waistcoat | 14 | a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat | - |
| wealthier | 15 | - | - |
| screwball | 16 | a whimsically eccentric person | - |
| stonewall | 12 | engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate | The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist |
| throwaway | 21 | thrown away | throwaway children living on the streets |
| throwback | 23 | characteristic of an atavist | - |
| harrowing | 16 | extremely painful | - |
| buckwheat | 23 | a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour | - |
| arrowhead | 16 | the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow | - |
| newswoman | 17 | a female newsperson | - |
| windswept | 18 | open to or swept by wind | windswept headlands |
| washbasin | 17 | a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face | - |
| shakedown | 20 | a very thorough search of a person or a place | a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs |
| underwood | 14 | the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | - |
| unknowing | 17 | ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs) | - |
| homegrown | 18 | grown or originating in a particular place | stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables |
| outwardly | 16 | with respect to the outside | outwardly, the figure is smooth |
| womaniser | 14 | a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | - |
| westerner | 12 | an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S. | - |
| shortwave | 18 | - | - |
| edelweiss | 13 | alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts | - |
| whiteness | 15 | the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) | - |
| sweepings | 15 | - | - |
| bandwidth | 19 | a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel | - |
| cartwheel | 17 | a dollar made of silver | - |
| watershed | 16 | the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet | - |
| firewater | 15 | any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum) | - |
| blackwood | 21 | any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood | - |
| breakaway | 21 | the act of breaking away or withdrawing from | there was a breakaway by the discontented members |
| waistband | 15 | a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | - |
| sweatshop | 17 | factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry | - |
| nighthawk | 23 | a person who likes to be active late at night | - |
| outwitted | 13 | - | - |
| whirligig | 17 | a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement | - |
| whereupon | 17 | - | - |
| unwitting | 13 | not done with purpose or intent | an unwitting mistake may be overlooked |
| downriver | 16 | away from the source or with the current | - |
| newsagent | 13 | someone who sells newspapers | - |
| whitehead | 19 | a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland | - |
| unwrapped | 17 | not yet wrapped or having the wrapping removed | she faced a mountainous pile of presents still unwrapped |
| greenwood | 14 | woodlands in full leaf | the greenwood was Robin Hood's home |
| brainwave | 17 | the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation | - |
| awestruck | 18 | having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread | in grim despair and awestruck wonder |
| wuthering | 16 | - | - |
| yellowish | 18 | of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk | - |
| workbench | 23 | a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic | - |
| workhorse | 19 | a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor | - |
| weatherly | 18 | (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled | - |
| ironworks | 16 | the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made | - |
| winemaker | 18 | someone who makes wine | - |
| worcester | 14 | United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865) | - |
| seaworthy | 18 | fit for a sea voyage | - |
| sleepwalk | 18 | walk in one's sleep | - |
| stonework | 16 | masonry done with stone | - |
| crosstown | 14 | going or extending across a town or city | the crosstown bus |
| downfield | 17 | toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field | he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards |
| billowing | 15 | characterized by great swelling waves or surges | the restless billowing sea |
| bioweapon | 16 | any weapon usable in biological warfare | they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon |
| bratwurst | 14 | a small pork sausage | - |
| patchwork | 23 | a quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together | - |
| snowbound | 15 | confined or shut in by heavy snow | - |
| tidewater | 13 | the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia | - |
| swiftness | 15 | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens | - |
| dishwater | 16 | water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed | - |
| downrange | 14 | - | - |
| downgrade | 15 | rate lower; lower in value or esteem | - |
| midwinter | 15 | the middle of winter | - |
| wholeness | 15 | a state of robust good health | - |
| watermark | 18 | a line marking the level reached by a body of water | - |
| scallywag | 18 | one who is playfully mischievous | - |
| awesomely | 17 | - | - |
| newmarket | 18 | a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card | - |
| overwatch | 20 | - | - |
| widowhood | 20 | the state of being a widow who has not remarried | - |
| webmaster | 16 | a technician who designs or maintains a website | - |
| wherefrom | 20 | - | - |
| warmonger | 15 | a person who advocates war or warlike policies | - |
| showpiece | 19 | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection | - |
| southward | 16 | toward the south | - |
| flowerbed | 18 | a bed in which flowers are growing | - |
| glassware | 13 | an article of tableware made of glass | - |
| beechwood | 20 | wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles | - |
| brushwood | 18 | a dense growth of bushes | - |
| backswing | 21 | - | - |
| paintwork | 18 | - | - |
| whetstone | 15 | a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives | - |
| worshiper | 17 | someone who admires too much to recognize faults | - |
| washboard | 18 | protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side | - |
| thwarting | 16 | preventing realization or attainment of a desire | - |
| subwoofer | 17 | a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies | - |
| swiveling | 16 | - | - |
| horsewhip | 20 | a whip for controlling horses | - |
| knockdown | 23 | a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet | - |
| disowning | 14 | refusal to acknowledge as one's own | - |
| downdraft | 17 | a strong downward air current | - |
| eastwards | 13 | toward the east | - |
| bowlegged | 17 | have legs that curve outward at the knees | - |
| chinaware | 17 | dishware made of high quality porcelain | - |
| afterglow | 16 | a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset | - |
| wisecrack | 20 | witty remark | - |
| womankind | 19 | women as distinguished from men | - |
| woebegone | 15 | affected by or full of grief or woe | his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone |
| whittling | 16 | - | - |
| wrongdoer | 14 | a person who transgresses moral or civil law | - |
| woodchuck | 24 | reddish brown North American marmot | - |
| workspace | 20 | space allocated for your work (as in an office) | - |
| worrywart | 18 | thinks about unfortunate things that might happen | - |
| tableware | 14 | articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware) | - |
| lowercase | 14 | the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case | - |
| deathblow | 18 | the blow that kills (usually mercifully) | - |
| downstage | 14 | at or toward the front of the stage | the actors moved further and further downstage |
| brushwork | 21 | an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush | - |
| bushwhack | 26 | wait in hiding to attack | - |
| anywheres | 18 | - | - |
| arrowroot | 12 | canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained | - |
| overwrite | 15 | write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data | overwrite that file |
| meltwater | 14 | melted snow or ice | - |
| wolfsbane | 17 | poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock | - |
| waterline | 12 | a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship | - |
| slowcoach | 19 | someone who moves slowly | in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach |
| therewith | 18 | - | - |
| uncrowned | 15 | not (especially not yet) provided with a crown | the uncrowned king |
| swampland | 17 | low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog | - |
| swallower | 15 | - | - |
| piecework | 20 | work paid for according to the quantity produced | - |
| leastways | 15 | if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial) | - |
| crosswind | 15 | wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft | - |
| crosswise | 14 | transversely | - |
| downstate | 13 | - | - |
| allowable | 14 | that may be permitted especially as according to rule | - |
| newsprint | 14 | cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers | - |
| midwifery | 21 | the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother | - |
| wineglass | 13 | a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served | - |
| windstorm | 15 | a storm consisting of violent winds | - |
| yellowfin | 18 | may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics | - |
| wordsmith | 18 | a fluent and prolific writer | - |
| wheedling | 17 | the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery | - |
| wheelbase | 17 | the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle | - |
| westwards | 16 | toward the west | - |
| washerman | 17 | operates industrial washing machine | - |
| untwisted | 13 | not twisted; formerly twisted but now straight | - |
| unworldly | 16 | not wise in the ways of the world | this helplessly unworldly woman |
| sweatsuit | 12 | garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt | - |
| sweetmeat | 14 | a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry) | - |
| downstair | 13 | on or of lower floors of a building | the downstairs (or downstair) phone |
| floorshow | 18 | a series of acts at a night club | - |
| breweries | 14 | - | - |
| bridewell | 15 | - | - |
| charwoman | 19 | a human female employed to do housework | - |
| windbreak | 19 | hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion | - |
| wrongness | 13 | inappropriate conduct | - |
| whalebone | 17 | a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets | - |
| weighting | 17 | (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance | - |
| sleepwear | 14 | garments designed to be worn in bed | - |
| snowdrift | 16 | a mass of snow heaped up by the wind | - |
| spacewalk | 20 | move in space outside a space craft | - |
| roundworm | 15 | infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches | - |
| sundowner | 13 | a drink taken at sundown | - |
| swineherd | 16 | a herder or swine | - |
| homewards | 18 | toward home | - |
| earthwork | 19 | an earthen rampart | - |
| eiderdown | 14 | a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider | - |
| nightwear | 16 | garments designed to be worn in bed | - |
| ownerless | 12 | having no owner | - |
| winnowing | 16 | the act of separating grain from chaff | the winnowing was done by women |
| windblown | 18 | used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds | - |
| windproof | 18 | - | - |
| wittingly | 16 | with full knowledge and deliberation | he wittingly deleted the references |
| witticism | 16 | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | - |
| weaponize | 23 | make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon | Will modern physicists weaponize String Theory? |
| waylaying | 19 | - | - |
| warrantee | 12 | a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications | - |
| walloping | 15 | (used informally) very large | - |
| waterfowl | 18 | freshwater aquatic bird | - |
| waterless | 12 | lacking sufficient water or rainfall | a waterless well |
| washhouse | 18 | a building or outbuilding where laundry is done | - |
| showplace | 19 | a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty | - |
| shipowner | 17 | someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship | - |
| sorrowing | 13 | sorrowful through loss or deprivation | - |
| spadework | 19 | dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking | - |
| rowdiness | 13 | rowdy behavior | - |
| unworried | 13 | free of trouble and worry and care | - |
| redrawing | 14 | - | - |
| howsoever | 18 | - | - |
| jerkwater | 23 | small and remote and insignificant | a jerkwater college |
| crownless | 14 | not (especially not yet) provided with a crown | - |
| disavowal | 16 | denial of any connection with or knowledge of | - |
| eyeshadow | 19 | makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes | - |
| forewoman | 17 | a woman who is foreperson of a jury | - |
| glasswork | 17 | an article of tableware made of glass | - |
| bejeweled | 22 | - | - |
| bedwetter | 15 | someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed | - |
| awfulness | 15 | a quality of extreme unpleasantness | - |
| lambswool | 16 | - | - |
| overflown | 18 | - | - |
| metalwork | 18 | the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner | - |
| womanlike | 18 | the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female | - |
| whitebait | 17 | minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole | - |
| whodunnit | 16 | - | - |
| wholemeal | 17 | of or relating to or derived from wheat | - |
| wordiness | 13 | boring verbosity | - |
| wristlock | 18 | - | - |
| worksheet | 19 | a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project | - |
| wakeboard | 19 | a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat | - |
| whaleboat | 17 | a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas | - |
| wallboard | 15 | a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses | - |
| watchword | 21 | a slogan used to rally support for a cause | our watchword will be `democracy' |
| scrawnier | 14 | - | - |
| snowfield | 16 | a permanent wide expanse of snow | - |
| spiderweb | 17 | - | - |
| reworking | 17 | - | - |
| towheaded | 17 | of hair color; whitish | - |
| uncrowded | 16 | having or allowing sufficient room | an uncrowded train |
| unwatched | 18 | - | - |
| unwhipped | 20 | - | - |
| sweetshop | 17 | - | - |
| lowliness | 12 | the state of being humble and unimportant | - |
| matchwood | 20 | wood in small pieces or splinters | the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks |
| downshift | 19 | a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one | - |
| dowerless | 13 | lacking a dowry | - |
| earthward | 16 | - | - |
| flyweight | 22 | an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds | - |
| flowchart | 20 | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system | - |
| frontward | 16 | at or to or toward the front | she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine |
| glowingly | 17 | in an enthusiastically glowing manner | in her letter she praised him glowingly |
| glowering | 14 | showing a brooding ill humor | - |
| handwoven | 19 | made on a handloom | handwoven tablecloth |
| bedfellow | 18 | a person with whom you share a bed | - |
| bowstring | 15 | the string of an archer's bow | - |
| cassowary | 17 | large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest | - |
| catchword | 20 | a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page | - |
| afterword | 16 | - | - |
| brainwork | 18 | - | - |
| mitrewort | 14 | any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter | - |
| miterwort | 14 | any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter | - |
| misthrown | 17 | - | - |
| misthrows | 17 | - | - |
| misweened | 15 | - | - |
| misworded | 16 | - | - |
| miswrites | 14 | - | - |
| misbestow | 16 | - | - |
| misawards | 15 | - | - |
| misgrowth | 18 | - | - |
| moonwalks | 18 | - | - |
| moonwards | 15 | - | - |
| moonworts | 14 | - | - |
| moorfowls | 17 | - | - |
| mossgrown | 15 | - | - |
| moorworts | 14 | - | - |
| moosewood | 15 | maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn | - |
| mopehawks | 23 | - | - |
| moldwarps | 17 | - | - |
| mollyhawk | 24 | - | - |
| mollymawk | 23 | large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight | - |
| modiworts | 15 | - | - |
| moneywort | 17 | a loosestrife vine | - |
| monobrows | 16 | - | - |
| multiwall | 14 | - | - |
| mouldwarp | 17 | - | - |
| moudiwart | 15 | - | - |
| moudiwort | 15 | - | - |
| motorways | 17 | - | - |
| mulloways | 17 | - | - |
| mowburned | 17 | - | - |
| mucksweat | 20 | - | - |
| muckworms | 22 | - | - |
| neckwears | 18 | - | - |
| neckweeds | 19 | - | - |
| networked | 17 | - | - |
| networker | 16 | - | - |
| newfangle | 16 | - | - |
| newlyweds | 19 | - | - |
| newnesses | 12 | - | - |
| newsbeats | 14 | - | - |
| newsbreak | 18 | a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story | - |
| newscasts | 14 | - | - |
| newcomers | 16 | - | - |
| newsdesks | 17 | - | - |
| nanowatts | 12 | - | - |
| nanoworld | 13 | - | - |
| navelwort | 15 | - | - |
| narwhales | 15 | - | - |
| narrowish | 15 | - | - |
| narrowest | 12 | - | - |
| nonanswer | 12 | - | - |
| nonowners | 12 | - | - |
| nongrowth | 16 | - | - |
| nonlawyer | 15 | - | - |
| nightglow | 17 | - | - |
| newsrooms | 14 | - | - |
| newstrade | 13 | - | - |
| newswires | 15 | - | - |
| newswomen | 17 | - | - |
| newwavers | 18 | - | - |
| newsreels | 12 | - | - |
| newsgirls | 13 | - | - |
| newsgroup | 15 | - | - |
| newshawks | 22 | - | - |
| newshound | 16 | - | - |
| newsiness | 12 | - | - |
| newsmaker | 18 | - | - |
| newspeaks | 18 | - | - |
| nitwitted | 13 | (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment | - |
| nimblewit | 16 | - | - |
| nightward | 17 | - | - |
| oarswoman | 14 | a woman oarsman | - |
| oarswomen | 14 | - | - |
| oakenshaw | 19 | - | - |
| nonviewer | 15 | - | - |
| nonwhites | 15 | - | - |
| nonwinged | 14 | - | - |
| nonworker | 16 | a person who does nothing | - |
| nonwovens | 15 | - | - |
| nonwriter | 12 | - | - |
| nowhither | 18 | - | - |
| nownesses | 12 | - | - |
| nosewheel | 15 | a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear | - |
| openworks | 18 | - | - |
| oldsquaws | 22 | - | - |
| outcrowed | 15 | - | - |
| outcrowds | 15 | - | - |
| outcrawls | 14 | - | - |
| outdwells | 13 | - | - |
| outerwear | 12 | clothing for use outdoors | - |
| outbawled | 15 | - | - |
| outbrawls | 14 | - | - |
