10-letter words with W in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter W is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of W in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how W in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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everywhere | 22 | to or in any or all places | You find fast food stores everywhere |
sweetheart | 16 | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | - |
downstairs | 14 | on or of lower floors of a building | the downstairs (or downstair) phone |
afterwards | 17 | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | - |
underwater | 14 | beneath the surface of the water | - |
strawberry | 18 | a soft red birthmark | - |
underworld | 15 | (religion) the world of the dead | - |
typewriter | 18 | hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time | - |
eyewitness | 16 | a spectator who can describe what happened | - |
overweight | 20 | usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it | - |
nationwide | 14 | extending throughout an entire nation | it was broadcast nationwide |
stewardess | 14 | a woman steward on an airplane | - |
dishwasher | 20 | a machine for washing dishes | - |
fellowship | 21 | an association of people who share common beliefs or activities | the church welcomed new members into its fellowship |
songwriter | 14 | a composer of words or music for popular songs | - |
horsepower | 18 | a unit of power equal to 746 watts | - |
silverware | 16 | tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel | - |
cartwright | 19 | English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823) | - |
downstream | 16 | away from the source or with the current | - |
sweatshirt | 16 | cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity | - |
superpower | 17 | a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world | - |
bewildered | 17 | perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment | bewildered and confused |
unanswered | 14 | not returned in kind | unrequited (unanswered) love |
schoolwork | 22 | a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher | - |
newscaster | 15 | someone who broadcasts the news | - |
freshwater | 19 | water that is not salty | - |
forwarding | 18 | the advancement of some enterprise | his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career |
tumbleweed | 18 | bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds | - |
expressway | 25 | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | - |
bewitching | 21 | capturing interest as if by a spell | bewitching smile |
playwright | 22 | someone who writes plays | - |
passageway | 19 | a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass | - |
rottweiler | 13 | German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs | - |
powerhouse | 18 | a highly energetic and indefatigable person | - |
sweetwater | 16 | - | - |
newsletter | 13 | report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group | - |
newsreader | 14 | someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin | - |
snowmobile | 17 | ride a snowmobile | - |
steelworks | 17 | a factory where steel is made | - |
powerfully | 21 | in a powerful manner | the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist |
downsizing | 24 | the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable | - |
viewfinder | 20 | optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest | - |
pawnbroker | 21 | a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security | - |
answerable | 15 | capable of being answered | - |
unwavering | 17 | marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable | unwavering loyalty |
sweltering | 14 | excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness | a sweltering room |
groundwork | 19 | lowest support of a structure | - |
sandalwood | 15 | close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork | - |
newsworthy | 22 | sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper | - |
pillowcase | 17 | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow | the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
drawbridge | 18 | a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it | - |
periwinkle | 19 | edible marine gastropod | - |
shadowless | 17 | - | - |
midwestern | 16 | of a region of the United States generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota | a midwestern city |
needlework | 18 | a creation created or assembled by needle and thread | - |
intertwine | 13 | spin, wind, or twist together | intertwine the ribbons |
swaggering | 16 | flamboyantly adventurous | - |
sweatpants | 15 | loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes | - |
saleswoman | 15 | a woman salesperson | - |
drowsiness | 14 | a very sleepy state | - |
copywriter | 20 | a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy | - |
showerhead | 20 | a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather | - |
swimmingly | 21 | with no problems or difficulties | despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly |
northwards | 17 | in a northern direction | - |
downgraded | 17 | - | - |
blackwater | 21 | any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells | - |
unlawfully | 19 | not conforming to the law | they were unlawfully married |
unknowable | 19 | not knowable | the unknowable mysteries of life |
unwinnable | 15 | - | - |
shantytown | 19 | a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties | - |
sidewinder | 15 | small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve | - |
superwoman | 17 | - | - |
flawlessly | 19 | smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly | the gymnast landed flawlessly |
caseworker | 19 | someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) | - |
bellwether | 18 | sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell | - |
peckerwood | 22 | bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects | - |
dreamworld | 17 | a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination | - |
afterworld | 17 | the place where you are after you die | - |
interwoven | 16 | linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing | - |
newfangled | 18 | (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new | newfangled ideas |
cornflower | 18 | an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers | - |
coursework | 19 | work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course | - |
liverwurst | 16 | sausage containing ground liver | - |
somewheres | 18 | - | - |
lengthwise | 17 | in the direction of the length | He cut the paper lengthwise |
masterwork | 19 | - | - |
chairwoman | 20 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | - |
headwaters | 17 | - | - |
brainpower | 17 | mental ability | - |
breakwater | 19 | a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away | - |
springwood | 17 | - | - |
dinnerware | 14 | the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal | - |
cottonwood | 16 | American basswood of the Allegheny region | - |
brownstone | 15 | a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings | - |
highwayman | 25 | a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | - |
underwrite | 14 | guarantee financial support of | - |
sideswiped | 17 | - | - |
southwards | 17 | toward the south | - |
sportswear | 15 | attire worn for sport or for casual wear | - |
switcheroo | 18 | a sudden unexpected switch | - |
meadowlark | 20 | North American songbirds having a yellow breast | - |
disembowel | 18 | remove the entrails of | - |
dumbwaiter | 18 | a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another | - |
codswallop | 18 | nonsensical talk or writing | - |
deathwatch | 22 | minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers | - |
unrewarded | 15 | having acquired or gained nothing | - |
unworkable | 19 | not capable of being carried out or put into practice | - |
skywriting | 21 | writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane | - |
streetwise | 13 | having the shrewd resourcefulness needed to survive in an urban environment | - |
noteworthy | 19 | worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual | a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain |
otherworld | 17 | an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality | - |
broadsword | 17 | a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab | - |
yellowtail | 16 | superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail | - |
snowblower | 18 | - | - |
outgrowing | 15 | - | - |
belowdecks | 22 | - | - |
bellflower | 18 | any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers | - |
headwaiter | 17 | a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers | - |
hollowness | 16 | the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | - |
horsewoman | 18 | a woman horseman | - |
splashdown | 19 | a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight | - |
switchback | 26 | - | - |
flyswatter | 19 | an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects | - |
deadweight | 19 | - | - |
bridgework | 21 | a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth | - |
housewares | 16 | - | - |
unswerving | 17 | firm and dependable especially in loyalty | unswerving devotion |
unwrapping | 18 | - | - |
tumbledown | 18 | - | - |
swivelling | 17 | - | - |
mellowness | 15 | the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing | the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness |
drawstring | 15 | a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening | he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag |
crawlspace | 19 | low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing | - |
heavenward | 20 | toward heaven | he pointed heavenward |
jabberwock | 30 | - | - |
ghostwrite | 17 | write for someone else | - |
moonflower | 18 | pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers | - |
outwitting | 14 | - | - |
pantywaist | 18 | a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | - |
marrowbone | 17 | a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup | - |
flowerless | 16 | without flower or bloom and not producing seeds | a flowerless plant |
floodwater | 17 | - | - |
bedwetting | 17 | - | - |
shadowland | 18 | - | - |
activewear | 18 | attire worn for sport or for casual wear | - |
churchward | 24 | - | - |
cowpuncher | 22 | a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | - |
browbeaten | 17 | - | - |
bejewelled | 23 | - | - |
knackwurst | 23 | short thick highly seasoned sausage | - |
throughway | 23 | a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | - |
unhallowed | 17 | not hallowed or consecrated | - |
unwelcomed | 18 | - | - |
unwearable | 15 | not suitable for wear or able to be worn | shoes so dilapidated as to be unwearable |
railwayman | 18 | an employee of a railroad | - |
scrubwoman | 19 | - | - |
shrewdness | 17 | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) | - |
snowplough | 19 | a vehicle used to push snow from roads | - |
superwomen | 17 | - | - |
switchover | 21 | - | - |
sweepstake | 19 | - | - |
sweetening | 14 | something added to foods to make them taste sweeter | - |
narrowness | 13 | a small margin | the landslide he had in the electoral college obscured the narrowness of a victory based on just 43% of the popular vote |
noblewoman | 17 | a woman of the peerage in Britain | - |
noblewomen | 17 | - | - |
downwardly | 21 | spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position | - |
earthwards | 17 | - | - |
frowningly | 20 | with a frown; while frowning | he looked at her frowningly |
frontwards | 17 | at or to or toward the front | - |
meadowfoam | 21 | - | - |
overdrawer | 17 | - | - |
pickleweed | 22 | - | - |
paperwhite | 20 | - | - |
mildewcide | 19 | - | - |
newsmaking | 20 | - | - |
narrowboat | 15 | a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals | - |
multitower | 15 | - | - |
musclewood | 18 | - | - |
bushworker | 22 | - | - |
cherrywood | 22 | - | - |
chuckwagon | 25 | - | - |
casualwear | 15 | - | - |
catawampus | 19 | - | - |
censorware | 15 | - | - |
biowarfare | 18 | - | - |
baggataway | 20 | - | - |
beadworker | 20 | - | - |
frontwoman | 18 | - | - |
frontwomen | 18 | - | - |
deepwaters | 16 | - | - |
downrigger | 16 | - | - |
transitway | 16 | - | - |
sweatproof | 18 | - | - |
sweetgrass | 14 | - | - |
swimsuited | 16 | - | - |
viewscreen | 18 | - | - |
unwritable | 15 | - | - |
unworkably | 22 | - | - |
stormwater | 15 | - | - |
sawtoothed | 17 | - | - |
sawmilling | 16 | - | - |
skywatcher | 25 | - | - |
showrunner | 16 | - | - |
breaksaway | 22 | - | - |
formalwear | 18 | attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening | - |
camwhoring | 21 | - | - |
brewhouses | 18 | - | - |
brainworks | 19 | - | - |
bowlingual | 16 | - | - |
bowhunting | 19 | - | - |
bouncedown | 18 | - | - |
bodywashes | 22 | - | - |
cowboyings | 21 | - | - |
cowardlier | 16 | - | - |
chiweenies | 18 | - | - |
clingwraps | 18 | - | - |
clickwraps | 23 | - | - |
allweather | 16 | - | - |
aloeswoods | 14 | - | - |
birchwoods | 21 | - | - |
bierwursts | 15 | - | - |
bellowings | 16 | - | - |
bandsawing | 17 | - | - |
ballhawked | 23 | - | - |
backwinded | 23 | - | - |
barrasways | 18 | - | - |
beachwears | 20 | - | - |
furrowiest | 16 | - | - |
firewalled | 17 | - | - |
flatwaters | 16 | - | - |
flowerhorn | 19 | - | - |
foilswoman | 18 | - | - |
foilswomen | 18 | - | - |
forewarded | 18 | - | - |
fruitworms | 18 | - | - |
hazelwoods | 26 | - | - |
illawarras | 13 | - | - |
housewraps | 18 | - | - |
groupworks | 20 | - | - |
graywether | 20 | - | - |
disemvowel | 19 | - | - |
downvoting | 18 | - | - |
drywallers | 17 | - | - |
downslopes | 16 | - | - |
downsizers | 23 | - | - |
downcrying | 20 | - | - |
downrating | 15 | - | - |
dancewears | 16 | - | - |
crosswires | 15 | - | - |
crowdfunds | 20 | - | - |
deadwaters | 15 | - | - |
fencewires | 18 | - | - |
farrowings | 17 | - | - |
earwiggier | 15 | - | - |
mellowiest | 15 | - | - |
meadowiest | 16 | - | - |
mildewiest | 16 | - | - |
mineworker | 19 | laborer who works in a mine | - |
middleware | 17 | - | - |
notworking | 18 | - | - |
olivewoods | 17 | - | - |
nongrowths | 17 | - | - |
newssheets | 16 | - | - |
newfangles | 17 | - | - |
kaikawakas | 25 | - | - |
jeanswears | 20 | - | - |
keyworkers | 24 | - | - |
jagdwursts | 22 | - | - |
inwrapment | 17 | - | - |
marrowiest | 15 | - | - |
landwashes | 17 | - | - |
larchwoods | 19 | - | - |
lambswools | 17 | - | - |
lawyerlier | 16 | - | - |
retweeting | 14 | - | - |
rewatering | 14 | - | - |
rewildings | 15 | - | - |
rewindings | 15 | - | - |
rewordings | 15 | - | - |
reworkings | 18 | - | - |
reshowings | 17 | - | - |
rewritable | 15 | - | - |
rowdydowed | 22 | - | - |
riverwalks | 20 | - | - |
rainbowier | 15 | - | - |
ransomware | 15 | - | - |
railworker | 17 | - | - |
seaweedier | 14 | - | - |
servewares | 16 | - | - |
shiretowns | 16 | - | - |
shacktowns | 22 | - | - |
shapewears | 18 | - | - |
sawdustier | 14 | - | - |
sawgrasses | 14 | - | - |
sawmillers | 15 | - | - |
scarewares | 15 | - | - |
saltwaters | 13 | - | - |
sabrewings | 16 | - | - |
sallowiest | 13 | - | - |
screwheads | 19 | - | - |
pearlwares | 15 | - | - |
pewteriest | 15 | - | - |
overwarier | 16 | - | - |
overwilier | 16 | - | - |
overwinded | 18 | - | - |
owrecoming | 18 | - | - |
powderings | 17 | - | - |
powerbands | 18 | - | - |
prereviews | 18 | - | - |
prewritten | 15 | - | - |
pillowiest | 15 | - | - |
plowwright | 22 | a workman who makes and repairs plows | - |
trunkworks | 21 | - | - |
transwoman | 15 | - | - |
transwomen | 15 | - | - |
teleworked | 18 | - | - |
throwdowns | 20 | - | - |
throwovers | 19 | - | - |
tigerwoods | 15 | - | - |
unshowiest | 16 | - | - |
unrenowned | 14 | - | - |
tuptowings | 16 | - | - |
twinkliest | 17 | - | - |
twitterati | 13 | - | - |
twitterier | 13 | - | - |
unfollowed | 17 | - | - |
undersowed | 15 | - | - |
smartwatch | 20 | - | - |
slideshows | 17 | - | - |
smackdowns | 22 | - | - |
speedwalks | 20 | - | - |
snowclones | 15 | - | - |
snowglobes | 16 | - | - |
snowmoulds | 16 | - | - |
snowsnakes | 17 | - | - |
sleepwears | 15 | - | - |
showjumped | 28 | - | - |
showmances | 20 | - | - |
skywatched | 26 | - | - |
skywatches | 25 | - | - |
subtweeted | 16 | - | - |
tallowiest | 13 | - | - |
sweetvelds | 17 | - | - |
swinginger | 15 | - | - |
swordferns | 17 | - | - |
spoonworms | 17 | - | - |
stovewoods | 17 | - | - |
zantewoods | 23 | - | - |
zwanzigers | 32 | - | - |
unweariest | 13 | - | - |
unwittiest | 13 | - | - |
vowelliest | 16 | - | - |
cankerworm | 21 | green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees | - |
candlewick | 22 | loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern | - |
candlewood | 17 | any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light | - |
canoewoods | 16 | - | - |
caddisworm | 19 | larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris | - |
cakewalked | 24 | - | - |
cakewalker | 23 | - | - |
bytownites | 18 | - | - |
callowness | 15 | lacking and evidencing lack of experience of life | - |
camerawork | 21 | - | - |
cartwheels | 18 | - | - |
caterwauls | 15 | - | - |
catchwords | 21 | - | - |
catchwater | 20 | - | - |
catchweeds | 21 | - | - |
carpetweed | 18 | annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America | - |
careworker | 19 | - | - |
chainwheel | 21 | - | - |
chainworks | 22 | - | - |
chairwomen | 20 | - | - |
chainsawed | 19 | - | - |
chawbacons | 22 | - | - |
cellarways | 18 | - | - |
cedarwoods | 17 | - | - |
causewayed | 19 | - | - |
cesarewich | 20 | - | - |
chowdering | 20 | - | - |
chowhounds | 22 | - | - |
chowkidars | 23 | - | - |
churchways | 26 | - | - |
chuckwalla | 24 | a herbivorous lizard that lives among rocks in the arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico | - |
checkrowed | 25 | - | - |
cheesewood | 19 | - | - |
cheesewire | 18 | - | - |
chinwagged | 21 | - | - |
chinawares | 18 | - | - |
chickweeds | 25 | - | - |
cloudtowns | 16 | - | - |
clowneries | 15 | - | - |
clownishly | 21 | - | - |
coachwhips | 25 | - | - |
coachwoods | 21 | - | - |
coachworks | 24 | - | - |
closedowns | 16 | - | - |
clockworks | 25 | - | - |
cobwebbery | 24 | - | - |
cobwebbier | 21 | - | - |
cobwebbing | 22 | - | - |
coastwards | 16 | - | - |
clampdowns | 20 | - | - |
clanswomen | 17 | - | - |
clanswoman | 17 | a member of a clan | - |
clearweeds | 16 | - | - |
clearwings | 16 | - | - |
climbdowns | 20 | - | - |
classworks | 19 | - | - |
clawhammer | 22 | a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails | - |
colourwash | 18 | - | - |
colourways | 18 | - | - |
commonweal | 19 | the good of a community | - |
cockswains | 21 | - | - |
cocuswoods | 18 | - | - |
colicweeds | 18 | - | - |
concrewing | 18 | - | - |
coneflower | 18 | any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center | - |
copperwork | 23 | - | - |
copperworm | 21 | - | - |
copsewoods | 18 | - | - |
cornerways | 18 | - | - |
cornerwise | 15 | - | - |
cornrowing | 16 | - | - |
coralworts | 15 | - | - |
cordwainer | 16 | - | - |
corkscrews | 21 | - | - |
cradlewalk | 20 | - | - |
craftworks | 22 | - | - |
crackdowns | 22 | - | - |
cowfeeders | 19 | - | - |
cowfeteria | 18 | - | - |
cowgrasses | 16 | - | - |
cowlstaffs | 21 | - | - |
cowlstaves | 18 | - | - |
coweringly | 19 | - | - |
cowcatcher | 22 | an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track | - |
cowardices | 18 | - | - |
cowardries | 16 | - | - |
cowardship | 21 | - | - |
cowberries | 17 | - | - |
coxswained | 23 | - | - |
crimewaves | 20 | - | - |
crewelists | 15 | - | - |
crewellery | 18 | - | - |
crewelling | 16 | - | - |
crewelwork | 22 | embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn | - |
crazyweeds | 28 | - | - |
creamwares | 17 | - | - |
crawfished | 22 | - | - |
crawfishes | 21 | - | - |
crawlingly | 19 | - | - |
courseware | 15 | - | - |
cottonweed | 16 | an American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts | - |
countdowns | 16 | - | - |
currawongs | 16 | - | - |
crossbower | 17 | - | - |
crosswalks | 19 | - | - |
crosswinds | 16 | - | - |
crosswords | 16 | - | - |
crossworts | 15 | - | - |
cruiseways | 18 | - | - |
cruisewear | 15 | - | - |
crowbarred | 18 | - | - |
crowkeeper | 21 | - | - |
crownlands | 16 | - | - |
crownpiece | 19 | - | - |
crownworks | 22 | - | - |
decrowning | 17 | - | - |
daisywheel | 20 | - | - |
deathblows | 19 | - | - |
deathwards | 18 | - | - |
dawdlingly | 19 | - | - |
dawsonites | 14 | - | - |
dayflowers | 20 | - | - |
dayworkers | 21 | - | - |
demiworlds | 17 | - | - |
deflowered | 18 | - | - |
deflowerer | 17 | - | - |
delftwares | 17 | - | - |
boullework | 19 | - | - |
bowdlerise | 16 | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | - |
bowdlerism | 18 | censorship in the form of prudish expurgation | - |
bowdlerize | 25 | edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | bowdlerize a novel |
bowerbirds | 18 | - | - |
bowerwoman | 20 | - | - |
bowerwomen | 20 | - | - |
bowhunters | 18 | - | - |
bowstrings | 16 | - | - |
borrowings | 16 | - | - |
brawniness | 15 | possessing muscular strength | - |
brazilwood | 25 | tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry | - |
bratwursts | 15 | - | - |
brasswares | 15 | - | - |
brainwaves | 18 | - | - |
boxwallahs | 25 | - | - |
blowfishes | 21 | - | - |
blowsiness | 15 | - | - |
blowziness | 24 | - | - |
blutwursts | 15 | - | - |
boardwalks | 20 | - | - |